After an override for the schools failed three years ago, Donna Chane decided to help the schools. She pitched the supply program to school authorities, got the green light and turned her garage into a warehouse. Within three years, the program has become such a success that Chane expects to donate $10,000 in profits to the schools. Working from a [...]
There are plenty of Twitter tools out there designed to help you understand Twitter metrics. These tools come in handy for measuring change in tweet fluctuations, charting follower count numbers, finding out hashtag frequency, and quantifying Twitter activity. Most of us, however, will find ourselves wanting to know more about the tweets themselves, and to really understand the context and [...]
Taunton’s jobless rate rose slightly in July, marking the second straight month of double-digit unemployment. Taunton posted a 10.3 percent unemployment rate for July, up from 10.2 percent in June, according to the most recent data from the state’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce development. This time last year, Taunton’s rate of joblessness was 6.2 percent. Nearly every community [...]
The town has received a development designation from the state that local officials hope will help to attract businesses to the Middleborough Park at 495 office/industrial park near the rotary circle. In the spring, town meeting voters adopted Chapter 43D, the state law that established an economic development and planning program to assist communities that agree to permit development in [...]
The 2009 New England Blues Festival! Saturday, August 29, 2009 Battis Field on Jackson Street Middleborough, Massachusetts The festival is held to promote blues music in Southern New England and to benefit worthy area community groups. We have started an exciting new blues tradition. This is our fourth annual show, so come on down and help us achieve our goals! [...]
Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Damon of Middleboro, a helicopter mechanic says that Senator Ted Kennedy befriended after he lost both arms in an accident in Irag. Damon met Kennedy in 2003 while he was a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The two spoke for an hour about everything from Damon’s hometown of Brockton to [...]
Everyone is encouraged to come out and support the upcoming old-fashioned New England ham and bean dinner/dance fundraiser for a new roof and help with other needed repairs for the shelter. The dinner, sponsored by Middleborough Friends, will be held at the VFW Hall on Saturday, Sept. 26. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a cash bar, and dinner will [...]
The public library will apply for a waiver from the state Board of Library Commissioners to maintain its certification, which is in question due to the most recent round of townwide budget cuts, Library Director Danielle Bowker told selectmen this week. In August, the town asked each department to cut its budgets by 1.5 percent after learning the town was [...]
If you’re using Twitter for business, there will come a point when you, or those you report to, will want proof that your Twitter efforts have a tangible return on investment (ROI). Although the industry metrics for success are still being defined, the nature of link sharing and the opportunities of Twitter search create an environment ripe for tracking. You’ll [...]
Selectmen will now move forward with spending casino planning money after the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe sent a letter stating the town does not have to pay back those funds, even if its casino plan fizzles. The tribe, through its investors, so far has anted up $1 million, but some officials were wary the town would be on the hook if [...]
