Acushnet News

Jonathan Carvalho/Standard-Times special Silverbrook Farm in Acushnet offers community-oriented activities to attract visitors to the farm and its country store.

In response to Dave Walker's letter of May 22 concerning St. Francis Xavier's Church in Acushnet " , I think he is out of touch with common sense.

Unregistered voters in Acushnet who would like to participate in the upcoming annual and special Town Meeting on Monday, June 4, must register to vote by 8 p.m. Friday, May 25.

This letter of thanks goes out to all the surrounding communities that include New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Rochester and Wareham, who donated non-perishable food and monetary donations towards the 20th annual "Stamp out Hunger" food drive for the needy.

A sign saying two men can be friends, not spouses, caused a stir early last week, leading to protests and drawing media attention from far and wide.

The Episcopal Church of St. Thomas will be holding its first annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, Sept.

In Acushnet, we currently offer both full-day kindergarten or half-day kindergarten.

Amaral's Bus Company won the student transportation bid. The School Committee unanimously decided to award the contract to Amaral's, with video surveillance to be included in the contract.

The buildings to be torn down are primarily wooden structures, not the old brick buildings, and are located near the river at 4 Slocum Street.

On May 16, the day after Barack Obama announced that he supported same-sex "marriage," St.

I have seen, heard, and read overreactions before, but sincerely and with all due respect, this one definitely ranks up there with the most prominent and quite frankly, the silliest.

The recent issue concerning the St. Francis Xavier Parish Church in Acushnet is just yet more proof of how far behind the times the Catholic Church is.

Kim L. Rufo, 58, of West Wareham, died May 19, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford with her loving family at her bedside.

Acushnet. A peach of a town. What pride that invokes. This is Acushnet, a town where faith is strong, devotion to it is admirable and practicing it is by far the most difficult.

The Town Clerk's Office announces that May 25 is the final date for residents to register to vote in order to be able to participate in the June 4 annual and special Town Meetings.

A Massachusetts Catholic parish has received threats of arson and other harassing messages after posting a sign with the Church's position on same-sex 'marriage.' 'It went viral,' said Steven Guillotte, Director of Pastoral Services at Saint Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, recalling an 'explosion' of responses to the message displayed on the ... (more)

Chased by troopers, an Acushnet man ducked into an apartment building and pretended he had been home all along, state police said.

The U.S. Postal Service will go ahead with its plan to shut down a mail processing operation in Wareham and shift the work to Providence, the service said Thursday.

During Acushnet's recent town elections, two of three open seats on the library's Board of Trustees were filled.

There was a full house for the selectmen's meeting Monday with residents of Presidential Terrace turning out in full force in support of getting the board's support for new sliding doors.