Swansea
Swansea, MA · Education
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Students push for later school hours
Parents have long struggled with the morning ritual of dragging their teenagers from bed as they plead for just five more minutes of sleep. Now, the teenagers have research to back them up. Armed with sleep studies, slide show presentations, and a growing trend toward later school days around the...
parentdiaries.com
The Enterprise
Local unions rally behind new Brockton High School
BROCKTON — Brockton-area unions for the building trades threw their support behind building a new Brockton High in a high-energy meeting in Brockton High School's red cafeteria on Tuesday evening. "This is not the place to cut corners with cheap, untrained labor, but to build a top-tier school, we must use top-tier workforce, and that's us," said Shamika Baker, member of the electrical workers union and a 23-year Brockton resident, to applause. The meeting filled most of the cafeteria with burly workers, some coming straight from the job and wearing neon yellow shirts. It happened on the heels of Suffolk Construction being selected as the general contractor for the project. Asked by The Enterprise how Suffolk will choose builders, Executive Vice President Kevin Chamberland said in a statement the firm "will partner with organized labor who understand construction at scale and can deliver the project safely and on time." He also pointed out, "our track record for meeting and exceeding local participation goals is very strong." 'The union building trades aren't outsiders, coming in for a job' Steve Barry, president of an association of Brockton-area building trades unions, encouraged members to tell their families and neighbors to support the Brockton
waghostwriter.com
Compiegne students arrive at WA for a second trip
French students from the northern town of Compiegne, France arrived in Boston late on Monday, Oct. 26, and will stay here until Thursday, Nov. 5 before travelling to New York City to complete their American exchange. While the French are here, they will be staying with their respective host family which includes a student from Westford Academy who is participating in the exchange.
nerej.com
Wentworth Institute of Technology breaks ground on $200 million, 240,450 s/f residence hall
Boston, MA Wentworth Institute of Technology officially broke ground on the First-Year Tower, an 18-story, 240,450-s/f residence hall that will house 972 students and bring the university’s entire first-year residential class together in a single building for the first time in its history. The $200 million project is the...
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Franklin Field Hockey Battles Lincoln-Sudbury to Draw in Showdown of Division 1’s Top Teams
FRANKLIN, MA — The Franklin High School field hockey team closed out its regular season with an impressive draw against Lincoln-Sudbury in a matchup featuring the top two teams in Division 1. The highly anticipated contest lived up to expectations, with both teams battling throughout in a tightly contested...
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Wilmington Apple
Middlesex DA Marian Ryan Elected Chair Of Emmanuel College Board Of Trustees
BOSTON, MA — Marian T. Ryan, a graduate of the Emmanuel College Class of 1976 and the current District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has become Chair of the College’s Board of Trustees, following a unanimous vote of the Board at its Fall 2026 meeting. She succeeds Margaret L. McKenna ’83, who after a decade-long tenure as Chair will remain on the Board as Vice Chair.
The Providence Journal
franklinmatters.org
FHS football tops Taunton on Friday (video)
Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, October 30, 2026. Football = Franklin, 21 @ Taunton, 12 – Final. 1st Quarter: (F) Owen Essam 6-yard rush, Owen Webster XP good; (F) O....
Dianna Carney
Braintree Seeks Public Input on Future of Former South Middle School
Braintree residents have an opportunity to help shape the next chapter of the former South Middle School. The Town of Braintree, Massachusetts, is inviting residents to share ideas for the building’s future use at a public meeting on Wednesday, November 4th, at 6:30 PM in the Highlands on Peach Auditorium, located at the former school at 232 Peach Street.
hoodline.com
Brockton Eyes Plouffe and Howard School Shake-Up to Ease Packed Elementary Classrooms
Brockton Public Schools is weighing a handful of big moves to ease crowded elementary classrooms, including switching more campuses to K-8, turning a middle school back into an elementary site, and reopening Howard School. Nothing has been decided, but the district is hoping to lock in a plan in time for the next academic year. Some parents are already voicing alarm.