BROCKTON — Throughout last school year, groups of Brockton High School students were causing chaos and damage inside many nearby businesses located across Belmont Street , according to several store managers. A new Starbucks is now open for business and plans to close the dining area between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. when BHS students get out of school.
A pedestrian from New Bedford died Tuesday night after being struck by a van on North Quincy Street. An accident the same street that claimed another pedestrian's life last year .
It’s been almost 10 years since Heather and Shane Craven unexpectedly lost their 2-year-old daughter , Sydney. Shane still visits his daughter’s grave at East Bridgewater Central Cemetery every day. Recently, Shane said he noticed that the solar lights that illuminated Sydney’s grave were missing. Heather later found out that the cemetery’s board of trustees had begun to remove certain items from graves at the cemetery that weren’t in compliance with their bylaws.
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Throughout last school year, groups of Brockton High School students were causing chaos and damage inside many nearby businesses located across Belmont Street , according to several store managers. Before, during and after school hours, shops and restaurants in the area struggled to keep order. A new Starbucks is now open for business on Belmont Street, plans to close the dining area between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. when BHS students get out of school. The drive thru will remain open.
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Dangerous part of North Quincy Street in Brockton claims another pedestrian life
A pedestrian from New Bedford died Tuesday night after being struck by a van on the same street that claimed another pedestrian's life last year . The Plymouth County District Attorney's office identified the victim as Domingos Gomes, 57. Brockton Police responded to a 911 call about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday night, Aug. 20, 2024, at North Quincy Street and Hovenden Avenue. A man driving a Ford Econoline van hit Gomes, the district attorney's office said. The driver stayed on scene and called police. Gomes was taken to recently reopened Brockton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the DA's office said.
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East Bridgewater cemetery suddenly removes decorations from gravesites
It’s been almost 10 years since Heather and Shane Craven unexpectedly lost their 2-year-old daughter , Sydney. Shane still visits his daughter’s grave at East Bridgewater Central Cemetery every day. On one of his recent visits, Shane said he noticed that the solar lights that illuminated Sydney’s grave were missing. A box containing stuffed animals and other decorative items was also missing, he said. Heather later found out that the cemetery’s board of trustees had begun to remove certain items from graves at the cemetery that weren’t in compliance with their bylaws. Her family was never notified of the sudden change to implement the bylaws.
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59-year-old man killed in fatal crash on Turnpike Street in Stoughton
A North Carolina man was killed in a two-car crash that seriously injured two others in Stoughton early Wednesday morning, officials said. Stoughton Police responded to the crash, located in the vicinity of 1463 Turnpike St., at around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to police, a black Cadillac with two male occupants and a Toyota Highlander operated by a Quincy woman were involved in the crash.
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Brockton bills schools $400,000 for city's probe into school deficit
Brockton Public Schools was billed more than $400,000 for the city's legal investigation into the school district's $18 million budget deficit in fiscal year 2023, school committee members said at their meeting Tuesday evening. Ward 2 Brockton School Committee member Claudio Gomes announced at the meeting that the school district received a bill from the audit firm overseeing the city's investigation, which was launched shortly after the multi-million dollar budget shortfall was brought to light in August 2023.
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