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Students wish teacher a happy birthday

Students pose with Pauline Tavares. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The sounds of kids screaming “Cha, Cha, Cha!” echoed through the Quinn Elementary School as the students sang Happy Birthday to Pauline Tavares, a retired teacher. “I am totally…

Ninth Bristol District State Representative debate

Ed Pacheco and Chester Tam debated. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The two candidates for Ninth Bristol County State Representative, moderate Democrat Edward…

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Pre-Town Meeting goes over what to expect for Town Meeting

Town Moderator Melissa Haskell, Town Clerk Sarah Haskell Arruda, Town Administrator Cody Haddad and Director of Budget and Finance Gary Carreiro. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The Town of Dartmouth held a pre-Town Meeting meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7 to go over how Town Meeting works and what will be voted on during Fall Town Meeting. Town Meeting is a form of legislative body that gives town representatives a chance to...

Ducks, ducks, go! at the annual duck derby

Some rubber duckies float down the river. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Thousands of rubber ducks floated through the Slocum River to support the environment during the 23rd annual Duck Derby for the Massachusetts Audubon Society. “This is a unique event as it has the whimsy of the rubber ducks,” said Daniel Pedreira,...

Water flushing scheduled

The town of Dartmouth will be flushing water mains from Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Thursday, Nov. 5 between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. During this, they will be moving water at a high speed through the water mains, which helps to remove iron, manganese and...

Dartmouth to receive millions for sewer system

Senator Mark Montigny announced the state is awarding Dartmouth with $2,265,000 as a part of a $6.5 million state funding grant as a part of Massachusetts Community One Stop for Growth. This grant is for housing and economic development through...

Are you kitten me? Young cats at shelter need homes

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Some were found on a golf cart at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus. Others came in from crowded shelters in Florida. But all the kittens now housed at the Humane Society & Shelter SouthCoast share a specific need: Loving homes....

Zoning Board approves nine townhouses

Chris Saunders talking about the project. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth Zoning Board has approved nine townhouses to be built at 200 Cross Road. Each unit will have two bedrooms and a two-car garage. The development needed a number of variances for spacing from the buildings and parking from the road....

Northern Scenic Greenway onto the next step

Northern Scenic Greenway. Source: Sandra Medeiros

The Northern Scenic Greenway, a proposed shared-use path that would connect Westport and New Bedford along Old Fall River Road, now has a contract with a corporation that will survey the property. The town of Dartmouth, along with Westport and...

Fall Town Meeting warrant takes shape

The Fall Town Meeting will be held at the Dartmouth High School.

There will be 17 articles that Town Meeting members will vote on during the Fall Town Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20. All of these articles were approved without dissent by the Finance Committee, with the Select Board approving 16 of them without...

Dartmouth Fire District 1 to host open house, building dedication

Dartmouth Fire District 1 will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the station at 10 Bridge St. A station dedication will take place at 11 a.m. Features will include fire truck rides, station tours, fire boat and marine unit...

Reduce food waste giveaway

The Greater New Bedford Refuse Management District is giving four Dartmouth residents and four New Bedford residents a set of three glass Pyrex storage containers with lids. This giveaway is a part of their efforts to reduce food waste, as Sept....

UMass student accused of murder, assault held without bail in Providence

Chukwunonso David Uzeoma-Eze at the Providence court. Photo by Kat Sheridan

Chukwunonso David Uzeoma-Eze, the 19-year-old accused of killing Marvins Antoine, is being held without bail in Providence, Rhode Island. Uzeoma-Eze and Antoine were both students at UMass Dartmouth. On Sept. 19, they were at a lounge restaurant...

Nor'easter hits Dartmouth

Apponegansett Beach with some flooding. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The nor'easter that hit the Southcoast late on Friday, Sept. 25 didn't hit as hard as anticipated. Only a few Dartmouth residents lost power, which was restored by Saturday, Sept. 26. Some residents reported flooding, with deep puddles in the...

ICE working in Dartmouth earlier this week

ICE agent in Dartmouth. Source: an anonymous resident

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were spotted in Dartmouth on Tuesday, Sept. 22 around 8 a.m. During this one person was taken by ICE according to the New Bedford Light, João Ferreira. Ferreira was living in Dartmouth with a...

Transfer station and brush station closed for nor'easter

The transfer and brush stations will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 26 due to the impending storm. The brush station will reopen for its regularly scheduled hours on Monday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 a.m. The transfer station will reopen for its regularly...

Vigil held for UMass student killed

The UMass Dartmouth sign in memory of Marvins Antoine. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Hundreds showed up to remember Marvins Antoine, a freshman member of the football team at UMass Dartmouth who was murdered on Saturday, Sept. 19. “Marvin would have handled every situation that [was] thrown at him, and that’s all we’re asking of...

Weight restrictions for Paskamansett Bridge

The Town of Dartmouth have announced new weight restrictions for Russells Mills Road/Paskamansett River Bridge between Gulf Road West and Chase Road. This is due to an inspection with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Single unit...

MCAS results announced

The science scores comparatively.

The 2026 MCAS results are in, and Dartmouth was labeled “Not needing assistance intervention” as the school is making “moderate progress toward its goals.” “This release provides one piece of data that Dartmouth Public Schools uses as part of our...

UMass student charged with murder to be tried in Providence

Mugshot of Chukuwnonwo Uzoma-eze. Source: Providence Police Department

UMass Dartmouth student Chukuwnonwo Uzoma-eze, 19, has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Marvins Antoine, a football player on the UMass Dartmouth team. He also injured Kensley Macean, 19, also on the football team. On Saturday, Sept....

Two UMass athletes stabbed, one dead

The police station. Source: Douglas McCulloch

Two UMass Dartmouth students were stabbed in Providence early on Saturday, Sept. 19. According to WJAR, who talked to the Providence police, the alleged suspect is UMass student Chukuwnonso Uzome-Eze. The two victims were 18-year-old Marvins...

Roadway reconstruction announced

The Town of Dartmouth Public Works will be doing roadway reconstruction from Sept. 21 through Oct. 17 from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The roads undergoing reconstruction are Hixville Road from Shingle Island Bridge (South of HSE#950) to Countryside...

Lloyd Center to help with STEM week activites

The Healey Driscoll Administration awarded seven nonprofit organizations $465,00 for hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and career exploration. One of the recipients was the Wade Institute for Science Education at Manomet...

Buzzards Bay Coalition offers subsidies to connect to sewer

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is offering a $5,000 subsidy to qualified homeowners to connect to the sewers through its Connect-to-Protect program. “Residential septic systems are the single largest source of nitrogen pollution impacting water...

Town closes deal on Bliss Corner

An excavator near a pile of contaminated soil at the former staging site on McCabe Street. Photo by Chris Shea

The settlement agreement for the superfund site at Bliss Corner has ended, and the Federal Government has given permission for the town to issue payment. The Finance Committee previously approved a reserve fund transfer of $50,000, of the total...

The Hathaway approved by the Zoning Board

David Calhoun thanks the Zoning Board after his project was approved. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The Hathaway, a 280-unit apartment complex, was approved three to zero by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday, Sept. 17. “This is the culmination of the months that we’ve been going back and forth with the applicant and getting input,” said...

Tick talk

A tick. File photo

The rate of tick-borne illnesses has been on the rise, with Alpha-gal now infecting Dartmouth residents. Public health nurse Maura Reimer presented information on the 2025 rates of tick-borne illnesses, with confirmation that the rates are higher...

Planning and Select Board meet to discuss Ballot Question Seven

The Planning Board during the Select Board meeting. Source: DCTV

A ballot question known as Ballot Question Seven for the November election will lower the amount of land for a single family house to 5,000 square feet, which is .12 acres. It states that local Zoning Boards cannot “unreasonably restrict” housing...

Youth Advocate presents future plans

Deloris Joseph. Photo by Abby Van Selous

Deloris Joseph has been the Youth Advocate for the town of Dartmouth for around six years. She presented what she's done this past year to the Select Board during their Monday, Sept. 14, and what she hopes to accomplish in the coming year. Joseph...

Dartmouth High Schools unified sports recognized nationally

The Dartmouth High School Unified Sports teams received a national banner recognition from the Special Olympics of North America. "This is the highest level of recognition that ... a school can receive in the Unified Champion schools program and...

Dartmouth School Committee signs policy on ICE in schools

The Dartmouth School Committee during their Sept. 14 meeting.

Dartmouth High Schools approved a new policy that allows the schools to create procedures when it comes to federal law enforcement officers such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE.) On Aug. 5, Governor Maura Healey passed the Protect Act....

Dartmouth Public Schools welcome 24 new educators

A majority of the new teachers with the School Committee. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth Public Schools welcomed 24 new certified teachers this academic year. “This is the largest class of teachers that we have welcomed into the Dartmouth Public Schools, at least since I’ve been here,” said Superintendent June...

Grange Fair returns for its 132nd year

Produce displayed to be judged. Photos by Kat Sheridan

For 132, the Dartmouth Grange hosted games, homegrown goods and a penny sale with many visiting to explore the fun. Each year, the Grange raises around $6,000 from the fair for things such as the kitchen and events, but also for their scholarship...

Dartmouth High School secures another win in the Battle of Slocum Road

Mason Shurtleff, Rochester, and Henry Almeida go for the ball. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Every year, the two high schools of Slocum Road face off in the first high school football game of the season. For the fourth year in a row, Dartmouth High School won the Battle of Slocum Road against Bishop Stang High School on Friday, Sept. 11....

Dartmouth drought condition improves

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs announced that drought conditions have improved across the state, with the Southeast being labeled in a Level One Mild Drought. This is down from a Level Two Significant Drought. The office...

Dartmouth Fire Department holds memorial for 9/11

Chief Erick Turcotte holds a moment of silence for the lives lost. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Every year since Sept. 11, 2001, Dartmouth Fire District Two has held a memorial for the victims, specifically the firefighters lost during the attack and since. “We do this every year to commemorate the loss of those people on that day,...

Rates of homeless people rising in Dartmouth

Town hall. Stock photo.

The number of people who are homeless in Dartmouth has increased to around 23 people according to Matthew Dansereau, who does outreach and community engagement for the Council on Aging. The federal government requires that each town get a count in...

Recount confirms Ed Pacheco's victory

The recount in Dartmouth. Photos by Kat Sheridan

After a recount on Wednesday, Sept. 9, it was proven that Edward Pacheco did win the primary election for Ninth District Bristol County State Representative. After the initial primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 1, Steven Medeiros stated that he...

Town and Buzzards Bay Coalition to potentially purchase The Residences at Hawthorne

Cody Haddad speaks on the Paskamansett Valley proposal. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Controversial plans to develop the former Hawthorne Country Club property with 138 units of affordable housing took an abrupt U-turn this week. At the Tuesday, Sept. 9, Select Board meeting, officials unveiled a proposal by the Buzzards Bay...

Dartmouth schools to offer free breakfast

The Dartmouth Schools will now be participating in the School Breakfast Program, as well as the National School Lunch Program. This means the schools will not only provide a free and healthy lunch to students, but due to the implementation of the...

Eversource upgrades to potentially ease power demands

Town hall. Stock photo.

Due to high demand of energy that caused outages this summer, Eversource will be installing conduits and poles that will help during future high-demand times. The two main roads that will be impacted are Gidley Town Road and Fisher Road, both of...

Pipe testing reveals necessary upgrades

Stock photo of Public Works.

The Department of Public Works finished a study on infiltration in the pipes, and found that there are three areas that will need repairs. These areas are Hawthorne Country Club and Tucker Road, Bliss Corner by Dartmouth Street, and Wilson Street...

No kidding around: Meet the Goat Lady

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There was once a time when people could drive through the corner of Chase and Lucy Little Roads and spot 79 goats grazing in a field. People could stop by the house to pet the goats or buy goat milk, honey, eggs and sometimes goat cheese from a...

UMass Dartmouth receives $500,000 in state funding for offshore wind research

UMass Dartmouth

Governor Maura Healey 20 across the state groups funding for projects that will prepare workers for careers in offshore wind and maritime as well as projects that research the marine environment. The total amount awarded was $4.2 million, with...

Dartmouth High School receives grants to further a phone free school

Dartmouth High School.

Dartmouth High School received a $30,000 grant from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office to continue their bell-to-bell phone free schools policy. This was awarded on Tuesday, Sept. 1, and the schools’ administrators, faculty, staff, and...

Democratic recount requested

Town hall. Stock photo.

Steven Medeiros and Edward Pacheco have requested a recount of the Democratic race for the State Representative race from Tuesday, Sept. 1. Edward Pacheco won by 14 votes overall, and 22 votes in Dartmouth. Due to the close race, Medeiros stated...

Pacheco, Tam win Ninth Bristol County State Representative race

Ed Pacheco and Chester Tam will face off in the state midterms.

Edward Pacheco and Chester Tam will square off in November after winning the Democratic and Republican Ninth Bristol County state representative contests in the state primary election Sept. 1. Pacheco defeated Steve Medeiros by 14 votes, while...

Dartmouth School Committee looks ahead to future projects

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The School Committee announced that they ended Fiscal Year 26 having spent a majority of their budget, with only $10.37 left. Now that Fiscal Year 27 is starting up, the Committee is looking ahead to what projects they will be working on. The...

Dartmouth Police cancel Flock camera contract

The State Road Flock camera. Photo by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth Police department will not be renewing their contracts with the company Flock. Police chief Brian P. Levesque said this was decided for a number of reasons, including privacy concerns and the cost. “I think what I’m looking to do...

No back-to-school blues at the Quinn School

Kids line up to sign in. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Kids are filling backpacks with books and pencils. Parents are getting ready for the early-morning goodbye at the bus stop. The Quinn Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization is taking it a step further. It made sure kids were ready for the...

Town Hall announces new hours

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The Dartmouth Select Board voted to make the Town Hall summer hours year round. The Town initially tried the summer hours starting at the end of June through Friday, Sept. 4. Town Administrator Cody Haddad had a survey sent to town hall employees...

Public Works closed for Labor Day

The Department of Public Works office and leaf and compost dropoff will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day. All residential trash and recycling pickup will be delayed one day. The Transfer Station will be open during its...