The Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project completed its annual mosquito larva spraying program this week and will begin taking requests for individual services next month. Aerial spraying took place from April 12 to Monday. More than 10,000 acres of breeding grounds were treated. The mosquito control project will begin accepting requests to spray for adult mosquitoes on May 26. Those [...]

The odds for a casino in Southeastern Massachusetts may be better than they have ever been, given the fact that legislation to expand gambling has been passed for the first time by the state House of Representatives, and the Senate seems likely to approve a similar bill. At the same time, Middleboro officials are less confident than ever about the [...]

Ancestry.com revealed a Mac® version of Family Tree Maker® at the 2010 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new version of the world’s No. 1 selling family history software is planned for release later this year. Family Tree Maker has helped users organize their family history research for more than 20 years. The software [...]

Archives.com, which makes researching family history simple and affordable, has expanded its collection to include more than 1.2 billion historical records and has added a number of new features, including Free Internet Search. Now a single search on Archives.com can locate records from several popular online genealogy resources – for FREE. In addition to adding millions of historical records, Archives.com [...]

The pool of genealogical records you can access with your home computer is about to get richer and deeper. FamilySearch President Jay Verkler said 300 million more names will be available online this week through the LDS Church’s family history service. Verkler made the announcement to applause at Wednesday’s opening session of the National Genealogical Society Family History Conference in [...]

GenealoGee.com is a new genealogy bookmarking site for genealogists and hobbyists to share blog posts, articles, news and other information with each other. Launching today, the site has a similar purpose as many popular online social news sites, but it is focused exclusively on family history and genealogy. GenealoGee.com is entirely free for users. Articles are published at GenealoGee.com by [...]

Selectmen granted an a liquor and entertainment license to a new restaurant and bar on Route 28, despite some neighbors’ concerns about loud music. Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to issue the licenses to Shooters Steakhouse and Sports Bar, 360 Wareham St. Little John Restaurant Group Inc. also owns Shooters Steakhouse and Sports Bar, 2691 Cranberry Highway, Route 28, in Wareham. [...]

Ghost-hunters have once again turned their sights on Town Hall, and this time they’re hoping to put their findings on local cable television. Representatives from the Bay State Paranormal Society have asked permission to bring a film crew to the 139-year-old building, which other paranormal investigators have already concluded is haunted. The selectmen authorized board Chairman Marsha Brunelle to grant [...]

The town still has more questions than answers as it once again tries to open lines of communication with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to discuss its casino plans. This time, selectmen, after rejecting the tribe’s request for a closed-door meeting with two board members, are inviting tribe representatives to a public session. It’s unclear what the tribe wanted to discuss [...]

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