Region Roundup: Shots Fired; Drug Arrest; Interim U.S. Senator From Stoughton (And More)

A look at what is happening around the region this week.

"Several Shots" Fired on Rayburn Road in Stoughton Monday Night Stoughton Police received multiple calls Monday, Jan. 28 around 10:15 p.m. about hearing gunshots in the vicinity of Rayburn Road in Stoughton. Police officers responded and found a parked vehicle and the home had been hit by bullets, according to the entry in the police log. No one was hit and there were no injuries. There are no suspects at this time, according to police. Read more by clicking here. *** Stoughton's William “Mo” Cowan Named State's Interim U.S. Senator Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced Wednesday morning that a Stoughton resident is headed to the Nation's Capital to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. With Tuesday's official nomination of …

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About Town with Mark Snyder

ABOUT TOWN: Stoughton's Baeta Hired as Superintendent of Norton Schools

Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.

STOUGHTON MAN GETS TOP NORTON SCHOOL POSITION: Former Stoughton School Committee member Joseph Baeta is the new Superintendent of Schools for the Town of Norton. The Norton School Committee unanimously voted for Baeta become the new Norton school chief at a January 10 meeting. Baeta, who is in his fourth year as Superintendent of Schools in Holbrook, said that he left that system in much better shape than when he took it over. This new job in Norton is a good fit for him in a number of ways. His wife, Michele, was a Guidance Counselor in Norton, but came home the past five years to take care of their daughter, Maggie.  Since Maggie is now at the Hansen Elementary School in Stoughton, his wife returned to Norton Public Schools as a part …

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