Call it what you want, but today was the best day for Mrs. Perry’s first grade class at Dighton Elementary School. “It warms my heart up just to see how excited they were,” teacher Lisa Perry said. “From the moment they stepped into school this morning they knew something big was about to happen.

First-graders at Dighton Elementary School won a naming contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

“I love performing for people and becoming like a character when I dance,” said Karli Wilkinson, a 15-year-old from Dighton, Massachusetts, who was warming up under the watchful eye of her ...

"The last three years has been nothing but heaven for me. These kids don't care who scores. They want to win."

Some might call it the “American Idol” of ballet dancing. More than 400 hundred young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered in Massachusetts with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions.

More than 400 hundred young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions.

“I love performing for people and becoming like a character when I dance,” said Karli Wilkinson, a 15-year-old from Dighton, Massachusetts, who was warming up under the watchful eye of her ...

A swamp in Tiverton that's believed to be the site of a key battle during King Philip's War is returned to members of the Pocasset tribe.

The assessed value of all the homes in Massachusetts has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time, the Boston Business Journal recently reported. The median home is assessed at $700,872, according to the state Department of Revenue, while the median annual tax bill increased 4.5% this fiscal year to $7,735.

Ava Orlando needed 15 points to crack the 2,000-point barrier. She more than doubled that. The Bentley-bound senior became the 82nd player in state history to reach the milestone as she scored 31

MIDDLEBORO — Most people think of Middleboro as a quiet town. But the municipality was once one of the largest settlements in the early United States. According to data from the 1790 United States Census, Middleboro had a population of 4,526, which meant it was 16th largest settlement in the United States at the time.

The night featured a clutch 3-pointer from Bishop Feehan’s Maddy Steel, a big shutout by BC High’s Drew Karlovitz, a 16th-straight Boston City League swim title for Latin Academy, a flag-staking win from the Holland (formerly Burke) boys’ basketball team,