Sharon
LATEST NEWS
'The best school year I’ve had': Brockton High's new cell phone policy shows early success
It’s been more than a month since Brockton High School started its Yondr pouch program, a new cell phone policy that requires all students to lock up their phones all day in a sealed pouch. Although it’s a major adjustment for students, the program is showing positive signs so far. “It has been quite an adjustment for me personally since the past couple years here at Brockton High I'm not really used to having to lock my...
When lobsters and crabs fight, Quincy's elementary students win. Kids get free books
Many Quincy elementary students are getting free books and a great chance to become better readers thanks to a new program that is the debuting in the city's schools. Students at Clifford Marshall Elementary School welcomed special guests, including children's author Jerry Pallotta, of Scituate, and House Speaker Ron Mariano, of Quincy, on Thursday to launch a reading program giving kids from low-income backgrounds greater access to books and the opportunity to choose their own reading paths....
'Holding our educators hostage': Brockton school board votes to support Question 2 on MCAS
The Brockton School Committee voted 6-2 to support Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which would eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam as a high school graduation requirement. Question 2 is considered by some to be the most controversial one on the ballot in this year’s election. Since 1993, passing the three MCAS exams has been the only statewide graduation requirement for high schools in the Commonwealth. If passed, Question 2 would eliminate that requirement. ...
Boston College hockey honors Gaudreau brothers, Tony Voce
BOSTON - A powerful moment of silence and stillness inside Conte Forum Friday, in honor of the immeasurable losses of three hockey heroes this summer. BC legends Tony Voce, and brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau died suddenly this summer. "Three stellar players that played up here that were class acts, great gentlemen and to lose all three of them at such a young age is just heartbreaking," said longtime fan Steven Spellman. Voce who played on the Eagles' 2001 national championship team died suddenly in July; he was 43. The Gaudreaus were killed in late August, hit by a...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.