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Oct, 2007 - Mayor James Harrington, Colonel Robert Tripp and Dr. Robert Haglund welcomed a host of dignitaries and well-wishers to the recent Ceremonial Groundbreaking at the Brockton War Memorial Building, marking Phase 1 of the War Memorial Restoration Project...read more
Feb, 2007 - The Steering Committee for this Project is sponsoring a fund-raising event at Brockton High School on February 9, 2007 and asks that you participate and support the WAR MEMORIAL BENEFIT CONCERT...read more |
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GUEST OPINION: Post-election myths about Question 3, 11-22-08 - Fall River Herald News
GUEST OPINION: Post-election myths about Question 3, 11-22-08Fall River Herald News, USA - 4 hours agoOne example comes from former track worker Paul Rocha, who was interviewed after the election by the Brockton Enterprise: Who cares about dog racing out in ...Employees say dog track is already running down Daily News Tribuneall 7 news articles...read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 13:44:44 -0700
Bay State Foreclosure Deeds Jump In October, But Petitions Drop By ... - DSNews.com
Bay State Foreclosure Deeds Jump In October, But Petitions Drop By ...DSNews.com, TX - 7 hours agoWorcester (76), Springfield (50), Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood (41), Brockton (37) and Lawrence (36) had the most foreclosure deeds in the month of ...read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 10:03:29 -0700
Small signs of hope on foreclosures - The Patriot Ledger
Small signs of hope on foreclosuresThe Patriot Ledger, MA - 8 hours agoUrban areas continue to be hit hardest with foreclosures, with Worcester, Springfield, Dorchester and Brockton seeing the largest number of foreclosure ...Foreclosures up; new petitions fall Cape Cod TimesHope is on the horizon for foreclosures MetroWest Daily Newsall 5 news articles...read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 09:44:55 -0700
VIDEO EXTRA: Shirtless Brockton firefighters raise temperatures in ... - Wicked Local Brockton
VIDEO EXTRA: Shirtless Brockton firefighters raise temperatures in ...Wicked Local Brockton, MA - 16 hours agoHowever, he summoned up his courage, went bare-chested for an audience of ogling females — and ended up as “Mr. June” in the 2009 Massachusetts Firefighter ...read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 00:59:43 -0700
VIDEO EXTRA: Shirtless Brockton firefighters raise heat in charity calendar
Admar “A.J.” Jaramillo is a hottie, but the city firefighter would rather go into a burning building than take off his shirt for a bunch of women. However, he summoned up his courage, went bare-chested for an audience of ogling females — and ended up as “Mr. June” in the 2009 Massachusetts Fire fighter Calendar for Charity to benefit Habitat for Humanity.read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 00:57:36 -0700
VIDEO EXTRA: State police dog searches Brockton bridge area for missing teen
Trooper John Tasker walked along the railroad tracks today with his dog, Yago, looking for what a mother hopes will yield the answer to a 19-year-old mystery. For about 30 minutes, Tasker and the 4-year-old German Shepard searched. Along the tracks. Into the brush. Stepping across rocks, bottles, twigs. It was the spot by the Howard Street bridge searched days earlier by other canines brought in by private investigators looking for a Brockton teen, Jennifer Fay, who went missing in 1989. Tasker...read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 00:52:07 -0700
State probing MCAS ‘discrepancies’ at Stoughton elementary school
School officials are being mum about what they call “a large discrepancy” found in last school year’s MCAS results for the West Elementary School compared to results from other testing tools. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is investigating the results from the 2007-2008 MCAS examinations, administered last spring at the West Elementary School, attended by students in kindergarten through Grade 5. “The school system is not making any accusatio...read moreDate: 21 Nov 2008, 00:06:06 -0700
IPod theft suspect breaks out of police cruiser in Kingston, captured
A 26-year-old Plymouth man who was being taken to the Plymouth House of Correction, smashed his way out of a Kingston police cruiser on Route 3 and ran before being caught by the officer who was driving the cruiser. Officer Alan Cabral was driving James C. Elias of 29 Sawmill Road at about 8 p.m. Thursday. About four hours earlier, Elias was arrested outside the Independence Mall in connection with a stolen iPod speaker system. On the way to jail, Cabral asked Elias to stop...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 23:47:26 -0700
State sheds 7,000 more jobs
The state’s employers cut an estimated 7,000 jobs in October in the local labor market’s worst month in more than three years. The figures, which were released on Thursday by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, marked the state’s largest monthly decline in jobs since March 2005. The monthly loss was the second-biggest decline since the state’s previous economic downturn reached its low point in December 2003. The job losses pushed the state’s unem...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 19:22:21 -0700
Bridgewater man charged in stabbing
A Bridgewater man was arrested on Thursday and charged in the stabbing of a Holbrook man outside a party in West Bridgewater, according to court records. Ian S. Rollins, 24, of Tabway Lane, Bridgewater, was arrested on a warrant at 1 p.m. Thursday and charged with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The charges stem from a stabbing during a fight that broke out after three men left a party on Scotland Street in West Bridgewater on Oct. 25. The stabbing...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 19:22:19 -0700
Boston company to be cited for theft of water, police say
A Boston company is being cited for allegedly opening a fire hydrant at the corner of Greenwood and Central streets and taking nearly 3,000 gallons of town water. Police said an employee of Atlantic Drain Services Inc. allegedly pumped 2,800 gallons of water into a 6,000-gallon water truck at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Stoughton Police Department Executive Officer Robert Devine said the company did not seek permission from the town DPW to use the fire hydrant, which is required under b...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 19:22:15 -0700
State backs Middleboro or Stoughton for South Coast Rail line - Enterprise News
State backs Middleboro or Stoughton for South Coast Rail lineEnterprise News, MA - Nov 20, 2008A commuter train makes its way through Brockton on the Old Colony rail line, which ends in Middleboro. By Alice C. Elwell The state is getting behind ...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 17:02:33 -0700
Cranberries — and their bogs — revisited - Daily Triplicate
Cranberries — and their bogs — revisitedDaily Triplicate, CA - Nov 20, 2008It was in the Brockton Enterprise (Brockton, Mass.) and you probably can find it by going to their Web site. Do you ever make fresh cranberry orange relish? ...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 11:47:55 -0700
Mass. foreclosure petitions drop in October - Boston Globe (registration)
Mass. foreclosure petitions drop in OctoberBoston Globe (registration), United States - Nov 20, 2008During the month, 76 foreclosure deeds were recorded in Worcester, 50 in Springfield, 41 in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, 37 in Brockton and 36 in ...read moreDate: 20 Nov 2008, 06:51:26 -0700
Brockton Elementary School Goes Green - WBZ
Brockton Elementary School Goes GreenWBZ, MA - Nov 19, 2008Unlike other states, there is no mandate for new schools to be built green in Massachusetts, but the state does provide substantial financial support for ...read moreDate: 19 Nov 2008, 15:45:25 -0700
Massachusetts Teen Arrested For Leaving Home Made Teddy Bear Bomb ... - AHN
Massachusetts Teen Arrested For Leaving Home Made Teddy Bear Bomb ...AHN - Nov 19, 2008Brockton, MA (AHN) - A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for attaching a home made bomb to a stuffed teddy bear and leaving it on a Brockton, MA street ...read moreDate: 19 Nov 2008, 06:01:41 -0700
SANTAPALOOZA: Help Brockton set Guinness Santa-hat record
Help Brockton set a world record by donning a Santa hat and attending the dedication of the James Edgar plaque, commemorating the country's first department store Santa Claus. Come downtown on Sunday, Nov. 23, to the Crescent Street Parking Garage for the 1 p.m. event. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. at Joe Angelo's restaurant, at the corner of Main and Crescent streets. Wear your own Santa hat, or buy one there for $2. If enough people show up, the feat will be registered with the Guinness Bo...read moreDate: 18 Nov 2008, 02:50:48 -0700
Search resumes in Brockton case open since 1989 - WHDH-TV
Search resumes in Brockton case open since 1989WHDH-TV, MA - Nov 16, 2008She was treated as a runaway until another teenager from Massachusetts went missing and raised suspicions. State, local, and MBTA Police now have the help ...read moreDate: 16 Nov 2008, 16:43:19 -0700
Jingle Bell Run set for Dec. 6 in Brockton
The annual Jingle Bell Run, a race to benefit the Enterprise’s Helping Hands fund, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Holiday Inn at Westgate Mall. Last year’s event drew a record 200 runners and walkers and raised $6,000 to help the needy throughout the area. Popular accessories for runners include antlers, blinking red noses, custom shirts, kilts and jingle bells. Prizes are awarded for children’s and adult costume and best-dressed team. Registration begins at n...read moreDate: 10 Nov 2008, 08:54:58 -0700