The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the town for 75 percent of the costs associated with Tropical Storm Irene, which hit the region on August 28, 2011…

On November 3, 2010, Middleboro voters passed adopted the Community Preservation Act. The 4,371 to 3,795 win for proponents of the adoption of the 2000 state law came as a surprise, given the fact that local voters turned down the program in 2002 when times were considerably better financially…

School on Wheels of Massachusetts (SOWMA) is seeking volunteers to become one-on-one afterschool tutors/mentors and positive adult role models for children experiencing homelessness in Brockton, Stoughton, Middleboro, New Bedford, and Norwell…

The drug take-back efforts Saturday will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Your unused prescription drugs can be returned to the Middleboro Police Station, located at 99 North Main Street…

In Middleboro, the owner of the average home will see about a $112 increase in the yearly tax bill. This week, the Board of Selectmen set the residential tax rate at $13.75 per $1,000 of assessed valuation and the commercial tax rate at $14.61 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

With the U.S. economy the way it currently is, cities and towns across the country are trying to figure out ways to cope with the loss of state and federal money. Most locales are looking at budget cuts and new or enhanced taxes and fees to help support local services, schools and other things that make their town run.

Middleboro’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold a free disposal day for bulky items on October 22, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Plympton Street landfill. Among the items accepted are sofas, chairs, desks, dryers, dishwashers, rugs, mattresses, stoves, batteries, propane tanks, grills, microwaves and water heaters. The event is for residents only, and proof or [...]

In the course of a five day work week (if I am lucky), these are a variety of meetings that fill up my time at the office. There are days when I go into a meeting of one type or another at 8AM (or earlier) and wrap up my meeting filled agenda at 5PM (or later). I’d like to say [...]

Middleboro’s Board of Selectmen voted to stop selling fishing and hunting licenses and recommend residents use the new Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game electronic licensing system called MassFishHunt. Licenses are also sold at Wal-Mart and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Source: EnterpriseNews.com, October 3, 2011

In September 2011, Trucchi’s and Taunton Federal Credit Union (TFCU) announced an agreement to move in together in Middleboro, in the old Stop & Shop location. Located at 422 West Grove Street, the plaza includes a mixture of businesses such as CVS, Papa Gino’s and Verizon. For the Taunton credit union it’s a particularly noteworthy step. The Middleboro office — [...]