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Worcester State, UMass Dartmouth to Launch Paid Student Co-ops With Massachusetts Grants

WORCESTER, Mass. — Worcester State University and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will develop new paid cooperative education programs aimed at connecting students with employers in health care, biotechnology, early childhood education and other fields under a $60,000 state grant initiative announced Friday. Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced the...

Worcester, MA · 17h

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'Despicable.' Taunton City Council OKs budget after heated lawyer fight

After a heated debate, Taunton city councilors voted 7-1 to approve the supplemental budget they rejected two weeks ago, without any changes and without a budget line item specifically for an attorney for the City Council. Previously, the Council voted 5-4 to reject the supplemental budget because it did not contain funding for an attorney specifically for the City Council . The supplemental budget contains funding for firefighters, funds the pension of a city employee serving in the military, and also adds $481,000 to the city's reserve account where it can be used in the event of an economic downturn or other financial challenge. At the most recent Tuesday, Nov. 10, council meeting, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Dello Russo said that hypothetically, money was available for the council to hire their own attorney. But he said that he would not make the money available until the Council came to an agreement with City Solicitor Matt Costa about the role of such an attorney. Costa, for his part, said that he had "legal concerns" but that he was "open to having the discussion." Ultimately, City Councilor Debra Botellio said that "we need to pass this for the sake of the people

Taunton, MA · 1d

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From 1776 to today, Wareham salutes its veterans

Avery Nelson, age 9, sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" during the Veterans Day ceremony at Centre Park on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Photo by Erin Darling. The Wareham High School JROTC march in the Veterans Day parade. Photo by Erin Darling. Uncle Sam shows off his moves during the Veterans...

Wareham, MA · 1d

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YOUR VIEW: Canty speech ‘disrespectful, demeaning and judgmental’

Along with other residents of West Plymouth, I attended the Select Board meeting on November 10, 2026. I live very close to the huge 392-apartment, 40B proposal by developer Rick Vayo, which the Select Board summarily voted to approve on a fast track, and to send a prepared Memorandum of Agreement and Support letter to the state housing agency, with no residents of the area present at the meeting.

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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Westport Students Give Local Veterans the "Thank You" They Deserve

Westport Middle School students host an unforgettable Veterans Day ceremony honoring local service members.

Westport, MA · 1d

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Middleboro Town Meeting bans data centers, Flock cameras, approves new school roof

Middleboro Town Moderator David Cavanaugh speaks at the podium. Photos by Christian Uva. A Middleboro High School student counts the "yeas" for the data center ban vote. State Rep. Norman Orrall, right, and state Sen. Kelly Dooner, center, presented the town with a new copy of the Declaration of Independence for the nation's 250th anniversary.

Middleborough, MA · 2d

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Plymouth Lets Mayflower Meetinghouse Museum Work Resume After Change-of-Use Permit Scare

Work has been allowed to resume on converting the historic Mayflower Meetinghouse at Town Square into a museum, after Plymouth officials halted the project last month and only recently cleared the way for it to continue. The building's owners, the Mayflower Society, filed new paperwork seeking a formal change of use from church to museum, and the town's director of inspectional services responded by issuing a new commercial zoning permit allowing the work to resume.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

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Ocean View Hotel Faces Historic Hurdle

A controversial plan for a new hotel in Oak Bluffs faces an uncertain future after a town historic committee refused to give it its blessing last month. On Oct. 13, the Copeland plan review committee voted 3-1 that the proposed Ocean View Hotel was not appropriate for the district. The three-story, 26-room, Victorian-style hotel, backed by Boston-based developer Charles Hajjar, is designed to pay homage to the original Ocean View that burned down in 1965.

Oak Bluffs, MA · 9h

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New Bedford Women’s Vital Role in World War II Was Making Gas Masks

Many Portuguese immigrants worked at the company that was the exclusive supplier of molded gas masks to U.S. and Allied forces in World War II.

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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Lakeville Finance Director has contract extension through 2030

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville’s Finance Director/Town Accountant Michael Ellis is staying in town through the start of the next decade. Select Board members have approved a new contract for Ellis that would begin July 1, 2027 and run through June 30, 2030. His current contract ends June 30, 2027.

Lakeville, MA · 23h

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State rep race results still unclear one week out

Sarah Hewins, left, and state Rep. John Gaskey, right. File photos. One week after voters finished casting their ballots, the winner of the 2nd Plymouth district state representative race is still unclear. Incumbent state Rep. John Gaskey (R-Carver) has declared victory twice since Nov. 3 based on incomplete or unofficial tallies. However, the results, which are still not certified by the state, still show Gaskey’s Democratic challenger Sarah Hewins leading by a slim margin.

Wareham, MA · 2d

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Planning Board approves Fearing Hill solar farm "with deep regret"

A 2021 map of the proposed Fearing Hill solar farm. File photo. After years of controversy, legal proceedings and opposition from residents, the Planning Board voted Monday, Nov. 9 to approve a revised decision for the Fearing Hill solar farm. The vote brings a lengthy dispute over the project closer...

Rochester, MA · 3d

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It takes about $68,200 – $93,200 a year to raise a young family in New Bedford. The typical household earns $60,900

Housing in New Bedford costs far less than in most of Massachusetts. But add up what a young family can’t do without – healthcare, housing, utilities, child care, groceries, a car and a phone – and the bill comes to far more than most households in the city earn.

New Bedford, MA · 5h

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New Bedford Slams the Door on AI Data Centers as Power, Water, Neighborhood Fears Force Citywide Freeze

New Bedford officials are moving toward a citywide prohibition on data centers, treating it as a temporary pause so planners can write rules for large-scale AI facilities rather than the smaller server rooms assumed when current zoning was adopted. The City Council’s ordinance committee recommended the measure on October 26 after the Planning Board unanimously backed it on October 7, sending it to the full council.

New Bedford, MA · 3d

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Town Meeting says raise the roof on Nichols school

MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School will be getting a new roof soon. Town Meeting approved $3.8 million to repair the school’s roof, which is in need of renovation. The town will only pay around $1.7 million of that total, with the remaining $2.05 million being covered by a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

Middleborough, MA · 2d

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Special TM facing nine articles, including Flock ban bylaw

Fairhaven Town Meeting members will vote on nine articles at the special TM on Tuesday. Most articles are spending articles, carried over from FY 26. There are also two bylaws articles. Article one would allow $168,628.08 in insurance proceeds to be used to repair damages to an elementary school caused...

Fairhaven, MA · 1d

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Veterans Day parade and ceremony honor those who served long after they served

A soldier waves to people from the top of a military vehicle at the Nov. 11 parade. Photos by Christian Uva. The Middleboro Veterans Honor Guard performed a rifle salute off the Town Hall balcony. Members of the Middleboro Fire Department line up in front of Town Hall for the...

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Edgartown Adopts Residential Tax Exemption

The Edgartown select board this week approved a residential tax exemption that will shift some of the property tax burden from year-round residents to seasonal homeowners. The board voted unanimously Monday in favor of enacting a 5 per cent residential tax rate exemption after holding hearings earlier this year. This is the first time that Edgartown has enacted the residential exemption, which has been employed by several other municipalities on the Island.

Edgartown, MA · 12h

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Suicide prevention program to be run from local veterans center

A nonprofit human services group has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant to help reduce suicides among veterans in Plymouth and eastern Massachusetts. Volunteers of America Massachusetts – which runs the Plymouth Area Veterans Center – will use the grant funding to focus on veterans who have become more isolated as they age.

Plymouth, MA · 2d