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TAUNTON — The following students graduated from Taunton High School at the academic top of the senior class: Jenna Pereira Jenna Pereira, valedictorian, daughter of Jaimie and Dan Pereira, is...

EASTON — The typical employee at Southeastern Regional School District will earn about $2,000 more than last year, a review of payroll records showed. The district provided salary data for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. The top 10 highest-paid workers stayed largely the same from 2023 to 2024. Southeastern...

BROCKTON — Brockton High School junior Lucas Andrade smiled as he stood in front of the starting blocks on the track at Marciano Stadium, listening to his coach speak. It was about 80 degrees at practice that afternoon, and the New England track and field championships were a couple days away.

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School announced the graduates of the Class of 2024. Their graduation ceremony will be held Friday, June 7. Elizabeth Adams, Trinity Aguiar, Olivia Ainsworth, Iliana Almeida-Dixon, Dylan Andreozzi, David Anghinetti, Kelsey Bain, Nathan Barriere, Alison Bastis, Samuel Bastis, Brady Benfeito, Camren Bernier, Madeleine Blenkush, Jocelyn Borkowski, Casey Boucher, Jett Boucher, Julia Boudreau, Adrianna Bozek, Corinne Braga, Trey Brierly, Genevieve Brown, Kelsie Brown, Aaliyah Carvalho, Lily Charlonne, Noah Chavez, Justin Chmielewski, Caleigh Cloonan, Nicholas Conte, Dennis Correia, Caraline Corvi, Samuel Courcy, Jacob Coutu, Hannah Cronin, Caiden Cruz, Evan Cutler, Alexander Dalpe, Sophie Darling, Joel DaSilva, Anna DeCoste, Matthew DeCristofaro, Richard Deppisch, Neely Deschenes, Jeffrey Desousa, Aaron Dextraze, David Diaz Tavares, Jordan Dietz, Bryce Doehler, Thomas Dumke, Jadyn Dunham, Evan Dunn, Joshua Dustin, Sofia Fernandez, Adrielly Ferreira, Mason Ferreira, Brady Fontaine, Matai Fontaine, Adam Freitas, Alexis Gale, Samuel Galloway, Luis Garcia, Jacob Gardner, Daphne Gariepy, Kevin Gousie, Justin Govoni, Alexis Guertin, Liam Hannon, Delaney Hayden, Jonah Hebda, Kylie Hillier, Ian Hoskins, William Hoskins, Leah Hughes, David Hunt, Eric Jackson, Pierce Jestude, Sean Joly, Spencer Jones, Angevin Ka, Nevaeh Kaszyk, Megan Keane, Michael Kelleher, Lorelei Kellum, William Kendall, Taylor Kimmell, Collin Kirkpatrick, Jane Kostka, Nicole Lacasse, Victoria Landry, Isabella Langlois, Lucy Latour, Morgan Lawrence, Aidan LeBlanc, Alexis Leonard, Tru Levesque, Sarah Lima, Sophia Lin, Luke Lindberg, Mya Lopes, Olivia Lubrano, Khoury Luz, Abagail Machado, Evan Machado, Griffin Machie, Nathan MacKenzie, David Martel, Abrie Massa, Gabriel McCrohan, Ian McGann, Jeffrey McNaughton, Joseph Medeiros, Gage Mello, Mary-Kate Mello, Maryn Mendoza, Kaila Merriam, Kylie Mirra, Mason Morgado, Angelina Musial, Camryn Newman, Miranda Oliveira, Liam O'Neill, Nadia Ortega, Giselle Pacheco, Olivia Pacheco, Ashley Pellechio, Luke Peltz, Colin Pereira, Katelyn Pereira, Sydney Pestana, Mary Petitto, Miguel Pimentel, Maya Pineda, Mia Pittsley, Connor Rafanan, Emmalee Razza, Aden Rheaume, Connar Richardson-Dexter, Malakai Risotti, Madison Root, Madison Roy, Brodie Sammis, Ethan Sammis, Evan Sampson, Sophia Saviolakis, Tristan Schultz, Camrin Shaw, Devon Shaw, Jacob Silva, Ella Slater, Cadynce Smith, Ian Sousa, Camden St.James, Matthew Suprenard, Jayvon Tavarez, Maddi Tessier, Damon Thompson, Aiden Thurber, Rylie Travers, Kristof Trond, Jacob Viveiros, Landen Walsh, Evan Watts, Ryann Welzel, Rowan Whittaker, Katelyn Willette, Victoria Williams, Noah Williamson, Aisha Zia, Timothy Zibrida.

BROCKTON — Brockton High School held its graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 1. The following students are members of the Brockton High School Class of 2024:. Azure House: Fahim Abed Nehal, Tashnia Abedin, Kris Abel, Tasanee Adams Lee, Sarah Aguy, Jane Alcide, Neissa Alexandre, Edens Alexis, Josiah Algarin, Fabricio Almeida Teixeira, Aguinaldo Alves, Jamari Alves, Antwain Anderson, Anaya Andrade, Daniel Andrade, Jorge Andrade, Marvin Andrade, Mayra Andrade, Vando Andrade, Larry Andrade-Brito, Cristian Anguisaca Chicaiza, Basil Anyanwu, Evans Assele Antonio, Maladho Balde, Jalen Barbosa, Carlos Barros Alves, Dominick Barros Silveira, Damian Bayas Patin, Lhudnee Bellevue, Britney Blanchet Montinard, Ketsie Brave, Ayina Calixte, Alyssa Campos, Melanie Cardoso, Ismael Cenat, Melissa Cham, Tyler Clark, Martin Cofre Bustos, Edmilson Correia, Edmir Correia, Maeve Coughlin, Conor Crowe, Manal Cruise, Ceila Da Graca, Angelia Da Silva, Nedilson Da Silva Gomes, Videndo Daniel, Michael Darche, Mnari Dasilva, Obaloluwa David, Jennifer Aisha De Andrade, Joshua De Mello, Djoory Desire, Ethan Devilme, Jamell Dixon, Budley Doly, Olivia-Rose Doyle, Gavaughn Edwards Lee, Andreia Fernandes, Rose Fleurima, Woods-Kerwensky Florestal, Carla Fonseca, Evandro Fortes, Omarion Garcia Alfama, Gianna Garnett, Khamani George, Ivan Gomes, Christianne Gomes De Pina, Many Goncalves, Josezinho Graca Rodrigues, Milton Guaman-Bunay, Aryan Guerrier, Shania Hall, Syn'Cere Hampton, Samantha Harkins, Sol Hassan, David Herrera Medina, John Hiotes, Elijah Howe, Mike-Olson Hyppolite, Serenity James, Julian Jerome, Alexandria Johnson, Aaron Jones, Markel Jones Matthews, Elby Joselus, Nedjy Joseph, Ethan Khang, Jacob Koen, Abigail Krim, Jason Kucinski, Cody Labossiere, Xavier Laguerre, Giana Lamarre, Herwensly Lamarre, Jacob Le, Thuan Le, Kevin Lema Lema, Priya Lewis, Felipe Lopes, Helen Lopes, Joao Lopes, Wilma Lopes, Armani Lorusso, John Hanson Louis, Tajeiha Madison, Adriana Malan Armas, Noah Marchant, Shane Marchant, Natalya Martin, Rayssa Martins, Vanilson Martins, Jayton Martins Teixeira, Dahvine McCall, Kiley McEvoy, Riley McEvoy, Aaliyah McKeon, Christian Miro, Keeyarah Moise, Valery Moise, Robert Monahan, Jaime Monteagudo, Vanda Monteiro, Aleah Montrond, Etiliane Moreno, Catherine Moyes, Daneil Muir, Sheventz Multy, Steven Nascimento, Ariana Nascimento Santos, Jude Noel, Rithdia Noel, Adilson Nunes Miranda, Harrison O'Brien, Jair Oliveira, Emerson Oliveira Ferreira, Elizabeth Pamphile, Alexis Patin Patin, Evelyn Patin Quinaloa, Wendy Pereira, Ashan Perera, Steff Petit-Frere, Jorden Phillion, Judson Philogene, Gerard Pierre, Natalia Pierre, Anaya Pinney, Jasmine Pires, Moses Polynice, Gaetan Pressoir, Giovanny Prosper, Erica Quinde, Erika Quindi Huerta, Devon Ramos, Matteo Rasher, Kaitlyn Reardon, Bianca Reynoso, Sthessy Riviere, Anya Rizzo, Liam Rizzo, Kensley Rock, Stelianne Rodrigues, Derick Rodrigues Tavares, Nicholas Rosado, Joseph Rucker, Ricardo Sanchez, Jessica Santos, Makhy Saunders, Nathaniel Scoby, Elton Semedo, Eveline Semedo, Kal Sheehan, Jayden Sheffield-Monti, Kayden Silevicz, Ayrton Silva, Andrea Simaluisa Tipan, Emily Smith, Kurt Sooknanan, John Stokinger, Alessandra Sueiro, Fernando Tavares, Keliane Tavares Andrade Barros, Lilian Tavares De Pina, Alyanna Teixeira, John Junior Teixeira, Elijah Torres, Isabel Tramontano, Marinez Tramontano, Herberlyn Tropnas, Anisha Ulysse, Zanet Valdivia Castro, Jeremy Valiente Lima, Kaycee Vicente, Wolf Victor, Christiano Vieira, Theodora Vrigneau, Keefe Wilson, Nicole Yabar, Jaime Yasaca Alvarez.

SWANSEA, Mass. (WLNE) — Case High School will not have classes on June 7 after a fire in a closet. The Swansea Fire Department said the fire occurred around 3 p.m. and was contained to the closet, but smoke damage to the first floor necessitated classes be cancelled. The...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — A Cumberland music teacher is combining his passion for guitar with the influence of one of the world's biggest pop stars. Matt Kucharski, an instructor at Rick's Music, is a Swiftie by marriage. "I like her music. If I had my choice, it's classic rock...

Teams are getting closer to their ultimate goals. Some have already raised Final Four trophies as the MIAA state tournaments continue. These eight athletes ensure their teams will keep playing into the weekend. Here are Wednesday's MetroWest and Milford-area state tournament standouts:. ABIGAIL ASMAN, AMSA softball. She was 2-for-4 with...

BRIDGEWATER — Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School held its graduation ceremony Friday, May 31 2024. The following students are members of the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School Class of 2024:. Amin Abbassi, Kareem Al Jurf, Jayla Alves, Austin Ambroise, Jon Andrade, Kaycee Andrade, Izabelle Andre, Priscila Anjos, Jared Archibald, Reese Bartlett,...

She's already a two-time Division 1 state champion and the 2023 Taunton Daily Gazette Softball Player of the Year, but Taunton's Sam Lincoln can add another accolade to her impressive collection: the 2023-24 Gatorade Massachusetts Softball Player of the Year. The Texas Tech-bound senior southpaw has been dominant all spring for the Tigers. Through the first 21 games, she is 16-0 in the circle with a 0.27 ERA, surrendering just 15 walks and 30 hits across 105...

NORTH DIGHTON — After the usually potent offense of No. 1 Dighton-Rehoboth (21-3, 11-3 South Coast Conference) was held to just five runs against No. 18 Foxboro in the Division 3 Round of 16 Tuesday, coach Katie Holmes turned her team's attention in practice to hitting the ball hard and being selective at the plate. To say that focus paid off Saturday would be an understatement. ...

A journey that started twelve years ago has now come to an end. The seniors of Needham High School are wrapping up their final obligations and are preparing for the next stage of their lives. Before they do, let’s take a look back at what will be a lasting memory for them: a picture-perfect day on Memorial Field, surrounded by loved ones, and a few words of congratulations and reflection as they head out into the world.

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 achieving academic awards...

The following students are graduating from Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School at the academic top of the senior class:. Kylie Mirra is an active member of her high school theater company and School Committee. In these activities, she has held several leadership positions including drama club and international thespian society president, historian, vocal captain, and publicity chairman as well as being the Student Representative on the School Committee as an official non-voting member. Kylie also volunteers at Beckwith Middle School, acting as the music director for their production of “Into the Woods'' after having worked for several years to bring the drama club back to the middle school. She also works as a private vocal instructor and general music teacher at a well-known local music school. In school, Kylie has taken a total of 7 AP classes and progressed through high school taking math classes grade levels ahead. Several awards she has received include the Harvard book award, Principal’s Award, Society of Women Engineers Award, National Honor Thespian Award, and the Scholar Performing Arts Award. Kylie was accepted into Harvard, Yale, and Princeton and will be enrolling at Yale University in the fall, aiming to obtain a Doctorate in Astrophysics.

EASTON — Oliver Ames High School in Easton held its graduation ceremony at Frothingham Park on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The following students graduated from Oliver Ames High School on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Elizabeth Adami, Gabriella Adami, Angelique Alphonse, Emma Andromalos, Aden Ashley, Noah Asiaf, Quentin Aufiero, Ekaterina...

Aimee Rodrigues is Bristol Community College Class of 2024’s valedictorian. This was a dream she never thought was possible after having her first daughter at 17. “When Leanna was born, we were told she wasn’t going to have much of a life. She wasn’t going to be able to walk, or talk or eat on her own” said Rodrigues, as she talked about the beginning of her daughter’s life. “So slowly over time with occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, she started checking off all of these boxes.”

LAKEVILLE — Head coach Nate Farrington wasn’t surprised when Apponequet ace Lauren Bernaiche struck out the first four batters she faced on Wednesday. “She’s been awesome all year,” he said. “There’s really nothing else you can say about her. She’s been a rock.” Bernaiche went on to strike out 12 and allowed just one...

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. “Someday soon, your whole life's gonna change. You'll miss the magic...