Middleboro Selectmen earlier this week voted unanimously to appoint Amy Lynne Dowler of Pine Street as a police matron upon the recommendation of Police Chief Bruce D. Gates. In an Oct. 8 letter to selectmen, Gates said a background investigation indicated Dowler would be a suitable person for the position. Get the rest of the story on EnterpriseNews.com.

Middleboro has scheduled two workshops in early November for people seeking a low-interest loan or grant in order to rehabilitate their property. The town will be able to provide loans to eligible homeowners and investors through funds from the state Community Block Grant. The housing rehabilitation workshops will focus on four areas: The type of home repairs covered, such as [...]

Tribal leaders Monday night outlined a substantially scaled-back casino project, one-third of the scope originally proposed two years ago. Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell told the Casino Resort Advisory Committee the tribe has reconsidered building a $1 billion resort casino complex off Route 44 because of the failing economy. He said the tribe is considering “one-third of that in [...]

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Some practical and common-sense tips for using social media in your genealogical research. Use common sense and available security measures to protect yourself and your information. Do not give personal, detailed information to people until you know them. Set pages with your information to “private.” This allows you to screen who can visit your pages. Don’t get too detailed in [...]

A report by Middleboro assessors shows the recession has hit the town with a rise in foreclosures and a drop in home sales and new growth. Assessor-Appraiser, Barbara Erickson, said in the 2010 tax classification report that foreclosures rose from 24 in 2008 to 27 in 2009. The town also saw a drop in home sales from 144 in 2008 [...]

Property values have dropped for the third straight year, but the owner of the average home will see about a $260 increase in their yearly tax bill. Selectmen held the tax classification hearing Wednesday night and set the residential tax rate at $11.85 per $1,000 of assessed valuation and the commercial tax rate at $12.58 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. [...]

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