Seekonk News

The annual Seekonk Memorial Day Parade took place on Saturday, with people, floats, trucks and tractors moving down the route from Seekonk High School to Hurley Middle School .

The three-day Memorial Day weekend in Attleboro and Seekonk is dedicated to remembrance, honor and fun times, with plenty of outdoor activities.

Memorial Day weekend is about more than just barbecues and the beginning of the summer season, it is also a time to honor those who died while defending our nation.

The following incidents occurred in Seekonk from May 14 to May 19, according to the Seekonk Police Department .A An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

The Maple Avenue building thatA i»¿ was destroyed in a Seekonk fire A earlier this month could become town property.

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Seekonk police said the bus struck the rear of the car while traveling north on Newman Avenue a few minutes after 8 a.m. Investigators said in a news release that the car driver, a Swansea resident who was not identified, was taken to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.

A Swansea woman was transported to the hospital Wednesday morning after her Honda Accord was rear-ended by a school bus headed to Hurley Middle School in Seekonk, according to the Seekonk Police Department .

Perhaps responding to community speculation that the Seekonk Educators Association played a hand inA i»¿ school district Superintendent Madeline Meyer's sudden resignation , the teachers union and School Committee released a joint statement late Wednesday insisting the teachers union had no involvement.

Seekonk residents will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed 2012-13 town budget at the Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday.

Saying he wanted to continue helping towns and residents "wade through state government red tape," and improve the business climate in Massachusetts,A Rep.

Both Seekonk and Attleboro will be hosting their annual parades. They are on different days, so you can go to both! TheA i»¿ Seekonk parade A will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with the route beginning at i»¿ Seekonk High School A and finishing atA Hurley Middle School .

2.A The Seekonk Public Library will have a parent-child play group A today at 10 a.m. 3.A The Attleboro Public Library will have story time A today at 10:30 a.m. 4.A Memorial Baptist Church of Seekonk will have a A Food n' Friends dinner A todayA at 4:30 p.m. 5. Sunny skies with a high near 72 and a calm wind are expected today to kick off a ... (more)

Peter F. Fuller has been hired as the new director for theA i»¿ Seekonk Public Library , the Board of Library Trustees announced Thursday.

A bus from Martin Elementary School in Seekonk was involved in an accident on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

Briarwood Child Academy of Seekonk will have a 'Spring Open House' at 10 a.m. The Attleboro Rotary Club will meet at Highland Country Club at 12:10 p.m. The Attleboro Lodge of Elks will have a 'Wednesday Night Barbeque' at 5 p.m. The Seekonk Board of Selectmen A is taking the week off.

In the triple jump, the Bulldogs fared well with Gabby Kondracki and Meagan Bell placing first and second.

The Seekonk Police Department reported the following recent arrests : May 7 * 9:02A a.m. -A George Rutherford French , 42, of Seekonk was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle with a restricted drivers license.

Seekonk property owners serving on foreign soil in the National Guard or as military reservists could get exemptions from paying property taxes during their time overseas.

But not for the response of four young Seekonk residents, a local tragedy could have turned into something much worse last week.A State Rep.