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… call Gary Paduch from Gary’s Wildlife Services in Middleborough. Gary’s a great guy, running a business called Gary’s Wildlife Services in Middleborough. When Gary shows up, it means you’ve got a “wildlife problem’’ at your house. My wildlife specialty is bats, and my problem is that I have a deep phobia, honed by years of being dive-bombed, at night, [...]

A “temporary personal situation” is leading some residents to ask if Board of Selectmen Chairman Patrick E. Rogers should give up his seat. Rogers has come under scrutiny by residents who believe he’s moved out of town. Rogers declined to say where he is living, but said, “I haven’t changed my permanent residency.” Rogers would not explain further. Rogers said [...]

They may not be funding the Mashpee Wampanoags any longer, but the investors behind a proposed $1 billion casino are still making payments to the town. With the prospect of legalized casinos on the horizon for Massachusetts, the arrangement raises questions about whether the investors may try to bring a casino to Middleboro without the help of the tribe. Read [...]

When Middleboro High School’s football team was asked what made their program special, they didn’t have to think very long: it was the fact that they were a family. Now, thanks to an essay written by the players and their parents, the team is a finalist to be filmed in an Eastern Bank television commercial and receive a $5,000 prize. [...]

Middleboro town retirees are challenging a move by selectmen to double their share of insurance premiums from 10 to 20 percent. If they’re successful, the current budget will need to be cut $217,000 to make up the difference. The group of more than 300 petitioned the May town meeting to keep their share of the premium costs at 10 percent, [...]

How does a leader obtain buy-in for a major change management initiative? Hardly by being rational, says this authority on the role of emotions in organizational behavior. Rather, he says, paint a compelling picture and construct a resonant message that will engage employees in making the change work. Leaders who read this article will learn the three steps that are [...]

While the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe got federal money last week to fund a housing development in Mashpee, tribe officials say they’ve been cut off from funding by the investors of a proposed casino in Middleboro. Aaron Tobey, vice chairman of the Mashpee Tribal Council, said the tribe is going forward in its bid to take land in Mashpee and Middleboro [...]

There are lessons to be learned–five, to be exact, which were culled from a hard look at one company’s measurement methods, described in an Institute for Public Relations research paper titled, “Measuring ‘Company A’: A Case Study and Critique of a News Media Content Analysis Program,” which is available for download at www.instituteforpr.org. Lesson One: Media coverage has to link [...]

Fundraiser for Nemasket River Productions… Dance the night away under the light of the stars and the full moon Friday, September 4, 2009 from 7:30 pm to Midnight Where: Oak Point Tennis Court Vintage Prom Gowns (optional) Oak Point Band OverTime providing live music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Argentina Tango Exhibition Silent Auction King and Queen Nominations Appetizers [...]