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Wareham’s Kendrick House Seeks Help With Cookout for Disabled Vets
WAREHAM (WBSM) — A Wareham facility for disabled veterans is looking for some help putting on a special event for them in honor of Memorial Day. The Kendrick House, located on High Street, is a former hotel that now serves as a home for disabled veterans. The staff is planning on holding a first-ever Memorial Day cookout for the residents this weekend.
What'll get cut if Braintree override fails. It wouldn't be pretty
BRAINTREE – Superintendent Jim Lee presented a $75.5 million budget to town councilors this week that represented “draconian measures” taken in the event that the mayor’s $8 million permanent tax override does not pass. This month, the school district handed out reduction-in-force letters to 91 staff members, a scenario that will take...
East Bridgewater Residents: Joint Meeting to Resolve Planning Board Tie on June 3
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Memorial Day weekend's almost here. What to know about parades and events in Brockton area
BROCKTON ― Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer, with people celebrating the long weekend with barbecues, family gatherings and going to the beach. But let's not forget to honor the fallen, as that's what the holiday is really about. Memorial Day ― which falls on Monday May 27 this year ― began in 1868...
'Heartbeat of the community.' Senior centers go above and beyond
SCITUATE – The Scituate Senior Center, described by director Linda Hayes Kelley as "the new heartbeat of the community," has won national recognition for excellence and the third anniversary in its new building. State and local officials joined patrons of the center at a mid-day party last week that emphasized how growing older...
Shape Your Community: Join Hanover’s Board of Assessors or Other Committees by May 31
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South Shore 2024 Memorial Day parades, ceremony abound. There's likely one in your town
Memorial Day will not go unnoticed along the South Shore this year. The holiday – which falls on Monday, May 27, this year – began in 1868 as Decoration Day after the Civil War ended as a time set aside to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. After World War I,...
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