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Free-Lake school district fights for funding, town officials prepare for $2.5 million budget shortfall

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LAKEVILLE — As Lakeville faces a $2.5 million deficit in next year’s budget, town officials are considering raising property taxes above the typical annual increase. The increase would mostly fund the FreeLake…

April vacation on in Middleboro but last day still uncertain

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MIDDLEBORO -- Families in Middleboro will not have to reschedule their April school vacation plans. That is one answer state education officials have provided about the…

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Change in grade structure should not be rushed, educators say

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MIDDLEBORO — Educators and residents urge the Middleboro School Committee to take more time before making any changes to the grade structure at the town’s elementary schools. A potential plan to move grades one and two to Mary K. Goode School and...

Schools to close on Friday, marking fifth day of closures

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Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Friday, Feb. 27, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not...

Schools to close again on Thursday

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Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Thursday, Feb. 26, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Middleboro has already announced schools will close on Friday, Feb. 27, as well....

Schools and town offices to close again on Wednesday

Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Wednesday, Feb. 25, due to safety hazards and poor road conditions following the Monday blizzard. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not...

Lakeville and Middleboro schools to close on Tuesday

Freetown-Lakeville and Middleboro public schools will close on Tuesday, Feb. 24, due to winter storm conditions. Both districts have announced classes and all before and after school events will not occur, as roughly 13 inches of snow has fallen in...

School closures, parking bans and Sunday storm forecast

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Middleboro and Lakeville are expected to be hit by blizzard conditions closing schools and starting parking bans beginning Sunday, Feb. 22. The National Weather Service blizzard warning remains in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. to Tuesday,...

Rise in special education tuition creates budgetary friction for Middleboro public schools

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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro public schools are experiencing budget constraints as tuition costs for special education services continue to increase. The district is considering cutting about 30 positions across the district to address a potential budget...

Possible loss of 30 Middleboro school positions draws anger

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MIDDLEBORO - The current proposed Middleboro school budget calls for the elimintation of nearly 30 positions, prompting anger and concern among educators in attendance at the Feb. 12 School Committee meeting. The district faces a potential budget...

Middleboro School Superintendent Lyons leaves district

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MIDDLEBORO - Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons has left the district for a new job as the executive director of the Bi-County Collaborative. Prior to departing the district, Lyons has been on medical leave from the position since August...

Old Colony to ask voters to again consider construction of new building

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ROCHESTER — Voters in Rochester, Mattapoisett, Lakeville, Acushnet and Carver will once again be asked to approve a plan to rebuild Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School that was rejected in a November vote. At a Wednesday, Jan. 28...

Middleboro student wins speech contest, moving on to statewide competition

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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School sophomore Eleanor Jackson was the winner of the annual American Legion District 10 Oratorical Contest held Sunday, Jan. 18 at the American Legion post in Sandwich. She will now continue on to the state...

Old Colony looks for a revote on building project

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ROCHESTER — Leaders of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School are calling for a revote after a November bid to rebuild the aging high school was denied by voters. The school discussed next steps at a Tuesday, Jan. 27 public meeting...

Middleboro Public Schools closed on Tuesday, FreeLake delayed

The Middleboro Public School District has closed school for Tuesday, Jan. 27, and the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District is delaying start times for two hours. Due to the recent snowfall and ongoing snow removal challenges, the districts...

Significant $3.7 million increase in proposed FreeLake school budget

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LAKEVILLE — The FreeLake superintendent’s recommended budget proposal shows a significant increase as district leaders aim to maintain current services for students. The superintendent’s early budget recommendation for the next fiscal year was...

Old Colony presents possible steps forward after rejected building project

Members of the Old Colony Building Project panel. Photos by Mari Huglin

ROCHESTER — After residents voted against constructing a new Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School building, the school held a meeting with member towns to discuss next steps. Superintendent Aaron Polansky and representatives of Old...

Three integral strategies behind FreeLake school district’s state recognition for MCAS growth

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LAKEVILLE — Across the state, schools are struggling to return to pre-pandemic levels of academic achievement, but the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District is finding success with new initiatives in their math classrooms. FreeLake was one of...

Lakeville and Middleboro schools to receive career-education grant funds

Lakeville and Middleboro schools will receive funding to support career-preparation programs

Schools across Massachusetts will receive more than $8.5 million in grants to prepare students for their future careers, including thousands for Middleborough Public Schools and the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. Middleboro will...

Middleboro principals share school improvement updates

From left: Principals Paul Branagan and Timothy McLaughlin and Susan Pennini, vice chairperson of the school committee, at the Oct. 9 school committee meeting.

MIDDLEBORO — With the school year now in full swing, administrators from Middleboro’s middle and high school presented their school improvement reports to the Middleboro School Committee at its Oct. 9 meeting. Paul Branagan, principal at...

What voters should know about the Old Colony Building Project

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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School has proposed a $288 million project to build a new high school. A vote on Tuesday, Nov. 18 will take place asking voters from Rochester, Mattapoisett, Lakeville, Carver and Acushnet to accept or...

FreeLake school district shows positive growth in math MCAS scores, English results dip

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LAKEVILLE — The recently released state-standardized MCAS scores bring fresh education trends and state recognition with the Freetown-Lakeville School District’s 2025 test results. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, more commonly...

Middleboro school district MCAS scores show decline in results across most grade levels

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MIDDLEBORO — The state standardized test results are in and the Middleboro Public School District — with outliers in the fourth grade results — shows student achievements in English language arts, math and science have declined. The Massachusetts...

Middleboro School Committee, parents share concern over special education understaffing

Michael Perrone, the district’s interim superintendent, presents during the superintendent's report at the Sept. 25 school committee meeting.

MIDDLEBORO — Several special education staff in the Middleboro school district have taken leave or resigned since the spring, leaving some classrooms without certified special education teachers. Middleboro School Committee members and parents...