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Kindergarten student cops a cool prize, a ride in a cruiser
MIDDLEBORO – Two students from Memorial Early Childhood Center arrived fashionably late to school Thursday morning — and in quite the sleek ride. Kindergarten student Hope Whiteside was escorted to school in a police cruiser as a prize for having...
READS Collaboraitve names new Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Director
MIDDLEBORO — READS Collaborative, a member of the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC), has announced that Rebekah Marchilena has been appointed as the collaborative's new Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Director. "MOEC...
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Hearing on proposed 200 Lakeville housing units postponed due to overflow crowd
Select board members raise concerns about school budget
Hopefuls make their cases at Middleboro candidates’ night
Two candidates compete for one seat on Lakeville Planning Board
Lakeville bids farewell to a three-person Select Board
Four candidates compete for three seats on Lakeville Select Board
Raynham select board member running for Pacheco seat
Bedford Street site selected for potential new Lakeville fire station
Lakeville Planning Board candidate: David Lodge
Lakeville Planning Board candidate: Mark Knox
Open house sheds light on new windows, doors at Assawompset
LAKEVILLE — Visitors received a window into the new look at Assawompset Elementary School at an open house at the facility March 16. The school recently completed a renovation that included installing new windows and doors. The open house gave the...
Superintendent: Lakeville won’t face override
LAKEVILLE — Lakeville residents will not be faced with an override vote to accommodate the Lakeville-Freetown Regional school budget, Superintendent of Schools Alan Strauss has assured the community. An override “would not be fair to this community...
From land surveyor to agricultural extension educator: Fair teaches students about job possibilities
MIDDLEBORO – Mary K. Goode fifth graders Adeline Carter and Sarah Streiff had no idea that a job called a land surveyor existed. They learned about it at the Elementary Career Fair that took place Thursday, March 7, at Middleboro High School. The...
Assawompsett School hosts public open house to showcase improvements
LAKEVILLE — The public is invited to visit Assawompsett Elementary School, 232 Main St. in Lakeville from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16 to view the newly installed windows and doors at the school, which have helped transform the school into...
Penguins help build playground at Middleboro school
MIDDLEBORO — Children from all over the Middleboro area gathered at Burkland Elementary School to learn how to paint penguins and help build a playground. The Penguin Paint Night event, held Thursday, Feb. 29, was organized by the Playground...
Middleboro Superintendent proposes $45 million dollar budget
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro School District Superintendent Carolyn Lyons is “very proud of the effort that went into working together with the town” to present a balanced school department budget for the coming fiscal year. “We were talking about an 11...
Young Middleboro filmmaker headed in creative direction
MIDDLEBORO — “What if this could be a film?’’ Danielle Duggan, long-time Middleboro High School fine arts teacher and drama department chair, asked that question several years ago after reading a poem, “10:13,’’ written by student Savannah Byrne...
Meteorologist visits Lakeville school
LAKEVILLE — WCVB Boston Meteorologist David Williams recently paid a visit to Mullein Hill Christian Academy in Lakeville to talk to students. Students learned about different types of weather and how weather is forecasted.
Depression, anxiety common at Middleboro High School
MIDDLEBORO — Almost 60% of Middleboro High School students have symptoms of anxiety and 50% of students have symptoms of depression, according to a presentation given at the Feb. 15 Middleboro School Committee meeting. The data comes from a...
Freetown Lakeville Superintendent proposes $45 million budget
LAKEVILLE — Superintendent Alan Strauss said that his proposed budget for the Freetown Lakeville School District would mean the district would keep all of its employees, but only barely. “I will be about as direct as I can be: there is nowhere else...
Mary K. Goode Elementary School celebrates Valentine's Day
MIDDLEBORO — Students at the Mary K. Goode Elementary School prepared for Valentine’s Day by making posters for first responders. “Each year, the second grade classes at MKG learn about first responders in the community,” said second grade teacher...
Middleboro and Lakeville Public Schools to close on Tuesday due to winter storm
School is canceled for Middleboro public school students on Tuesday, Feb. 13 due to an impending winter storm, the Middleboro School District announced. “There will be no school in Middleborough tomorrow, February 13, 2024,” the announcement read. “...
Appeals court hears dueling arguments in t-shirt lawsuit
BOSTON — The United States First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston heard oral arguments on Thursday, Feb. 8 in the appeal of a court case about whether Nichols Middle School Student Liam Morrison could wear a t-shirt with the words “there are only...
Apponequet school counseling wins statewide award
LAKEVILLE — The Professional Recognition Committee has awarded Apponequet Regional High School as the recipients of the inaugural Excellence in School Counseling Programing Award (ESCPA) through the Massachusetts School Counselor Association,...
Students celebrate $7,314 fundraiser with pie
MIDDLEBORO — It turns out there is such a thing as too much pie. On Thursday, Feb. 8, students at the Memorial Early Childhood Center in Middleboro celebrated a successful fundraising campaign that raised over seven thousand dollars by “pieing” the...
Hoax phone call prompts police response to Nichols Middle School
MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School was the subject of a fake threat that prompted law enforcement to respond to the building, a practice known as “swatting,” on Friday, Feb. 2, said Middleboro Superintendent Carolyn Lyons in an email. “There was...
Students learn about fire science
LAKEVILLE — Mullein Hill Christian Academy students are being taught fire science by the Lakeville Fire Department. Fire Deputy Chief Pamela Garant and Lieutenants Ryan Silvia and Greg Bradstreet have been teaching students the definition of fire as...
Middleboro graduate wins national award for films directed in high school
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School 2023 graduate Dorothy Ferrigno is making waves nationally. She won a National Student Production Award on Thursday, Feb. 1 for two short films that she directed when she was a senior in high school. Ferrigno said...
Nichols Middle School subject of ‘swatting’ incident, building searched
MIDDLEBORO — According to an email from Middleboro Superintendent Carolyn Lyons, the Nichols Middle School was subject to a “swatting incident” on Friday, Feb. 2. “There was a threat that was called into Middleboro Police targeting the Nichols...
Safety audit of Middleboro Public Schools finds ‘no red flags’
MIDDLEBORO — A safety audit of Middleboro Public Schools has been completed by A.C.T. for Safety, a company based in Woburn. Middleboro School Committee Chair Rich Young announced on Thursday, Feb. 1 that “no red flags” were found in the audit...
Freetown-Lakeville school committee votes against READS expansion
LAKEVILLE — On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee unanimously voted against the addition of the Brockton and Whitman-Hanson school districts to READS Collaborative. READS Collaborative is a partnership between 18...
Mullein Hill Christian Academy students celebrate their school
LAKEVILLE — Mullein Hill Christian Academy students are celebrating National School Choice Week. According to a press release, National School Choice Week is meant to raise awareness about different education options available to students across the...
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Nichols Middle School’s spring play
MIDDLEBORO — We’re not in Kansas anymore! After auditions in October and a lot of hard work over the last three months, The Nichols Middle School Drama Club is nearly ready to present “The Wizard of Oz”. Nichols Middle School Musical Director Eliza...
Police logs not cause for communication, Middleboro superintendent says
MIDDLEBORO — In September and October, the Middleboro police log had 18 entries corresponding to the Nichols Middle School, which include several investigations as well as various calls or alarms, one of which was noted to have been caused by human...
Kindergarteners attend School Committee meeting after journey around the world
MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro School Committee was joined by a group of special guests at its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 4. A group of kindergarten students from Memorial Early Childhood Center attended the meeting and spoke to the committee about an...
Changes coming to Middleboro High School’s 2024-25 curriculum
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School Principal Paul Branagan proposed changes to the school’s curriculum for the 2024-25 school year at the Middleboro School Committee’s meeting on Thursday, Jan. 4. Branagan said the changes are meant to improve...
Adult stuck in elevator at Memorial Early Childhood Center
MIDDLEBORO — According to a statement from a spokesperson for the Middleboro Fire Department, a person was stuck in an elevator at the Memorial Early Childhood Center, a school in Middleboro, on Dec. 26. “ Crews responded to 219 North Main Street on...
Roof of Middleboro school needs replacement after storm
MIDDLEBORO — A winter storm on Monday, Dec. 18 brought wind and rain to Middleboro , damaging the roof of Memorial Early Childhood Center’s gymnasium. According to Middleboro Public Schools Superintendent Carolyn Lyons, the roof is in need of an “...
Storm leads to early school dismissal
MIDDLEBORO — Stormy weather on Monday, Dec. 18 caused power to go out at the Henry B. Burkland School and the Mary K. Goode School buildings, which led to after school activities being canceled and students at all Middleboro public schools being...
Schools to vote on READS Collaborative membership expansion
READS Collaborative, a regional academy with a location in Middleboro that offers academic programs for students with special needs, may soon expand its services to include students from the Brockton and Whitman-Hanson school districts. The...
Middleboro High School honored by the Special Olympics
MIDDLEBORO — For Middleboro High School students, inclusion is more than just “a box to check,” according to Superintendent Carolyn Lyons. “[Inclusion] is woven into the fabric of who we are,” she said. Lyons announced that Middleboro High School...
High school students share books with Middleboro’s toughest critics
MIDDLEBORO – Middleboro High School students Matt Youngquist and Bayley Martin spent weeks perfecting their children's book about a bunny and a group of bears, but when it came time to share their work with children at the Memorial Early Childhood...
Apponequet named Special Olympics Unified Champion School
LAKEVILLE – Lakeville students cheered on their teammates as their school was recognized by the Special Olympics for their achievements with unified sports and inclusion during the pep rally on Friday, Nov. 17. Unified sports is a program that “...
Passing the torch: New Student Resource Officer in Middleboro Schools
MIDDLEBORO — With hellos come goodbyes as Student Resource Officer Scott Phillips has passed on the torch to Zachary Porter. As Porter begins his new role as Student Resource Officer for the district, Phillips will end his six years as a Student...
Lakeville students outperform state in MCAS
LAKEVILLE – The majority of Lakeville-Freetown students met or partially met expectations for both English and math Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests in 2023. Lakeville-Freetown students outperformed the state in both...
Middleboro schools see decrease in destructive behavior
MIDDLEBORO – Vandalism rates at John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School have improved since pre-pandemic years according to Middleboro School Committee member Jessica Chartoff. Parents have raised concerns on social media and at school committee meetings...
MCAS scores show Middleboro ‘still has work to do’
MIDDLEBORO – 2023 MCAS data showed that the Middleboro school district “still has work to do” to close the score gap caused by the pandemic according to Director of Curriculum Dr. Terri Marculitis. According to Marculitis, data from MCAS showed that...
Freetown-Lakeville School Committee searches for next finance director
LAKEVILLE — Three candidates are vying for the open Director of Finance role for the Freetown-Lakeville School Committee. The school Committee interviewed candidates John Higgins, Emily Machado and James Taylor on Thursday, Oct. 26. Interim Director...
Bus arrival times improve from the start of the school year
MIDDLEBORO – Representatives of Five Star Bus Company said that they have been working with the school district to improve bus arrival times and communication with families during a school committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19. Parents have raised...
School staff save life of choking middle school student
LAKEVILLE – Superintendent Alan Strauss presented a counselor and a nurse with plaques because they saved the life of a choking Freetown-Lakeville Middle School Student during a Lakeville-Freetown School Committee meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18. “We...
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School officials celebrate new building project
TAUNTON — Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the kick off of the new Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School building project on Saturday, Oct. 14. The $305 million project will...
Old Colony PTO Fall Family Festival
LAKEVILLE — The Old Colony Parent Teacher Organization is hosting the third annual Family Fall Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School 476 North Ave,...
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