The first snowflakes of winter have yet to fall, but the annual issue of snow plowing spurred some angry residents to convince the new public works director to reverse his decision against plowing some private streets. Residents of private, or so-called “unaccepted” streets, packed the selectmen’s meeting this week when they learned the town might stop plowing their streets. They [...]

A commercial bricklayer who had been in discussions with Middleboro officials to build a federally subsidized solar-power station says the deal is off because the town’s power utility wants to buy the power from him at a bargain rate, then charge him full price for it. “It does not make financial sense, it killed the deal for me,” said Walter [...]

Middleboro’s Council on Aging board of directors seeks a volunteer to fill a vacancy on the 11-member board. COA Executive Director Andrea M. Priest said those who serve on the board of directors must be Middleboro residents. The COA provides information, services, programs and activities for elders, caregivers and the community including a daily luncheon program, meals on wheels, an [...]

Middleboro’s Permanent Cable Committee has announced a vacancy and is seeking a volunteer to serve. Those interested in serving on the committee are asked to submit a letter of interest by Dec. 20 to the Board of Selectmen, Middleboro Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Ave., Middleboro, MA 02346. Source: Enterprise News, December 1, 2010