Sunday, February 17, 2013
A look at what is happening around the region.
Scholarship Established in Memory of Stoughton High Senior David Wade The Stoughton School Committee unanimously approved the David James Wade Memorial Scholarship at its meeting Feb. 12. Wade, a senior at Stoughton High this school year, tragically died following an accidental shooting at his Turnpike Street home Sept. 29, 2012. The scholarship will give 10 of his former classmates financial assistance in continuing their education beyond high school. Each of the 10 scholarships will be for $560, symbolic of Wade's football jersey number (56) this season at SHS. Click here to read more. *** Norwood Police Investigating Home Invasion Police are investigating a reported home invasion Tuesday night on Buckminster Drive in Norwood in which a …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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 …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
A look at what is happening around the region.
Shoplifting Leads to Arrest of Stoughton and Canton Residents On Saturday, Dec. 29 Norwood Police arrested 36-year-old Christin Quattrucci of Hayward Dr. in Stoughton and 49-year-old Ergin Abaz of Fairview Rd. in Canton. Norwood Police Dispatch received a call reporting that the two were observed shoplifting at the Norwood T.J. Maxx on Nahatan Street. It was reported to the responding officers Chris Flanagan and Jared Kullich that the suspects were removing security tags from the merchandise. On scene officers spoke with the two that were still inside the store. During investigation officers discovered merchandise inside Quattrucci’s pocketbook, and also inside a shopping bag concealed by Abaz. To read more, click here Norton Basketball …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Your weekly roundup of news around the area.
90-Year-Old Driver Charged With Hit and Run The driver involved in the Dec. 8 hit and run on Park Street in Stoughton, which sent a teenage boy to the hospital, has been charged, the Stoughton Police announced in a release on the Department's Facebook page Wednesday morning. Harry Minassian, 90, of 433 Lincoln St. in Stoughton, is being charged with leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury; failure to stay in marked lanes; leaving the scene of property damage; and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, according to the release. To read more, click here Local Restaurant Faces License Suspension for Sexual Misconduct Due to an incident of sexual misconduct at Sportsway Cafe, the local bar will be facing a one-day liquor license…
Saturday, December 15, 2012
A look at what is happening around the region this week.
Norton Parents Get Special Delivery on 12/12/12 When Erin Fisher went into labor Dec. 12, she expected it to go well into the next day. Newborn Wesley Scott Fisher was determined to make his birthday an extra special day, however, arriving at exactly 12:12 p.m. Dec. 12, 2012. “We are both doing very well and are going home today,” Erin said. She has lived in Norton for the past five years with her husband Scott. Wesley, named after Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, was born at 6 lbs., 8 oz. at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. To read more, click here. *** Stoughton Couple Gets Married at 12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12 Joseph Fisher and Nicholas Blanco shouldn't have any trouble remembering their wedding anniversary - the Fisher-Blanco …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
A look at what is happening around the region this week.
Norfolk County DA Rules Stoughton Teen's Shooting Death Accidental The September 29th shooting which killed Stoughton High senior David Wade, long understood to be an accident, has officially been ruled as such, the office of Norfolk Country District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey announced in a press release Friday afternoon. Wade, 17, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest at his Turnpike St. home. He was accidentally shot by his 21-year-old brother. To read more, click here Armed Robbery Reported in Attleboro Attleboro police are searching for a man who they said stole narcotics Friday afternoon at Rite Aid (1099 Washington St.) after he showed employees a gun and jumped over the counter to grab them. Detective Sgt. Arthur Brillon told …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
A Stoughton student is among six from Southeastern Regional getting hands-on experience participating in a construction project building a concession stand at a local high school.
Thanks to the work of six Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School students, including one from Stoughton, a local high school will get a new concession stand by its football field this winter. It’s a win-win situation as the students get hands-on experience in the field of construction. The students building the concession stand at Norton High School are Thomas Hanrahan of Stoughton, Richard Alger of Easton, and Brockton residents Luis Montero, Julien Fernandes, Joe Gallagher and Cody Howie. They are directed by construction technology teacher Roy Blanchard. Since mid-September, the group has spent about 15 hours a week working on the project. “They are really focused,” Blanchard said of the students. When the basic skeleton…
Saturday, December 1, 2012
A look at what is happening around the region.
State Police Make Several OUI Arrests Over Holiday Weekend Massachusetts State Police Troopers made 20 OUI arrests and issued almost 350 citations on area roadways this holiday weekend - the result of increased patrols on Routes 24 and 195 and a sobriety checkpoint in Canton, according to a press release from the MSP. The State Police deployed increased patrols on Routes 24 and 195 in southeastern Massachusetts, the evenings of Friday, Nov. 23 and Saturday, Nov. 24 as "part of the department’s ongoing efforts to curb impaired, distracted, and aggressive driving on those roads," the MSP stated in a press release. To read more, click here Local 7-Year-Old Spurring Effort to Help a Stoughton Grandmother and Young Grandson “Think Globally, Act…
Saturday, November 24, 2012
A look at what is happening around the region today.
Woman Allegedly Sexually Assaulted at Knifepoint in Attleboro Local and state police are looking for a man they say kidnapped a woman at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her Tuesday afternoon in an Attleboro parking lot on Starkey Avenue. Those participating in the search, unsuccesful as of 6 p.m., included Norton and Attleboro police officers as well as state police K-9 units and a state police helicopter. To read more, click here Stoughton Native Killed in Brockton Shooting Police are investigating a Nov. 18 shooting at an apartment complex in Brockton which killed 35-year-old Marvin Pardo, a Stoughton native and 1996 graduate of Stoughton High. Pardo was "found with gunshot wounds to his head and chest when Brockton police responded to…
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Your weekly region roundup.
Carriage House Fire Intentionally Set Easton Fire Chief Kevin Partridge said in a statement Tuesday night that the fire that set the former Carriage House restaurant ablaze was intentionally set. Partridge made the statement after an investigation conducted by himself, the State Fire Marshal and Easton Fire Captain Jeff Webster. To read more, click here Stoughton Police Make Several Alcohol-Related Arrests Stoughton Police responded to three motor vehicle accidents and made three additional motor vehicle stops last Saturday, Nov. 10 which led to the arrests/summonses of seven different people. As a result of these six incidents and subsequent arrests/summonses, the SPD issued three charges of operating under the influence (OUI - liquor), …
Also a taxpayer
12:54 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Congratulations Mr. Baeta!!! Norton is a lucky town! I look forward to continuing to work together both here in Stoughton and through your new position in Norton. more ›