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Things to do: Christmas celebrations, concerts, and plays

There's a lot happening in Dartmouth on any given weekend. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Thursday, December 5 Enjoy hot dogs for a cause. The UMass Dartmouth...

Town officials hope to improve communication, preparation for Town Meeting

After a series of high profile Town Meeting proposals well-supported by town government failed to pass in recent years, town officials hope to improve communication and possibly revisit expanding marijuana cultivation on Route 6. The Select Board...
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Schools, town government affected by snow storm

As the first snowstorm of the season rages on, Dartmouth schools, municipal services, and agencies have announced closings and delays. Dartmouth Public Schools are closed Tuesday, December 3. Bishop Stang High School...

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Dartmouth resident gets the big chop for charity

Julianna Dick with stylist Rebecca Martins after Martins chopped off 10 inches of Dick’s hair. Photo by: Kate Robinson
Julianna Dick has been growing out her hair for nearly four years. But just before Thanksgiving, the Dartmouth resident and senior at Providence Country Day school decided to lop it off for charity. Dick is donating around ten inches of her straight...

Santa Claus and a tree lighting at annual holiday celebration

An early December snow storm was not enough to put a damper on the annual Dartmouth tree lighting. The December 1 event, hosted by Dartmouth Parks and Recreation, saw the large tree in front of Town Hall come alive with light and color, as kids and...

Holiday schedule for town departments

With the Thanksgiving holiday, municipal offices and programs will be closed on Thanksgiving day. Here is a list of hours for various departments and agencies. Town Hall will remain closed until December 2, and will open at its regular time on that...

Chemicals ‘imminent hazard’ at two Bliss Corner properties

A map of the child care facility at 52 Donald Street showing where soil samples were taken. Image courtesy: MassDEP
Two more properties in Bliss Corner — including a daycare — have dangerously high levels of contaminants in the soil, according to letters sent to the property owners from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection last week...

Ultra marathoner runs more than 500 miles for charity

Josh Milich and Brian Tjersland in front of the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne at the start of the journey on Veterans Day, November 11. Photo courtesy: Facebook/500 miles to end veteran suicide
Dartmouth resident Brian Tjersland is no ordinary runner. The 52-year-old Ultra-runner has completed extreme long-distance marathon events before, such as the Badwater 135-mile race in California’s Death Valley, which calls itself ‘the world’s...

Eagle Scouts help local land trust soar

Jonathan Bacdayan from Troop 170 shows off the boardwalk he built at DNRT’s Star of the Sea reserve. Photo courtesy: DNRT
Local Eagle Scouts have volunteered their time and efforts to help Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust with various projects on 15 of the land trust’s 17 publicly accessible properties. DNRT noted in a recent statement that the latest properties to be...

Climate Change town hall held at UMass Dartmouth

A student asks a question of the panel. From left: Senator Marc Pacheco, Representative Dylan Fernandes, and UMass Dartmouth Vice Chancellor Greg Walters. Photo by: Kate Robinson
The rise of 60-70 million climate-exasperated migrants around the world; No country being on track to reach their Paris agreement goals; Potential warming of 4.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, a figure nearly on par with the warming that...

Firefighters test their skills and gear at training session

Practice makes perfect, especially when it comes to delicate firefighting procedures designed to save lives. That’s why on November 20, Fire District No. 1 crews gathered at the fire station to practice an important firefighting technique: Roof...

First recipient of UMass Dartmouth nursing scholarship announced

The inaugural Hailey Angel Allard Nursing Scholarship recipient, Elyssa Tripp of Westport. Photo courtesy: UMass Dartmouth
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has announced that Elyssa Tripp of Westport will be the inaugural recipient of the Hailey Angel Allard Nursing Scholarship, an award set up in honor of student Hailey Allard of Somerset, who passed away in...

Flag Swamp Road construction

The Department of Public Works will be conducting a drainage improvement project on Flag Swamp Road starting later this month. The department has issued an advisory that construction activity will take place from November 21 to December 31, 2019...

Grant funding sought for Dias Landing improvement study

Could Dias Landing become a town-owned marina? A proposed feasibility study to look into the benefits of the idea could help answer that question. At its November 18 meeting, the Select Board signed off on a grant request to the Seaport Economic...

Planning Board approves permits for marijuana store, Dunkin’

Dennis Colwell from Dennis Colwell Architects shows a concept drawing of the proposed marijuana retail outlet at a previous board meeting.
Cannabis may soon come to Dartmouth after a proposed marijuana retail facility was granted a special permit by the Planning Board at a meeting on November 18. The board granted the permit to marijuana company Apotho Therapeutics of Plainville, MA...

Dartmouth Grange donates dictionaries to drive student learning

Dartmouth third graders will read a little easier thanks to a big donation from the Dartmouth Grange. This past week, Grange volunteers distributed Webster’s Dictionaries to every third grader in Dartmouth schools. In total, 257 students received...

Memorial Stadium rededicated to fallen residents

Members of the Dartmouth Veterans Advisory Board, the School Committee, and the Select Board pose in front of the new memorial. Photos by: Kate Robinson
Friday night’s football game saw all the usual elements: Players breathing steam under bright lights, cheer team chants, marching band horns, and a lively crowd bundled up against the cold. But there was also something new: A halftime dedication...

Things to do: Tour a farm, honor veterans, spell for a cause

There's a lot happening in Dartmouth on any given weekend. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Thursday, November 14 Spell for a cause. The Dartmouth Education Foundation will host...

Dartmouth man dead after Fairhaven crash

A North Dartmouth man died after crashing his truck into a tree yesterday evening in Fairhaven, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. Shane Pacheco, 31, of North Dartmouth was the driver and sole occupant of the truck, a 2008...

Veterans honored at flag pinning ceremony

Afghanistan veteran Chris Pereira, chair of the Dartmouth Veterans Advisory Board, pins a flag on veteran Henry Rogers during the ceremony. Photos by: Kate Robinson
On November 11, nearly 20 Dartmouth veterans were honored with American flag pins at a special Veterans Day ceremony for residents of the Cottages at Dartmouth Village assisted living facility. The Slocum Road facility also held a special breakfast...

Dartmouth High band and color guard are national champions

Parents, students, and fans of all ages were on hand to give the national championship-winning Dartmouth High marching band and color guard a celebrity welcome home. With a police and fire truck escort, coach buses pulled up to Dartmouth High late...

Veterans honored at annual breakfast

Dartmouth veterans were honored for their service both in the military and at home during a special Veterans Breakfast. The breakfast, hosted by the Dartmouth Friends of the Elderly and State Rep. Chris Markey, on November 8, included a special...

Update: Fire destroys one Salters Point home, damages two others

A Salters Point home was completely destroyed and two neighboring homes sustained damage in a massive fire on November 7. According to Dartmouth Fire District 1 Acting Deputy Chief Peter Andrade, fire crews responded to the area of Naushon Avenue in...

Meet Dartmouth’s newest Deputy Police Chief

Deputy Police Chief Vincent in his new office at the police headquarters on Tucker Road. Photo by: Kate Robinson
Deputy Chief of Police Tony Vincent knows a challenge when he sees one. Vincent has worked in the National Guard and policed in East Timor and Iraq before coming back to his native Dartmouth to complete a PhD in educational leadership with a focus...

Fire District No. 1 names new Fire Chief

Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 will be under new leadership, as current Acting Deputy Chief Peter Andrade has been named to the post of Fire Chief. On November 5, the district’s Prudential Committee voted 3-0 to name Andrade as the district’s new...

Annual review of Dartmouth schools slated for December

State education officials will be in Dartmouth in early December to conduct a routine review of the school district. Staff from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring will conduct in-person...

Select Board authorizes $1.2 million loan for clean water

Dartmouth will be borrowing nearly $1.3 million from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for improvements to its water system after the Select Board voted to authorize the loan at a meeting on November 4. The short-term loan of $1,297,895 will go...

Friends, animal lovers at annual Humane Society Gala

Guests browse the silent auction items at the annual Humane Society and Shelter Gala. Photos by: Kate Robinson
North Dartmouth’s Humane Society and Shelter Southcoast was transformed on Saturday night for its annual ‘Give Me Shelter’ Gala fundraiser. The lobby that usually holds squawking birds and a few volunteers was filled instead with people in finery...

More ups than downs at fifth annual trail run

Big smiles as the trail run starts. Photos by: Kate Robinson
More than a hundred participants gathered at Destruction Brook Woods on Saturday morning in the autumn sunshine to take part in Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust’s fifth annual Trail Run. The event drew around 130 people from all over the South...

Weather does not scare away trick-or-treaters

Despite the threat of rain in the forecast, the parade still went on in Padanaram, as costume-clad kids and families took to Elm Street for the annual Halloween tradition. The annual parade brought hundreds of kids and families to Padanaram Village...

Alderbrook Farm Stand to close by end of year

Alderbrook farm as seen this summer. Photos by: Kate Robinson
The owners of the iconic Alderbrook Farm Stand in Russells Mills Village have announced to customers that the stand will be closing by the end of this year. Nancy Manley and her husband Allen have run the stand for the past 20 years. But she said...

Things to do: Halloween parades, Rocky Horror showing, help the animals

There's a lot happening in Dartmouth on any given weekend. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Thursday, October 31 Parade in Padanaram… The Padanaram...

Car crashes in Dartmouth down 15 percent this year

A map of the accidents in Dartmouth so far this year (excluding the far north and far south ends of town). Image courtesy: Keri Lebeau, Dartmouth Police
Traffic accidents in Dartmouth are down 15 percent compared to last year, according to an analysis sent to Dartmouth Week by Dartmouth Police Crime Analyst Keri Lebeau. Police reported 417 accidents between January 1 and October 16 this year, while...

UMass Dartmouth offers interior architecture design program

Interior Architecture and Design students and their presentation to design lighting, furniture, and interactive games to enliven Wings Court, a park space in New Bedford. Photo courtesy: UMass Dartmouth
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education last week approved a Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) at UMass Dartmouth, establishing the only accredited program of its kind at a public university in New England. According...

Things to do at the Council on Aging in November

The Dartmouth Council on Aging has announced its listing of November events. Health and Wellness The Center’s “Throw a Punch at Parkinson’s” boxing exercise program continues on Tuesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. Call the Center for more information...

Youth soccer Halloween costume party scares up some fun

DYSA under 13 girls soccer team at the party. Photo courtesy: DYSA
Dartmouth Youth Soccer Association held its annual Halloween fundraiser at White’s of Westport on Friday, October 25. Kids and families attended a costume and dance party with Massachusetts entertainer DJ Alex that kicked off in the evening after...

Deer hits school bus, minor injuries reported

The damage to the windshield on the driver’s side. Photo by: Kaitlyn Valverde
This article has been updated to include comments by Dartmouth Superintendent of Schools Bonny Gifford. A Dartmouth school bus was involved in an accident earlier this morning when a deer went through the windshield,...

Costumed camelids, haunted house at Hill Crest Alpacas Halloween

Cole Turgeon, 4, dressed as an orca, feeds an alpaca dressed as a unicorn. Photos by: Kate Robinson
Costumes weren’t just for kids on Saturday as both children and alpacas got dressed up for a Halloween party at Hill Crest Alpacas in North Dartmouth. Families played lawn games, painted pictures, ate pizza, took photos and walked through a haunted...

Costumes galore at YMCA Halloween party

Hailey Bortmess, 4, with brothers Clyde, 2, and Troy, 6, dressed as dragons and dinosaurs for the event. Photos by: Kate Robinson
It was all fun and games at the YMCA’s Halloween party on Friday night as families came out to celebrate with hay rides, campfire stories, spooky arts and crafts, and other activities. Children came dressed as chickens and witches, lizards and...

Support worker makes a difference for Dartmouth family

Sara Wazlowski and Liam Amaral at the Dartmouth Mall earlier this month. Photo by: Kate Robinson
Like many Dartmouth teenagers, Liam Amaral can be found at the mall on a Friday evening checking out the sports apparel. The fifteen-year-old particularly likes the shirts and hats emblazoned with the Patriots logo ⁠— the Patriots are one of his...

New marijuana outlet, Dunkin proposed for Faunce Corner Road

Dennis Colwell from Dennis Colwell Architects shows a concept drawing of the proposed marijuana retail outlet at the meeting.
A new marijuana retail outlet and a Dunkin are among four lots being proposed for a new development on Faunce Corner Road. The Faunce Corner Development will also include three new office buildings at its 479 Faunce Corner Road location just south...

Games, prizes, candy at annual resource and craft fair

Harrison Camaro, 5, dips into the candy at the Sisters of Solace table. Photos by: Kate Robinson
The Dartmouth High School gym was packed on Sunday with families and local vendors for the seventh annual Special Education Parent Advisory Council Resource and Craft Fair. Along with shopping for handmade goods, guests took part in a number of...

Halloween party amazes guests at Burgo Basketball

Buzz Lightyear, a pirate, The Flash, and Spider-Man all meet on deck at the Burgo Basketball Association before exploring the maze. Photos by: Kate Robinson
Pirates, astronauts, and superheroes ⁠— including Spider Man and The Flash ⁠— ran around the Burgo Basketball Association grounds on Saturday afternoon, where they gathered for a kid-friendly Halloween party in the blazing sunshine. Halloween games...

Festival gives Dartmouth a Taste of Greece

Dancers from the Greek Pride of Rhode Island Hellenic dance troupe. Photos by: Kate Robinson
The sights, sounds, and flavors of Greece came out in force in North Dartmouth on Saturday at the first day of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church’s Taste of Greece festival. The church’s usual festival fundraiser was cancelled this year due to...

Crowds turn out to paint pumpkins at the Cultural Center

Reilly Mabbett, 8 makes a bold stroke on his pumpkin. Photo by: Kate Robinson
The Olde Southworth Library in Padanaram was buzzing with activity on Saturday afternoon as dozens of kids and parents crowded in to attend the second annual free Halloween pumpkin painting at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. Kids sat at three large...

Land trust holds Halloween haunted hike

Kennedy Stewart, 5, Charlotte Flannery, 4, Meigha Smith, 4, and Ben Flannery, 6, set out on the hike. Photo by: Kate Robinson
On Friday evening, families gathered in the lowering dusk at Smith Farm in South Dartmouth for Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust’s annual Haunted Hike. Kids waved flashlights and glow-sticks and parents carried blankets and thermoses full of hot...

Blue Cross, Southcoast announce contract agreement

Leading health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and local healthcare provider Southcoast Health have announced an agreement on a new four-year contract. This agreement ends drawn-out negotiations that had threatened coverage for Blue...

Dartmouth on track to gain new sister city in Portugal’s Algarve

Coastal Lagoa. Photo courtesy: Shawn McDonald
When Dartmouth Select Board member Shawn McDonald went on vacation to Portugal two weeks ago, he didn’t just go on vacation. McDonald spent some of his time in the rocky southern Algarve region making connections with government workers and...

UMass Law to hold fall open house

UMass Law School has announced that it will be holding a fall open house on Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m. at its 333 Faunce Corner Road location. The open house will allow prospective law students to learn about UMass Law's full-time, part-time,...

UMass Dartmouth student voting doubled in 2018 election

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students more than doubled their participation in the 2018 mid-term elections compared to the 2014 mid-term. This is according to a recent Tufts University study that also showed a national trend of increased...

Strong winds topple trees, blow boats to shore

A strong nor’easter brought heavy rain and winds powerful enough to topple trees and power lines, and created a mess in Padanaram Harbor. The storm blew through overnight Wednesday and into Thursday, reaching peak intensity after midnight. Although...

Things to do: Take a spooky hike, learn about community resources, eat meat pies

There's a lot happening in Dartmouth on any given week. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Thursday, October 17 Learn about a South Coast cold case. Author Maureen Boyle...

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