Wood Palace Kitchens, a premier cabinetry distributor representing select manufacturers and providing turn-key services for customers, is relocating its sister company,  Cornerstone Granite & Marble, Inc., to its Middleboro campus location at 7 Mill Road. Cornerstone Granite & Marble, Inc., was founded in 1985 and acquired by Wood Palace Kitchens in 2009. It is well-known throughout the South Shore and [...]

Allison Ferreira, who has worked as the assistant to Middleboro’s town manager for the past five years, will begin her new job as town clerk on July 1, 2011. Ferreira was appointed by unanimous vote of the selectmen and will replace Eileen Gates, who retires June 30, 2011 after seven years as clerk and some 40 years in the town’s [...]

John P. Granahan, the utility’s general manager, has refused to provide financial information – including the budget and a copy of his contract – to several town officials, leaving questions as to the utility’s money management and employee pay structure. Middleboro Treasurer-Collector Judy M. MacDonald requested Granahan’s contract after receiving a notice in January that said his pay would increase [...]

Stop & Shop supermarket in Middleboro will be closing at the end of July 2011.The company announced Monday that it would not renew its lease at the West Grove Street plaza. Stop & Shop spokeswoman Suzi Robinson said the company was not comfortable with the terms of the lease. She said Stop & Shop is exploring options for its Middleboro [...]

Footnote.com announced the first online publishing of the War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications. In cooperation with the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Archives, Footnote.com is currently digitizing millions of War of 1812 records and making them available on its site free of charge. The initial 1,400 images are available today and the collection [...]

As its contribution to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the LDS Church-sponsored organization, FamilySearch.org, has released millions of online records from the Confederate and Union armies. The collection includes thousands of enlistment or pension records that can provide key family data, including age, birthplace or spouse’s name. Other collections, such as census records, are more focused on “ordinary [...]

Middleboro’s School Committee passed a $28 million budget on Thursday night that drew approval from the town’s financial officials, but fire from the teachers union chief. The budget drew fire from Lynne Sullivan, president of the Middleboro Education Association, who protested the elimination of four teacher aides. Interim Superintendent Michael F. Malone said three more teachers will be hired as [...]

Middleboro has imposed its annual outdoor watering restrictions to conserve water during the spring, summer and first few days of fall.The restrictions limit both the timing and type of outdoor water use. Residents with odd-numbered properties may water on odd-numbered days, and residents of even-numbered properties may water on even-numbered days. Restricted uses include: Irrigation of lawns and landscaping by [...]

On May 1, 2011 the town of Middleboro took responsibility through the Permanent Cable Committee (hereafter referred to as PCC) of producing the local Government Access channel, which is Channel 9 from Comcast; Channel 34 from Verizon. Channel 9 will show a broader selection of town committees, commissions and department public meetings; such as the Selectmen, MG&E, Finance Committee, Planning [...]

Eileen S. Gates is Middleboro’s public-records officer, burial agent, parking clerk and town liaison to the state for the federal census. She oversees elections, town meetings, swears in new officials and is the keeper of the town seal. And after 40 years in the town’s employ, including seven as Middleboro’s first-ever full-time town clerk, she will retire on July 1, [...]