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Meet Deneen Rose
Deneen Rose wears a lot of hats in the Wareham community. She’s the president of the Onset Cape Verdean Association, a member of the Wareham Cultural Council and a member of the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Committee. Rose is looking to add one more hat to the collection...
1 West Bridgewater employee made almost $200,000. Here's top 10 highest paid in 2023
WEST BRIDGEWATER — The town's director of public works topped this year's list of earners among public employees. DPW Chief Christopher Iannitelli didn't make the top 10 list last year. His total pay of $199,295 for calendar year 2023 includes $76,285 in additional non-retirement pay. That category includes working details, longevity bonuses, education incentives and hazard pay.
It's official. Another South Shore town will have an override vote. What it means
BRAINTREE – The town will hold a special election in June to ask its voters to decide an $8 million permanent tax override to soften the blow of a budget deficit nearly twice its size. An average home in Braintree valued at $668,178 would pay $454 more in property...
Dog paw-ty to celebrate anniversary of dog park
The Dog Park Affiliation of Wareham will hold a First Birthday Paw-ty for the Wareham Dog Park on Saturday, May 4. The park will be open all day, but the party is from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be human cake and pup cups, activites such as card making...
Roche Bros. identifies credit card skimmers at 9 different Boston area locations
Credit card skimmers were identified in nine different Boston area Roche Bros. locations over the course of two days last week, the company said on Tuesday. The company said the devices identified in eight locations last Wednesday, including Wellesley, Watertown, Bridgewater, Westwood, Natick, Downtown Crossing, Sudbury, and Needham Roche Bros.
Residents begin to shape vision for Middleboro’s future
MIDDLEBORO — A number of Middleboro inhabitants shared their hopes for the future of Middleboro at a kick-off event May 1 to start the process of drafting a new Master Plan. Residents expressed a range of hopes for the town. Those included ending further development on Route 28, maintaining the town’s rural character, mapping out walking paths in open spaces, limiting warehouse construction and offering more accessible grocery stores.
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