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Go higher programs helps students succeed

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega and UMass Chancellor Mark Fuller gathered at UMass Dartmouth to celebrate the launch of “Go Higher”…

Police station to no longer be used as training center

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Police officers will no longer train at the old police station at 249 Russells Mills Road after Select Board members unanimously agreed to cease operations. The building’s…

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Elementary schools roll out new literacy program

Catie Paveo explains the CKLA program to the committee. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth Public Schools are starting a new literacy program, the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) to improve literacy. Catie Paveo presented a slideshow on a new knowledge based program to the Dartmouth Public School Committee on Monday,...

Dartmouth man charged for illegally possessing firework materials and instructions

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Kevin Ruiz, 54, of Dartmouth faces two felony charges and six misdemeanor charges after materials that can be used to build fireworks and instructions on how to do so were found in a garage where he had been living. The charges come after fireworks...

Biking for a cause

Riders ride over the Padanaram Bridge. Photos by Kat Sheridan.

Bikers passed cars and pedestrians around Dartmouth, smiling and waving as they traveled on a long journey to support the environment. “Riding a bike puts you in a good mood,” said Sandra Medeiros, who rode in the Buzzard’s Bay Coalition annual...

Playing with fire with the Dartmouth fire departments

Jeremy McNamera and his son Bennett, spray a fire hose. Photos by Kat Sheridan

“That’s a fire!” a kid yelled as firefighters demonstrated how to safely put out a grease fire at the District 3 Fire station open house on Saturday, Oct. 4. District 2 also had an open house on Sunday, Oct. 5 The open houses were planned for Fire...

Fire breaks out in a Dartmouth barn

Fire breaks out in a Dartmouth barn. Source: Dartmouth Fire Department District 2

A fire broke out in a barn at 86 Division Road around 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3. District 2 responded to a 911 call reporting the fire. The firefighters determined the fire was caused by overheated machinery. No one was injured. The barn was...

Youth hockey hits the ice

Landon Amaral shoots the puck toward the goal. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The sound of pucks slamming against glass and hockey sticks hitting the ice started off the Youth Hockey Association game on Saturday, Oct. 4 where the Soath Coast Panthers faced off against Quincy and won 6-1. The Association has existed since...

Duck, duck, rubber duck at the Duck Derby

Rubber duckies race for the prize. Source: Aaron Gouveia

No one can resist quacking up at the sight of thousands of rubber duckies floating down Allen’s pond. The Massachusetts Audubon Society held their 22nd annual Duck Derby on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The 2,580 rubber duckies that were sponsored by...

Dartmouth Mall takes out a loan worth millions

The Dartmouth Mall took out a $56 million loan. File photo

The owner of Dartmouth Mall has taken out a $56 million loan to reduce high-cost debt and increase financial flexibility, announced owner Pennsylvania Estate Investment Trust. The ten-year loan will help pay off the company's higher-interest...

Field hockey scores a goal toward season goal

Arianna Tieu takes the shot. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth High School varsity field hockey team continued their winning streak with another win on Wednesday, Oct. 1 against Durfee High School, putting them at six wins, one loss and one tie. Dartmouth Week reporter Kat Sheridan attended the...

School on Wheels brings backpacks to kids

Neighborhood residents who packed backpacks for kids. Source: Maureen Benton

Two Dartmouth neighborhoods got together with School on Wheels of Massachusetts before the start of the school year to provide kids with supplies. Together, the volunteers from Bayview and a neighborhood off Elm Street filled 149 backpacks with...

Things to do: Week of Oct. 2

Wolfe Kelly, 4, uses the fire hose. Photo by Abby Van Selous

Friday, Oct. 3 Turnip the beet Fresh fruits and vegetables along with handmade crafts are just on the horizon. The market is located at 789 Dartmouth Street. For more information, visit www.dartmouthfarmersmarket.com, email...

Bridge and water system repairs and replacements with long range capital planning

Tim Barber goes through long range capital planning plans. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Public Works department held its third and last workshop to discuss long range capital planning on Tuesday, Sept. 30. This meeting focused on drinking water facilities, wastewater collection and treatment systems and the Padanaram Bridge....

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride set to make its 19th return

Buzzards Bay's Watershed Ride

On Sunday, Oct. 5, bikers will once again ride through South Dartmouth in the 19th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride. The ride includes a 100-mile route, a 77-mile route and a 41-mile route, with the 100 and 77-mile rides coming through Dartmouth....

Select Board recommends 14 articles for Fall Town Meeting

Dartmouth Town Hall

Fourteen articles will appear on the Fall Town Meeting warrant after Select Board members recommended all but two of 16 proposed articles. Among the recommended articles includes allocating funds from the water enterprise fund, supporting a roof...

Dartmouth scores well with MCAS results

Percentage of state vs. Dartmouth ELA scores meeting/exceeding expectations

The 2025 MCAS results are in and Dartmouth Public Schools performed better than average. Dartmouth did better than the average in the English Language Arts (ELA), math and the new civics sections, but slightly below average in the science section....

Eureka! Girls become scientists for a day

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Creating prints of fish, dissecting shellfish and designing a renewable energy harvester were just some of the hands-on experiences close to 200 girls dabbled in as part of UMass Dartmouth’s annual STEM4Girls program on Saturday, Sept. 27. One of...

DeMello school puts the ‘fun’ in ‘fundraiser’

A child walks around with her cotton candy. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Kids typically can’t wait for the weekend to leave school, but kids didn’t want to leave Joseph DeMello Elementary School during the Fall Festival Library Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27. This event was organized by the Parent Teacher Organization...

Music in the woods

The Old Time Fiddle Session with Jeff Angeley plays

The sounds of chipmunks, squirrels, cellos, fiddles and pianos echoed through the trees at the Lloyd Center’s fifth annual Music in the Woods event on Saturday, Sept. 27. Families walked the trails, which had four bands scattered throughout. The...

BRIGHT Act at UMass Dartmouth

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Thursday, Sept. 25 as a part of their announcement of a new bill to improve Massachusetts public education. The bill, known as the...

Potential for hazardous materials cause of concern for Sherbrooke Village development

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As developers look to construct a housing development at 498 Old Westport Road, some residents are concerned that the property's history of being used as a dumping ground and the potential presence of hazardous materials makes it an unsuitable...

Bumper to bumper: Residents skeptical of traffic study for proposed Residences at Hawthorne

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Residents questioned the legitimacy of a traffic study that looked at the potential effects the Residences at Hawthorne, a proposed housing subdivision, would have on traffic conditions, skeptical that all factors contributing to traffic had been...

Things to do: Week of Sept. 25

Friday, Sept. 26 Olde Dartmouth 250 to hold its second meeting The Olde Dartmouth 250 will be holding its second meeting on Friday, Sept. 26 from 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Wamsutta Club in the James Arnold Mansion, located at 427 County Street...

UMass Dartmouth gets a good grade

U.S. News and World Report has released the 2026 College Ranking, and UMass Dartmouth did well. UMass Dartmouth placed 242nd for Best National Universities and 136th for public universities. These stats mean they are the highest ranked public New...

Man faces six criminal charges after South Dartmouth house fire

Dartmouth resident Kevin Ruiz, 54, has been charged with six criminal charges after police determined that an early morning house explosion on Tuesday, Sept. 2 was caused by fireworks and other incendiary substances. He is being charged with...

Looking for the next generation

Wanted: Students to help Dartmouth Week — in any one of many ways. We aim to constantly provide news about people, events and issues in the town of Dartmouth. That’s local people of all ages. Events of interest to everyone from toddlers to regulars...

Children hunt for Padanaram treasures

For three days kids could be seen traversing the streets of Padanaram, popping in and out of businesses on the hunt for hidden treasures. Brightly colored fish hanging from the ceiling, a gnome hiding, a lighthouse, a stuffed sheep and rabbits with...

Fall into a book this fall

Pick from thousands of books to expand the bookshelf at the Friends Fall Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Dartmouth Library from Wednesday, Oct. 22 to Saturday, Oct. 25. Proceeds from the sale supports the library’s free educational...

No horsing around with Barock Pinto horses

Horses whinney and neigh, awards sit on a table, and a handler trots their horse around a field while onlookers clap to the beat of its trot. A horse inspection came to Sleepy Hollow Farm in Dartmouth. Marcos, a black and white Barock Pinto horse...

Grow into STEM

UMass Dartmouth’s Kaput Center invites girls to learn about science at their 13th Annual STEM4Girls Day on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s theme is “Blue Economy,” which focuses on how science, innovation, and sustainability...

Fall is in the air at Running Brook Vineyard

Children and dogs run around as people explore local vendors and hop on hayrides. Just as autumn returns each year, the Running Brook Vineyard Harvest Festival has returned to welcome in the season. As in past years, there were wine tastings, grape...

Best catch: fishing derby returns for 20th year

When Jacob Roy was growing up, he lived just down the street from Cornell Pond and participated in the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual fishing derby nearly every year. After moving back to the area, Roy returned to the EPA’s 20th derby,...

Two teenagers die in early morning car crash

Brielle Raposo,16, and Cameren Gutter, 15, both of Fall River died early Saturday morning in a single car car crash while driving a stolen vehicle on Route 195. Shortly after 1 a.m., Massachusetts State Police received 911 calls for an erratic...

New luxury apartment building proposed

A 56-unit luxury apartment building may be coming to State Road after Louis Properties LLC proposed the project to the zoning board in late August. The proposed non-40B building would be at 802 and 808 State Road and the property behind it, near...

Things to do: Week of Sept. 18

Friday, Sept. 19 “Turnip the beet’ at Dartmouth’s farmer market Fresh fruits and vegetables along with handmade crafts are just on the horizon. The market is located at 789 Dartmouth Street. For more information, visit...

Four school improvement projects planned

Dartmouth Public Schools may look a little different in the coming years as town officials look to make repairs or replacements to all but Cushman School in the next 15 years. James Kiely, the assistant superintendent of finance and operations for...

Kiki and the Herd of Hope get a second chance

Ducks and chickens waddle around as a three-legged dog eagerly hops out of the barn, all while an old police horse is groomed and the Taylor Swift Eras Tour plays on a barn TV. This is an ordinary scene at Don’t Forget Us, Pet Us, an animal...

Stargazing at UMass Dartmouth

Explore the universe with the Astronomical Society of Southern New England at UMass Dartmouth for a public astronomy viewing on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. The school’s 16-inch telescope in the domed observatory will be available...

No more feeling blue- lobster comes to live at UMass Dartmouth

Only about one in two million lobsters are born blue and only 10 to 20 blue lobsters are found a year, including one recently acquired by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology. Lobsters can have an...

‘It’s Jenga’: A 230-year-old house is on the move

In the Russells Mills Village Historic District is a Cape Cod-style house from 1795. It’s the second oldest home in the district, located just down the street from Davoll’s General Store. And now it’s on the move. Selecting planks from a pile,...

Crapo Hill Landfill may gain new life

Crapo Hill Landfill’s lifespan is currently in the hands of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection as the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District works to create a seventh cell. Cell seven would be approximately...

Dartmouth residents walk for a cause

Nine Dartmouth residents are participating in the 2025 Jimmy Fund Walk to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Sunday, Oct. 5. The Dartmouth residents are Matthew Parsons, Jennifer K. Czapiga, Michael Russell, Catherine Russell,...

A successful day of recycling

The Reuse, Repair, and Shred Day held on Saturday, Sept. 6 was deemed a success by Dartmouth Recycling, which organized the event. There were 200 cars dropping off paper to be shredded, 55 bikes to be repaired and distributed to the community, six...

Watching the Duck Derby is a quacking good time

Quack up at thousands of rubber duckies floating down Allens Pond at Mass Audubon’s annual Duck Derby on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The sponsor of winning duckies can win one of many prizes; a feast at Stone Barn, a gourmet picnic with Drumlin Farm animals,...

Learn about Dartmouth school repairs

Learn more about where the children of Dartmouth are learning at the interactive Public Schools Workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. It will be held at the Dartmouth Middle School at 366 Slocum Road. The meeting will cover the...

Something for the whole family at Round the Bend Farm

Round the Bend Farm is having an open farm day on Saturday, Sept. 20 with baby ducklings, potato sales and a class on fermenting. Snuggle with some baby ducklings from the Swaye Family Farm’s latest brood. The event is held at the Learning center...

Horsing around at Sleepy Hollow Farm

It’s straight from the horse's mouth — the annual Massachusetts Barock Pinto Inspection is coming up. The event is hosted by Megan Hamilton Dressage and will be held at Sleepy Hollow Farm, located at 46 Albro Drive, on Sunday, Sept. 21 starting at 8...

Chick-fil-A moo-ves to Dartmouth

Chick-fil-A opened its first location in Dartmouth, located at 286 State Road in the Dartmouth Mall plaza on Friday, Sept. 12. The location is owned and operated by Julie Gallagher, a Mattapoisset resident who previously owned and operated a...

Hikers make a ‘bear-y’ unusual discovery in Paskamansett Woods

A black bear and a cub were spotted at the Paskamansett Woods at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11. While black bear sightings do happen in Dartmouth, they are usually young male bears exploring, according to Nick Wildman, the executive director for the...

Who was Eudora Welty?

Learn about the life and work of Eudora Welty, an American writer and photographer who was born in 1909, at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. On Thursday, Oct. 9, Laura Bailet of Dartmouth will share her personal collection of Welty’s photographs,...

Southcoast Health welcomes new providers

Three new health providers are coming to Dartmouth this month to begin work in several Southcoast Health programs. Ashley Kenyon will be joining as a pediatrician, after earning her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Western University of Health...