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Student athletes, coaches left in shock with Gillette Stadium no longer hosting state championships

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - We are just hours away from the high school football state playoffs getting underway. Many teams, including some in western Mass, have been preparing for their respective games. But that is not the main talker this week as each division’s state championship will have to be played elsewhere.

Chicopee, MA · 3d
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Undefeated Dartmouth Youth Football Team Heads to Super Bowl Against Seekonk

Two dominant SouthCoast 10U football teams meet at Seekonk High School this Sunday with a Super Bowl title on the line.

Seekonk, MA · 2d

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Bishop Fenwick senior Cori McMeniman of Revere honored with Fenwick FIRST Award

Bishop Fenwick High School is delighted to recognize Cori McMeniman, Class of 2027, of Revere, as a recipient of the Fenwick FIRST award. Cori exemplifies the core values that define the Bishop Fenwick community: Faith, Integrity, Relationship, Scholarship and Tradition. The following is part of her nomination: She consistently demonstrate...

Revere, MA · 3d
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Aedan Borges wills Case football to upset over champ Fairhaven in MIAA playoffs

FAIRHAVEN — After losing a thriller at Alumni Field last month, first-year head coach Mike Cloutier and the No. 11 Joseph Case football team wanted another shot against defending Division 6 Super Bowl champion Fairhaven. What transpired in Thursday's Division 6 Round of 16 playoff game was nearly a replica of the first contest as both teams went blow for blow. This time it was the Cardinals who managed to pull out an upset win over the Blue Devils. Aedan Borges scored six touchdowns, including the eventual game-winner on a fumble recovery for a score midway through the fourth quarter to lift Case to an incredible 42-37 victory over No. 6 Fairhaven. Watch MA high school football on NFHS With the win, the Cardinals (7-2) move on the Elite 8 for the first time in school history and snapped the Blue Devils' 15-game unbeaten win streak that dated back to last season. Case won its first playoff game since 1992, snapping a 34-year drought. "I could not be more proud of this team, Borges and the fight from everybody," Cloutier said. "We could have caved early but we stayed in the fight. I've never been so pumped up after a

Fairhaven, MA · 2d

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New Bedford’s William H. Taylor School Ranks Among Massachusetts Best Elementary Schools

NEW BEDFORD, MA — William H. Taylor Elementary School has been ranked No. 44 out of 956 elementary schools statewide in the newly released 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary Schools rankings. Taylor also earned the top ranking among all New Bedford elementary schools. The rankings recognize...

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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Chelsea Public Schools warns parents of increased ICE presence

Chelsea Public Schools is warning parents about reports of an increase in ICE agents near school campuses and neighborhoods.

Chelsea, MA · 1d

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Game of the Week: New Bedford vs. Central

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - High school football playoffs are underway and on Friday, the Whalers of New Bedford High travel to take on the Golden Eagles of Springfield Central High School. Western Mass News will have live streaming coverage of the game starting at 6 p.m.

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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Full-Day Professional Development Powers Up New Bedford’s Teachers, Therapists, and Counselors

NEW BEDFORD — Faculty, administrators, and support staff across New Bedford Public Schools spent Tuesday in a full day of seminars and hands-on sessions focused on strengthening teaching practice, learning, and supports for students at every level. The districtwide Professional Development Day, held while students had the day off,...

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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Educators union rejects School Committee proposal that included paid parental leave

The Brookline Educators Union on Wednesday rejected the School Committee’s latest proposal that would have expanded paid parental leave to 12 weeks over three years, a major priority for the union. At a public bargaining session, Brandy Adelstein, a representative and bargaining team member for the union, said the...

Brookline, MA · 2d

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St. John’s (Shrewsbury) football cruises past Brockton in MIAA playoffs

SHREWSBURY -- There wasn't a better time or place for Aiden Dagnello to rumble into the end zone for his first career touchdown as a member of the St. John's Shrewsbury football team. The Pioneers put together a scoring party in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 state tournament, taking down Brockton 58-18 on Thursday, Nov. 5. St. John’s spoiled the playoff debut of first-year Brockton head coach Mike Norman Jr. despite a strong start that saw Brockton take an early lead in the first quarter. “We came out and threw the first punch, but we have to continue to ride that high and we haven’t done that,” said Norman Jr. “When you can’t, results like this happen." On the other side, Dagnello didn't just take part in the scoring party on Thursday. He was the life of it. St. John's (Shrewsbury) led Brockton 17-6 with just over seven minutes remaining in the second quarter when the 6-2, 295-pound defensive lineman tipped a pass from Brockton senior quarterback Marcio Semedo and tracked it in the air at the Boxer 40-yard line for an interception return touchdown. “I almost had one last week, but I dropped it,” Dagnello said.

Brockton, MA · 2d

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Undefeated Dartmouth Youth Football Team Heads to Super Bowl Against Seekonk

Two dominant SouthCoast 10U football teams meet at Seekonk High School this Sunday with a Super Bowl title on the line.

Seekonk, MA · 2d

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Panthers football headed to state tournament

Bennett Tobin had never scored three touchdowns in a varsity football game. James Stafford had never scored a touchdown. Ever. Both firsts came Friday on the road at North Quincy in Plymouth South’s 28-27 win over the Red Raiders, a significant victory qualifying the team for the high school football state tournament.

Plymouth, MA · 3d

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New Bedford's Ashley-Swift School Merger Clears Key State Design Hurdle

Charles S. Ashley Elementary School — Approximate Site of Proposed Merger School. New Bedford's long-discussed plan to replace two of its oldest elementary schools took a step forward on Oct. 28, with state officials moving the combined Ashley-Swift school project into the schematic design phase. The announcement came Oct. 28, putting the proposal among a small group of projects statewide cleared to advance.

New Bedford, MA · 5d

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AI-powered youth education has come to Boston. Teachers aren't happy.

Alpha School, an AI-powered institution for youth education, opened its doors in September in Boston to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Founded in 2014 in Austin, Texas, Alpha School promotes independent learning for youth scholars through AI-powered tutors and programming. Instead of a traditional eight-hour class day involving student-teacher...

Boston, MA · 2d

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‘You just have to try’: Brookline 11-year-olds make friends across language barriers in Japan

When 11-year-old Simon Drake traveled to Japan this summer, he worried that language barriers would make it hard to become friends with kids from other countries. Instead, he befriended a boy from Spain who also played sports, saying “you just have to try.”. “We discovered we liked a lot...

Brookline, MA · 2d

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Class ring lost in Puget Sound 47 years ago returned to Pawtucket graduate

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — A St. Raphael Academy class ring lost nearly five decades ago in Washington’s Puget Sound has found its way back to its owner in Pawtucket. Paul Benson graduated from the school in 1964. His brother, Eric, borrowed the ring in 1979 and took it with him to the West Coast.

Pawtucket, RI · 2d

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Providence marks progress on new $75 million school amid leadership changes

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A ceremonial raising of a steel beam went up Wednesday at the site of the new Robert F. Kennedy Pre-K-8 School in Providence, marking progress on a $75 million project designed to serve about 858 students. "Today we will not watch steel rise, we will...

Providence, RI · 4d

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Woonsocket Needs $1.6 Million for Road Work at New School

The city must fund about $1.3 million in required road upgrades plus a $282,000 engineering proposal before the new school opens; D'Agostino said the school committee and state education department will not pay. Woonsocket, R.I. — Woonsocket will need to find roughly $1.6 million to rebuild part of the road...

Woonsocket, RI · 4d

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After Five Years, Providence Superintendent Javier Montañez to Leave Post

Providence Public Schools Superintendent Javier Montañez is stepping down from his post after leading Rhode Island’s largest school district for five years. Montañez announced his departure on Friday, just shy of the four-month anniversary of the district regaining local control of its schools. “After laying the foundation, it’s now time for me to move on […]

Providence, RI · 4d

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Court ruling ends Boston high school football team’s playoff hopes after clerical error

Earlier in the week it was announced a Massachusetts high school football program would miss the postseason due a clerical error regarding its schedule. Days later, that ruling was upheld despite an injunction filed by Boston Public Schools. The Boston Globe reported Friday, Nov. 6, that the injunction filed to allow Boston English/New Mission into the postseason was denied by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Gillian Feiner . English's game against O'Bryant (MA) on Oct. 30 was the game in question as no one from Boston Public Schools submitted it on the scheduling platform the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) uses with its Sept. 18 deadline. Because of that, the game was counted as a scrimmage and not a regular season game. Boston Public Schools argued the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association did not correctly apply its own rule, MIAA rule 34.6 , and game against Bryant should have been counted as a forfeit. The Bulldogs finished the season 4-2 and did not meet the seven games needed to qualify for the postseason. Had it been counted as a forfeit, they would have qualified for the postseason playing as a lower seed. “We are disappointed that our MIAA appeal was denied,” a

Boston, MA · 2d