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Choral group offers scholarships

The Taunton Civic Chorus is accepting applications for its annual Bob Keith Memorial Scholarship. The $800 scholarship is open to graduating seniors from area high schools, including Apponequet Regional High School and Middleboro High School. The...

Middleboro High School receives automated defibrillator

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School has been awarded a free automated external defibrillator, often referred to as an AED, from The Scholastic Sports Zone Foundation. The AED presentation reflects the foundation’s dedication to enhancing the...

Middleboro students send love to veterans

MIDDLEBORO — Second graders from Henry B. Burkland School in Middleboro recently spread a little holiday cheer to veterans at the Brockton Veterans Administration Hospital in Brockton. Students made Valentine’s Day cards along with a poster for the...

A pie in the face for a good cause

MIDDLEBORO — Dressed as 100-year-olds and wearing headbands that said “100 days of school,” kindergarteners at the Memorial Early Childhood Center pied the faces of four police officers and an educator on Thursday, Feb. 13. For six days, kids...

Lyons defended by School Committee after social media criticism

MIDDLEBORO — Days after Middleboro Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons was passed over for the Mansfield schools top job, Middleboro School Committee members praised her work and criticized negative comments they said have been made about her on...

Lyons to remain in Middleboro after Mansfield selects another finalist

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School Superintendent Carolyn Lyons was passed over for the position of leader of the Mansfield schools. At the Feb. 10 Mansfield School Committee unanimously selected North Attleborough Public Schools Assistant...

Hernandez denies claims that she questioned former superintendent’s health

LAKEVILLE — Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee member Carolina Hernandez has disputed claims made about her by former superintendent of schools Alan Strauss, saying she did not “mistreat or abuse’’ him. In a statement read at the Feb. 5...

Students experience minor symptoms after hazardous incident at Bristol Plymouth

TAUNTON — A hazardous materials incident Monday, Feb. 3 at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School sent several students to the hospital with minor symptoms, Taunton Fire Chief Steven Lavigne and Superintendent-Director Dr. Alexandre Magalhaes...

Old Colony looks to build new school behind current site

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School has entered the latest phase in a long-term plan to construct a new school building, Superintendent Aaron Polansky said. A new school would replace the current 50-year-old structure...

Mullein Hill Christian Academy celebrates school choice week

Students and staff of Mullein Hill Christian Academy in Lakeville recently celebrated National School Choice Week for the seventh year in a row. Middle school students have decorated banners and younger students have done drawings to show what they...

Lyons a finalist for Mansfield school superintendent post

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School Superintendent Carolyn Lyons is a finalist for the school superintendent position in Mansfield. Lyons, who has served in the Middleboro post since 2022, is one of three finalists to replace Superintendent Teresa Murphy...

MCAS role changed but test still has value, superintendent says

MIDDLEBORO — Massachusetts voters may have rejected the MCAS test results as a graduation requirement, but the exam still has value, Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons said at the Jan. 23 Middleboro School Committee meeting. The test will still...

Lakeville could face $1 million lawsuit from former school superintendent Strauss

LAKEVILLE – Lakeville could owe former Superintendent of Schools Alan Strauss as much as $1 million after two Freetown-Lakeville School Committee members defamed him by questioning whether he was actually sick with leukemia, according to a letter...

‘North Woods Nonsense’ to be performed at Old Colony

ROCHESTER — The Old Colony Theater Company will present the comedy North Woods Nonsense, written by Andrew Ross, at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, 476 North St., Rochester. Opening night is Friday Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Additional...

‘Matilda the Musical Jr.’ comes to the Nichols Middle School stage

MIDDLEBORO — Unlike some plays, when teens and tweens are forced to play much older characters, “Matilda the Musical Jr.’’ involves parts right in and around their age range of Nichols Middle School Drama Club performers. “It’s nice to do a show...

Elks donate to support those with special needs

The Middleboro Elks recently presented $2,000 checks to two local organizations that provide support to individuals with special needs. The Heart in Art will be using their grant to help people that can not afford to attend classes or programs,...

Former superintendent Strauss to receive settlement of nearly $144,913

LAKEVILLE — Former Freetown-Lakeville Superintendent of Schools Alan Strauss will be paid just under $144,913 as part of his settlement agreement with the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District, according to the terms of the document. Strauss...

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