Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Delivers Keynote Address The following local residents graduated May 14 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Tracy L. Golinveaux of Attleboro, MA, was awarded a Master of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering. Jonathan Graziosi of Attleboro, MA, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Heather [...]

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Judy Kaye will present, “Engaging with Israel – A J Street Perspective” during Friday Services, June 3, 2011, 7:30 pm  Attleboro, MA, May 24, 2011 – On Friday evening, June 3, Judy Kaye, co-founder and co-chair of J Street Rhode Island will be the guest speaker during Friday Services beginning at 7:30 pm at Congregation [...]

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Please join the Ten Mile River Watershed Council for our free annual Summer Solstice Walk at Seekonk Meadows in Seekonk Ma, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. The walk begins promptly at 6:30 pm on the longest day of the year. We will meet at the Seekonk Library and walk a little known trail through the [...]

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  Grace Baptist Christian Academy of Attleboro graduated three students recently from its Kindergarten program during a formal ceremony held at the school. This year’s Kindergarten graduation class includes, from left, Ryland Gaouette, Destini Turcotte and Nicolas Leao. (Photo courtesy of Grace Baptist Christian Academy). ATTLEBORO – With all the pomp and pageantry of commencement exercises [...]

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By Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack  This Memorial Day weekend, Americans across the nation will gather with their friends and families to go swimming and for picnics, parades and barbecues.  But the weekend is not only for celebration.  We should also take time to pay tribute to the heroes who gave their lives in service to [...]

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 State Senator Richard Ross (R-Wrentham) issued the following statement after two of his educational funding amendments were brought up during Wednesday’s budget debate.    As a descendent of Horace Mann, I have always been a proud proponent of public education and a strong supporter of our education system here in the Commonwealth. That is why I [...]

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The Norton Institute for Continuing Education (NICE) announces its sixth and final free lecture of the 2010 – 2011 academic year. This presentation will be held at Wheaton (Norton, MA) College.                Wednesday, June 15, 2011      1:00 – 2:30 pm                   Watson Fine Arts Building, Ellison Hall, Room 102. This lecture is free and open to the public. No [...]

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Friends, Following two days of deliberation on nearly 600 amendments, my Senate colleagues and I voted to approve our final FY2012 budget. While the final budget maintained many of the painful cuts of the Senate Ways and Means proposal, the amendment process led to some important victories for the Second Suffolk District.  I was proud [...]

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Students of Attleboro High School’s School Leadership class are organizing “Project 9/11,” a project where people of all ages can pledge to donate one hour of community service to commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11th 2001 and the spirit of volunteerism that followed.       The project’s mission is to: “Act as one nation to remember [...]

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Pictured holding some of the cranes they made are fifth graders Colleen, Julie Grimes, Alexander Simoneau and Alex Banner. Colleen O’Brien, fifth grader at St. John the Evangelist School (SJE) in Attleboro, wants to give fellow students in Japan “one big wish”. After she chose to read the book “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” [...]

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