Somerset News

The Somerset Progressive Fishing Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 5, at 139 Seaver Ave.

SPECTATOR PHOTO BY GEORGE AUSTIN SCHOLAR LEADERS: Somerset Middle School students Megan Monte and Kevin Quinn are pictured above with Principal Pauline Camara.

In order to get higher turnouts at elections and town meetings and so that the transition is easier for new town officials, recently elected Selectman Donald Setters, Jr.

After a year's absence and parents requesting that it be brought back, the Spectrum student enrichment program was reinstated in the Somerset Public Schools this school year and Director of Curriculum Bradford Smith said the program has had an impact on students in all of the elementary schools in Somerset.

Regular weekly activities include: Osteoporosis exercise, Mon & Thurs physicians note required.

SUBMITTED PHOTO BEST FEET FORWARD: Bob B. Gaw and Cathy Gaw represent team Don't Stop Believing at last year's Relay For Life of Greater Fall River with granddaughter Hailey, the child of team captain Jen Gaw.

What does an estimated 95 mail totes, 206 bags of groceries, 4,339 pounds of food, valued at $3,389 dollars, and equates to about 6,075 meals mean? A whole lot of families will be fed for weeks to come.

The Recreation Commission is preparing for the summer program that begins on June 25 running to Aug.

The Somerset United Methodist Church is having a chicken barbecue supper on Saturday, June 23 at 6 p.m. The supper will be held at Almy Hall, located at 841 Read St.

Somerset PACE thanks you for covering the Somerset Berkley Regional School Committee's decision to put the administration of a new SEPAC at the high school back into the hands of parents in the article "Somerset Berkley parents asked to start new advisory council: in last week's paper.

Somerset Triad will host its annual cookout on June 4, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Somerset Council On Aging, located at 115 Wood St.

With no discussion, voters approved of an article at Monday's Annual Town Meeting that will allow the selectmen to lease or enter into a power purchase agreement for solar power on the property the town owns off of Wilbur Avenue and at the former landfill site off of Brayton Point Road.

Bristol Community College honors the work of more than 1,000 graduates at the 45th commencement ceremony, on Saturday, June 2, at 11 a.m. on the Elsbree Street Campus.

Bishop George W. Coleman was informed of the honors through the offices of the Apostolic Nuncio - or papal representative - to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano.

The Somerset United Methodist Church is having a ham and baked bean supper on Saturday, May 19, at 6 p.m. The supper will be held at Almy Hall, located at 841 Read St.

THEY HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS: State Rep. Patricia Haddad presented a citation to William Meehan at the selectmen's meeting last week.

Voters at next Monday's Annual Town Meeting will be asked to approve of an article to authorize the selectmen to lease or enter into power-purchase agreements on two pieces of property for solar power generation and also will be asked to OK an article for a zoning bylaw that would put restrictions on large solar farms.

Pope Benedict XVI has conferred papal honors on six priests of the Fall River Diocese, one of whom is Msgr.

Parishioners from three Swansea churches and from two Somerset churches received the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award from Bishop George W. Coleman yesterday at St.

The main road in the center of town looks a little cleaner thanks to some volunteers who spent some time on Saturday making the side of Route 138 look a little better.