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Rod and gun club scholarship funds students’ environmental endeavors

MIDDLEBORO — The Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club Scholarship Committee is helping to build the next generation of “responsible and ethical sportspersons” by awarding $6,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors this year. The committee gave...

Lower-than-expected health insurance costs could reduce school budget deficit

LAKEVILLE — The Freetown-Lakeville School District identified an overestimate of budgeted health insurance costs that will significantly reduce an overall budget deficit that has ignited much debate. At the Freetown-Lakeville School Committee’s...

‘Leave a legacy’: Old Colony class of 2024 graduates

ROCHESTER — The principal of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School told graduating seniors they had the world in front of them and exemplified what it meant to be an Old Colony student. The graduation ceremony for the class of 2024 at...

Apponequet seniors throw caps to future

LAKEVILLE — Class president Mason Macuch summed up the bittersweet mix of emotions that were surely shared amongst his peers during the Apponequet Regional High School graduation ceremony on June 7, with fitting lyrics from the rapper Macklemore. “...

Top of their class: Apponequet names top 10 students

LAKEVILLE – While the graduating class of Apponequet Regional High School suited up in their caps and gowns, 10 students went above and beyond and were named the top in the class of 2024. At the top of her class is Morgan Hayward. In addition to...

Apponequet seniors given 82 awards, $114,000 in scholarship

LAKEVILLE— The Apponequet Class of 2024 has certainly left a mark. At the Apponequet Regional High School Awards Night on June 4, 82 awards were given out to those who are about to step into the next chapter in their lives. Additionally, the senior...

Speaker urges students to prepare for emergencies

LAKEVILLE — Doug Forbes, a retired local coordinator of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, recently conducted an emergency preparedness workshop at the Mullein Hill Christian Academy in Lakeville. The class studied the importance of...

Middleboro resident receives scholarship from accounting organization

MIDDLEBORO — Manpreet Dhaliwal-Pagliuca of Middleboro was awarded the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Silver Alliance Scholarship through the group’s Educational Foundation’s 2024 Scholarship Program. Dhaliwal-Pagliuca, a...

Oak Point donates $61,000 to Middleboro high school graduates

MIDDLEBORO — Residents of the Middleboro housing community Oak Point showed their support for the town’s high school seniors. The Oak Point Homeowners Scholarship Fund recently awarded 19 scholarships to Middleboro High School seniors. The group...

Carnival day makes a splash with soak games, popcorn throwing

MIDDLEBORO — From hot-dog tag to potato sack races, popcorn toss and corn-hole, the carnival-themed field day at Memorial Early Childhood Center in Middleboro gave kindergarteners plenty of opportunities to enjoy the sunshine on Wednesday, May 29...

‘You did it:’ Middleboro High grads move on to next journey

MIDDLEBORO — Sometimes students teach their educators lessons that can’t be read in a book but will always remain in the heart. That was the case with the Middleboro High School Class of 2024, who entered the high school field Saturday, June 1 as...

Freeze on new hires, other cuts mulled to offset school budget shortfall

LAKEVILLE — Making no new hires, freezing salary increases of non-union personnel and not replacing retirees are among options that the Freetown Lakeville Regional School Committee asked school officials to consider to offset most of the $791,295...

Forensic audit requested for Freelake school budget

LAKEVILLE — In response to a nearly $800,000 deficit in the Freetown-Lakeville School budget, a regional finance subcommittee has met and is pushing for a forensic audit of the school district’s budget. The Freetown-Lakeville Regional Finance...

Bristol-Plymouth students provide support to Middleboro community in need

MIDDLEBORO — Students in the senior electrical class at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School recently completed an in-community project to support a population in need in Middleboro. The students collaborated with the Town of Middleboro to...

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