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Spring postseason action is underway for Vineyard high school student-athletes and the track and field team kicked things off with a strong showing at the Cape and Islands League championship last week in Barnstable. Madison Mello and Camille Brand each brought home a first place finish — Mello with a...

Tenacious and passionate are how Pete Steedman, director of Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, describes the seven students graduating this weekend. “They showed incredible resilience and that’s something we’re so proud of them for,” Mr. Steedman said. Most of the students will continue their studies after...

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School announced the graduates of the Class of 2024. Their graduation ceremony is Saturday, June 1, at noon. *Emily Grace Abbott, Helena Antoinette Anesti, John Taylor Armanetti, Ryan Andrew Arruda, Noah Evan Michael Arsenault, Lila Aline Bangs, *Chloe Marie Bean, *Chase Thomas Besancon, Arianna Elizabeth Bessey, *Hunter Thomas Bishop, Jaeleigh Marie Black, Noah Henry Bongiorno, Emily Kate Borges, Blaine William Boulanger, *Sofia Alice Bouley, Cameron Hunter Bourque, John Kubik Bowman, Tyler Michael Brodeur, John Edward Butler, *Ella Marie Caesar, *Murray Teagan Callahan, Abigail Jordyn Campbell, Lance Joseph Carreiro, Jorge Ricardo Carrillo III, Traeh Spencer Lester Carrington,*Eloise Alize Casi, *Mars Castro-Colaj, Mackenzye Carol-Lynn Caton, *Theodore Moses Cecil, Cassandra Marie Charron, Tyler Douglas Chick, Henry Edward Cooney, *Sara Emily Costa, *Rylie Olivia Coughlin, Andrew Paul Cournoyer-Geary, William Henry Cournoyer-Geary, *Julia Lynn Crain, Eliza Jane Curtis, *Alia Maria Cusolito, Dandara Miranda De Oliveira, Ghost Rose DesRoches, Lillian Rae Dumoulin, *Amalia Ann Dupre, *Dylan William Durgin, Abigail Mae Durr, Ryan Christopher Elicier, *Amber Elizabeth Engel, Emerson Mae Femino, Kathryne Grace Fitzpatrick, Constance Rose Friedman, Ethan Thomas Furtado, Gabriel Martin Galipeau, Reilly John Garber, Chloe Rose Gleason, *Cole Ian Goldie, *Tara Grace Goldman, Alexia Ololia Gonsalves, *Jaymison Ryan Gunschel, *Jacob William Hadley, *Elizabeth Claire Harrington, James Marshall Harrington, Keira Caitlin Hart-Bonville, *Eva Grace Hartley, Aurora Riley Hayden, *Aubrey Claire Heise, *Corinne Elizabeth Hibbert, John Patrick Higgins, *Macy Grace Ingham, *Theo John Jacobsen, Christina Daniel James, *Lily Anabel Johnson, Matthew Thomas Kennefick, James Francis Kippenberger, Rylee Jolie Kouta, *Sara Elizabeth Kroll, Logan Albert Leblanc, *Zach Steven LeBlanc, Ian Fabrizio Soares Leon, *Keelin Elaine Lienkamp, Alexis Sumner Lord, Madison Elizabeth Lucas, Ty Evan MacKenzie, John Daniel Marmelo, Anthony John Marraffa Jr, Rhianna Roselynn Martinez, *Marina Neves Martins, Mitchell Peter Mathieu, *Aleeya Catherine McCarthy, Grace Josephine McCarthy, Adam Scott McConnell, *Megan Nancy McFadyen, *Ava Marie McLeod, Noah Ryan Mendes, Maxwell John Michaelis, *Nicholas Andries Miedema, Colin Henry Mills, Ethan Justin Mistica, *Owen James Modracek, Laura Lynn Monaghan, Nashajia Lynn Marie Monteiro, Sydney Kathryn Musgrove, Danikka Aileen Myers, Jacob Stephen Newton, Jonathan Ta Nguyen, *Cattarinha Alexandryia Nunes, Mariah Ann-Marie Nunes, Phoenyx Izadora Xoco Nunes, *Brenna Katherine O'Donnell, Anna Silva Pereira, *Emilia May Perriera, *Logan Robert Perry, Mateo Nathan Pina, Noah Matthew Lopes Pittsley, *Andrew Cummings Porter, Alice Ivy Prefontaine, Darin Procopio, George Nicholas Psichopaidas, *Kelly Anne Quinlan, Preston Anthony Quinn, Jack Carey Rapoza, Gavin Matthew Robbins, Shay-ann Natalia Robertson, *Marcus Patrick Robichaud, *Kamryn Reily Rodrigues, *Gabriella Palma Romig, *Allison Diane Root, Katherine Grace Scherer, Ace Valentino Sellinger, Aiden Paul Sellinger, *Aidan Monteiro Silk, Mackenzie Haze Silvia, Reese Catherine Souza, Robert Michael Spenard, *Mariana Isabel Sudofsky, James Drew Thomas, Jason Matthew Tobin Jr, *Angela Muriel Tomasso, *Paetyn Renee Tripp, Payton Theresa Tripp, *Arielle Linda Troupe, *Jackson Ruiter Veugen, Alyssa Vieira, Hanna Whalley, Emma Elizabeth Whittaker, Tyler Jason Williams, Remy James Wilson, *Allison Christine Winters, Harry Joseph Raznikov Wisner, Jenna Nicole Woodward, Benjamin Tomas Wyman, Brooke Elizabeth Yoo, Tyler Harrison Young, *Liam Eriksen Yurof.

There are currently 50 Cape and Islands left in the state tournament, and nearly half of them (22) were in action on Friday. Find out who advanced to the next round, and who competed on the track and field, on a jammed packed Friday. Baseball  Div. 4 Prelims: No. 27 Upper Cape 11, No....

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...

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...

Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Player of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can vote for which baseball players they think were standouts during the previous week. ...

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...

“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.