Swansea News

The Rehoboth Police Department reports that it is investigating a home invasion that occurred late Saturday night.

The Planning Board in Swansea voted unanimously on June 1 to approve a site plan for a Wal-Mart super-store to be constructed in the parking lot west of Swansea Mall.

ROBERT BARBOZA It is a little book, yet it is a portal to the divine. Garnering excellent reviews, "The Way the Wind Bends Things" is the first book by Poet Robert Barboza of Rochester.

Joao C. Botelho, 78, of Fall River, passed away on Tuesday. He was husband of Maria Alexandrina Botelho; and father of Joseph Botelho of Acushnet, Jorgelina Cote, Lee Souza, George and Robert Botelho, all of Fall River, Laurinda Resendes of Porto City, Portugal, Juliet Silva of Somerset, Peggy Botelho of Lakeville, Bella Luddy of Swansea and the ...

At 317 graduates strong, Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School celebrated the graduation of its largest class ever Thursday night.

Buzzards Bay Writing Project at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces a two-week summer camp for aspiring young writers entering grades 5-10. To be held July 6-9 and 13-16, from 9 am to noon, the camp will immerse young writers in challenging and inventive writing prompts.

A local man has been charged with breaking and entering and destruction of property, the police said.

NESN is looking to hand out a little Pocket Money .The regional sports network will begin production on 20 half-hour episodes of new original trivia series, Pocket Money.The series, led by Boston super fan Paul "Paul "Fitzy" Fitzgerald as portrayed by comedian Nick Stevens, will feature the host asking sports enthusiasts questions in public ...

New England's Rehoboth-Seekonk area, as remarkable as it is for its unique role in early American history, also boasts a number of equally interesting libraries.

Gov. Deval Patrick's office has announced the state's first five shovel-ready transportation projects have been awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

New research on drop out rates in the SouthCoast was unveiled before community leaders on April 9, in a study that identifies the problem as a regional crisis and urges educators, business and civic leaders to join together in what, the report says, must be a regional solution.

Bids have been awarded for the first five road projects in Massachusetts funded by federal stimulus funds.

FALL RIVER, Mass. - A Fall River man charged in connection with a fatal stabbing of another man in what police are calling a drug deal gone bad has been ordered held on $5,000 bail.

Thomas F. Lyons, President and CEO of BankFive announces the following promotions.

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Dartmouth School Music Association will host the New England Scholastic Band Association's indoor percussion finals Saturday at Dartmouth High School.

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-195 in Swansea. State Police say a Lincoln LS sedan driven by 21-year-old Joseph Vasconcelos of Wareham was traveling west at about 9 p.m. on Sunday when he lost control, veered into an Mercedes SUV, then left the highway and came to rest in the woods.

Massachusetts State Police say one person has died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 in Swansea.

The Patrick Administration has identified the first eight "shovel-ready" highway projects in Massachusetts - including resurfacing of Route 6 in Westport - that will use federal stimulus funds.

Almeida: of New Bedford, Saturday March 7, 2009, Edward F. Sr., 73. Husband of Rose Ann Almeida.