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Double trouble: Class of 2024 at local high school has 9 sets of twins, 2 of 3 triplets
PLYMOUTH – The crowd at Saturday's Plymouth South High School graduation will be seeing double. The Class of 2024 has nine sets of twins and two of the three siblings from a set of triplets. Whether it’s something in the water or just plain luck, Plymouth South High School...
These Brockton High School graduates played in the National Football League
Brockton High School has produced countless athletes over the years, and its sports programs draw in students from surrounding towns who want to play in Brockton. While most students choose life paths outside of sports, a handful of Brockton High alumni have made it professionally. Some players from Brockton High’s...
Freeze on new hires, other cuts mulled to offset school budget shortfall
LAKEVILLE — Making no new hires, freezing salary increases of non-union personnel and not replacing retirees are among options that the Freetown Lakeville Regional School Committee asked school officials to consider to offset most of the $791,295,000 shortfall in next year’s school budget. School Committee member Crystal Ng...
Brockton Therapeutic Day School and Edison Day Academy relocating, school committee votes
BROCKTON – The Brockton School Committee voted Tuesday night to relocate the Brockton Therapeutic Day School and the Edison Day Academy, adding to a list of schools and programs that will have new homes next school year. The Brockton Therapeutic Day School, a school that provides special education services,...
Presenting Brockton's Cardinal Spellman High School graduates 2024
BROCKTON — Cardinal Spellman High School seniors from around the Brockton area graduated on Thursday evening, May 23. The Cardinal Spellman High School Class of 2024 includes students from Abington, Avon, Boston, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Dedham, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Holbrook, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Mattapan, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Raynham, Rockland, Sandwich, Stoughton, Taunton, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Weymouth and Whitman.
SCOREBOARD: Follow all of the Greater Taunton area high school postseason scores here
It's high school tournament time in the Greater Taunton area. Fourteen area teams qualified for the postseason in their respective divisions, including all four local softball teams. Taunton baseball and softball will look to defend their Division 1 crowns for the third and fourth year respectively, while Dighton-Rehoboth softball is the top seed in Division 3. ...
Massachusetts to invest $2 million toward state’s preschool programs
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts is committing nearly $2 million to create and sustain preschool programs across the Bay State. The plan includes thousands of dollars for areas like New Bedford and Taunton. The Healey administration announced $1.7 million in funding to expand universal pre-K access across Massachusetts...
Old Colony seniors ready for skilled trade careers
ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School seniors are “workforce ready,” according to superintendent Aaron Polansky. Seniors entering the workforce full-time at Old Colony were recognized at an industry signing day ceremony on Thursday, May 30. The ceremony recognized 34 students for following in the...
DLA receives critical funding from FLAD and the SouthCoast Community Foundation
NEW BEDFORD – Confronted with a 60 percent reduction in state funding this year, New Bedford's Discovery Language Academy (DLA) had to look for other financial support alternatives to keep its ‘Art, Language and Culture Summer Program’ alive. Thanks to a 10,000-euro grant ($10,809) from the Luso-American...
Bristol Community College names new Dean of New Bedford Campus
“Vidyanidhi “Vinnie” Rege, Ph.D., of Barrington, R.I. has been named the Dean of the Bristol Community College New Bedford Campus. Dr. Rege joined Bristol in 2020 as the Dean of Business and Experiential Education and will continue to serve as the college’s Dean of Business in addition to his new role.
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