The selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to support plans for a feasibility study that will provide cost estimates and details of a proposed addition to the police station.

Ghost hunters will be back at Town Hall on Friday looking into paranormal happenings as selectmen on Monday gave the group Paranormal Xpedition permission to visit the historic building for three to four hours.

“More than three quarters of councils believe that the use of social networks has improved their service delivery, while 54 per cent feel that social media has led to more satisfied customers…”

Middleboro schools have hired an information technology director who may eventually take over those duties for the town as well. Ellen M. Driscoll, of Mattapoisett, was hired at $95,000 annually and is expected to start in April 2012. Driscoll is presently the coordinator of education technology and instruction in the Plymouth public schools. Driscoll received her bachelor’s degree from the [...]

TTI, Inc., a indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Sager Electronics, a privately held electronic component distributor headquartered in Middleborough, Massachusetts.

Middleboro officials are correct when they say the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe shouldn’t be moving “from one community to another” in an attempt to get the best deal possible for a casino.

How do you think most workers would respond if you asked them, “Do you feel more productive now than you did several years ago?” I doubt that the answer would be a resounding yes. In fact, even as workplace technology and processes steadily improve, many professionals feel less productive than ever.

Nickerson Lumber Co., which operates Mid-Cape Home Centers, is expected to be sold by the end of the month, company officials announced Thursday. The company, which started in 1895, has 180 employees, according to its website. The buyer is Duxbury resident Jeff Plank, who is co-owner of an optical company in Kentucky. Joshua A. “Jan” Nickerson Jr., chairman of the board of the lumber company, said the sale makes sense for the long-term future of the business.

Officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection told town leaders Thursday the cleanup of the Rockland Industries hazardous waste site is in the home stretch and the land could be redeveloped in two years.

E-mail is simultaneously the most used business application and (has been labeled) the number one “killer” of productivity. According to a new infographic, businesses lose $650 billon a year due to unnecessary emails, with the average worker costing his or her employer an annual $10,000 because of distractions such as emailing. For those professional interested in the recent discussions around employee productivity, this is a very compelling number.