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Bridgewater's Perkins Foundry to be forged into 150 apartments plus retail and commercial
BRIDGEWATER — The iconic Perkins Foundry is slated to become a three-building complex with 150 apartments and 20,475 square feet of retail and commercial space. The town's planning board approved the project earlier this year. The developers still have to get several permits before the factory winds down operations and crews can start demolition, said Stephen E. Meltzer, vice president of project development for Edgewood Development.
Sounds of summer return at annual concert series
Summer is here, which means the annual concert series will return to Middleboro and Lakeville. A variety of styles of music will fill the air at the free weekly performances. Middleboro Friends will once again sponsor the summer concert series Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Town Hall lawn, weather permitting.
How Taunton Became Known as the ‘Silver City’
Taunton was incorporated on September 3, 1639, not long after the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts in 1620. Originally a town, Taunton was among the oldest in the United States. Taunton was founded in 1637, two years before its incorporation, by members of Plymouth Colony. Taunton's original boundaries included Norton, Easton,...
'There can be safety concerns.' Sympathy, caution from Cape Codders after Riviello death
Editor's note: This story has been updated July 1, 2024, to add a statement from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth. Around 7 a.m. on June 18, as a heat wave settled over Massachusetts, Rodney Riviello put aside his coffee cup, got up from his customary chair in the Manomet home he shared with his wife, Julie, and headed out for a morning walk. He never returned home, and his disappearance launched a massive search by police, family,...
Karen Read verdict: Judge declares mistrial
DEDHAM − After the third time the jury in the trial of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, came back telling Judge Beverly Cannone they were deadlocked, the judge was forced to declare a mistrial. For the latest coverage on this story, go here. Mistrial...
Brockton City Council slashes school transportation funding as district tries to move past budget deficit
BPS initially asked for $18 million for transportation costs. The Council approved $11 million and set aside $7 million for later use. Brockton City Council approved a budget for Brockton Public Schools but cut $7 million from the district’s transportation budget, which funds an in-house bus depot that is partially to blame for the district’s financial woes.
Applications pour in for Taunton Union Block units. Rent, how to apply, amenities and more
TAUNTON — Applications are being accepted and interest is huge for the soon-to-be-completed Union Block Apartments on Main Street in Taunton. Since June 7, when the window opened for people to apply, 247 applications have been received from prospective tenants as of June 25, according to Bryanna Diamond, the operations marketing manager for Peabody Properties, which is managing the rental property.
Town ‘pulls the plug’ on Tremont Pond
Toward the end of April, residents of the neighborhood surrounding Tremont Pond noticed the 50-acre body of water drained, almost like the plug had been removed from a bathtub drain. “The water in the Tremont Pond dam impoundment suddenly drained,” said Weaver Street resident Lisa Lindman. The draining left a...
Brockton officials warn residents of dangers of illegal fireworks ahead of July 4th
BROCKTON — In Massachusetts, it is illegal for private citizens to use, possess or sell fireworks without a license or permit, but that hasn’t stopped many people, including some Brockton residents, from setting them off every year for the Fourth of July holiday. “We have had a number...
Route 24 reopened after sinkhole in Stoughton
A road near Stoughton reopened Sunday night after a sinkhole caused it to close earlier in the day. The right two lanes of Route 24 was closed around 2:20 p.m. Sunday in Stoughton near mile 37 because of a sinkhole in the roadway, Massachusetts State Police said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Top stories: New cannabis shop in Taunton; community center to open in Whittenton
Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers. For over two decades, Mark Ottavianelli helped reshape Taunton High athletics to where it is today. He reflected on his time with Taunton.
Grant recipients speak to improvements made to their businesses
In the final meeting until August, members of the council were joined by several of the recipients of the North Attleborough Business Accelerator grants. Town Manager Michael Borg invited the owners to the June 24 council meeting and gave them the floor to discuss how their businesses were doing after being granted $25,000. The grants were given a few months ago and done as a way to help businesses continue to grow.
Rochester receives wave of applicants for open Town Administrator position
ROCHESTER — The search for a new town administrator in Rochester is well underway, according to Interim Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar. Szyndlar, who took on the mantle of Interim Town Administrator in April after former Town Administrator Glenn Cannon resigned to take a job in Carver, said the town administrator search committee is accepting applications until Tuesday, July 9.
‘One room, a whole lot of love’: Historic segregation-era Cornland School restored as museum in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE — A globe of the world before Russia became a country. An American flag with 48 stars. An oil lamp, three wooden pencils and a hand bell. A beloved pillar-like potbelly stove anchoring the center of the room. A signature from “Kathryn” penned in 1933 in a book nestled under an antique wooden school desk. About 80 years ago, those were a few items students of the Cornland School — ...
Opinion/Your Turn: Call for officials to halt Holtec evaporation of radioactive water
The hubris of Holtec is endless. As a limited liability company from New Jersey, Holtec came to Plymouth promising to be a ‘good neighbor’ and work with our community with ‘openness and transparency’ after purchasing the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for decommissioning in 2019. Holtec has not been a good neighbor at all. To save money, Holtec planned to dump over a million gallons of radioactive and chemically contaminated industrial wastewater into Cape Cod Bay rather than...
RI veterans invited to find new mission in agriculture with URI's Boots to Bushels
URI’s Cooperative Extension is trying to connect New England military veterans with opportunities in agriculture. Training is offered at the new Boots to Bushels Market Garden in Kingston, as well as online. In winter, online classes and farm tours will focus on building a sustainable farm business. Registration for...
In Massachusetts, land preservation is a waiting game
Edith Wislocki points across hay and bright yellow flowers waving in the wind. “This is the meadow that could be dramatically changed and this is the reason,” she said, pointing to a road along one edge of her land in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The road would give housing developers an...
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