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Achieving perfection: Meet the 2024 Girls Tennis Player of the Year, Super Team & All-Stars
SouthCoast girls tennis teams had a strong spring with Old Rochester and Wareham winning their respective conference titles and six teams — Apponequet, Bishop Stang, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Old Rochester and Wareham — all making the MIAA playoffs. The Bulldogs had the deepest tournament run, reaching the Div. 3 Elite 8. Here's a look at...
Massachusetts Ranks #1 State in the US for Best School System
It's pretty crazy to think that public education spending in the U.S. is now over $18,614 per student annually, according to National Center for Education Statistics. But how does all that cash stack up when it comes to actual school performance?. WalletHub just released its 2024 report on the states...
7-Year-Old From Massachusetts is a Finalist in National Mullet Competition
Now this is a contest I can support. Mullets are making a comeback, whether you like it or not. Today, a "modern mullet" is a very popular hairstyle with boys and men of all ages. A "modern mullet" is simply a mullet with not as much hair hanging on to...
Mass. home sale prices soar while sales plummet in June
BOSTON — The median sale prices of both single-family homes and condos hit new all-time highs in Massachusetts last month, real estate market analysts said as a group of six Beacon Hill lawmakers attempts to produce a compromise housing production-inducing bill by the end of July. There were 4,441 single-family home sales in Massachusetts in June, according to The Warren Group, an 8.9% decrease compared to June 2023. At the same time, the median sale price increased...
Full menu returns to Tavern on the Hill after scaling back due to staff shortage
A Massachusetts restaurant that had to scale back its menu due to staffing shortages has brought back its full menu. “We are still working with a short staff, but we have been able to make a few shifts and we are now able to offer our entire menu,” Tavern on the Hill said on its Instagram story Tuesday.
Supporters of aid in dying bill hope success is near after years of trying
BOSTON ― The medical aid in dying bill, voted out of initial committees by both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature, is about ensuring that people suffering from painful, terminal conditions do not have a bad death. That’s according to Dr. Roger Kligler, a retired medical practitioner who was diagnosed with incurable stage 4...
Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: nine new measures and 27 pending signature verification
For 2024, 134 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, two fewer measures than the average (136) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.
Local women selected as part of 2024 Commonwealth Heroines Class
Longmeadow resident Amy Baxter and Wilbraham resident Christine Goonan were recently celebrated as part of the 2024 class of Commonwealth Heroines by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. Both were part of more than 125 women honored this year by the organization for contributions to their communities. Candidates...
Legal Notice Acushnet SB Pole Hearing
The Acushnet Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at its meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room located at 122 Main Street Acushnet. This hearing is on the petition MA2024-40 from Verizon New England, Inc. and Nstar Electric Company dba Eversource Energy, proposing new facilities – Pole 104/55.5 on Middle Rd.
Street closed in Mansfield due to fire
MANSFIELD, Mass. (WLNE) — The Mansfield Police Department said a fire has caused the closure of part of Otis Street on Thursday. The closure is between Plantingfield Road and Gilbert Street. The Mansfield Police Department said the public should avoid the area.
Ribbon cut on robotics nonprofit in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — A robot cut the ribbon at New Bedford Research and Robotics, a new innovation research project on Purchase Street. The nonprofit research organization was started by New Bedford native Mark Parsons, who started a similar program in New York City 24 years ago. Parsons...
Things to do: Week of July 25
Get ready for the annual jam under the stars — this year to the tunes of Bon Jovi — with the Dartmouth Police Relief Association. The concert will be held on Saturday, July 27 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the UMass Dartmouth amphitheater and will feature kids activities, food trucks, beer and wine cash bars and Bon Jovi songs performed by Livin’ On A Bad Name.
A ‘fresh’ flavor of leadership at Damien’s Food Pantry
A new executive director will take the helm at Damien’s Food Pantry starting in early August. Fall River resident Rachel Resendes was appointed as the next executive director after a “comprehensive” search and selection process, the pantry announced. Resendes will succeed current executive director Pauline Lally, who...
Music Night livens up Benoit Square
Benoit Square filled up with music, dancing and people just sitting enjoying the show at the North Fairhaven Improvement Association’s annual Music Night on 7/21/24. Eddie and the Exciters played the oldies, and a few classic and antique cars lined Adams Street in front of the old fire station that the NFIA uses as a headquarters while NFIA members dished out burgers, dogs and popcorn.
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