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EDUCATION
Freetown Lakevillle Middle School welcomes new principal
LAKEVILLE — As of Monday, July 1, the principal’s office at Freetown Lakeville Middle School will have a new occupant: Jackie Francisco. Francisco will take the place of Jack Higgins, who was recently hired as Director of Finance Operations of the Freetown Lakeville School District. Francisco has worked...
Oak Grove selects two for Mary V. Rose scholarship
The Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center has awarded two Mary V. Rose scholarships, each in the amount of $1,000, to deserving Wareham High School students. Stoney Ferry from Onset has her educational career to start at Babson College in Wellsbey. She hopes to become a successful entrepreneur. Ajay Lopes...
Dartmouth reaches tentative deal with GOLD-UE
On June 24, Dartmouth and Graduate Organized Laborers of Dartmouth-United Electrical Workers, the College’s graduate student workers’ union, reached a tentative agreement for a three-year contract, College Provost David Kotz announced in an email to graduate students. The agreement follows a nearly two-month graduate student strike initiated on May 1 to advocate for higher pay, improved medical benefits and other demands.
Letter to the Editor: In support of College President Sian Leah Beilock
Now let me see if I’ve got this right. Before the protesters created an encampment by pitching tents on the Dartmouth Green, they were warned that doing so would violate College regulations and town ordinances. If they proceeded, there would be consequences — potentially including arrest and disciplinary action by the College. Nonetheless, the protesters defied the College and set up tents on the Green. No one should be surprised that the College took steps to bring the encampment to an end. Failure to do so would only encourage others to violate College policies and town ordinances.
New Bedford Fire Department hosts graduation ceremony at Keith Middle School
“On Friday, June 28, 2024, the New Bedford Fire Department hosted a graduation ceremony at the Keith Middle School Auditorium. After an intensive 10-week training program nine new recruits became firefighters. The graduating firefighters of Class 01-2024 represent the fire departments of New Bedford & Taunton. New Bedford Fire Welcomes...
Sophomore summer dance groups hold auditions
On June 23, students with various levels of dancing experience flocked to studio spaces across campus to audition for Dartmouth’s summer dance groups: Fission, Raazberry, Shebalite, Splenda and Ujimelt, named in parody of their full-year names — Fusion, Raaz, Sheba, Sugarplum and Ujima, respectively. Many students consider joining a dance group, which are primarily sophomore-led in the summer, a quintessential sophomore summer experience.
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