King Philip boys cross country coach Chris Elgar believes this year’s Warrior team could possibly be the best in the last 20 years. The Warriors have not been this good on paper since the team last won the Hockomock League (1989) and Division 3...
Oct 2019
There’s nothing like a crisp fresh apple from the orchard. The season lasts about two months. Some are harvested late August, while others are ready by October. Jersey Mac can ripen as early as August. Baldwin, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, and...
Apple Picking is now in Full Swing
Oct 2019
Apple picking is a popular way to kick off autumn. If you haven’t already gone, it’s not too late. But don’t wait too long.
The apple season is generally about two months: late August to late October. Local farms usually open to the public...
JuMP for a Cause to Raise Money for Scholarships
Oct 2019
An annual fundraiser in memory of James M. Paquette will be held on Friday, October 25 at the VFW Hall, 123 Holliston St., Medway from 7 to 11 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go towards scholarships at Tri-County High School in Franklin and...
Oct 2019
It was while snorkeling off the coast of Hawaii on her 18th birthday that Callie Veelenturf found her life’s work. She was following a fish when she saw a huge shadow on the coral reef in front of her. She looked up and saw a 500-pound green sea...
Oct 2019
Students and teachers may see a familiar face patrolling the halls of the Wrentham public schools. Officer Todd Schwalbe, a 23-year veteran of the Wrentham police force and certified D.A.R.E. instructor in town, is the district’s new school...
Aug 2019
If an unthinkable emergency occurs, who gets the situation under control, and how?
Those are the questions that members of the Central Norfolk Regional Emergency Planning Committee look to answer regularly, so that state and local officials...
Aug 2019
Before he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age eight, Jack Manning’s childhood was pretty typical. But then he underwent a year of chemotherapy, and eventually lost his left leg to the disease. Although his life had taken an alternate course,...
KP Star in Baseball, Football
Aug 2019
David Morganelli finished his athletic career at King Philip Regional by excelling in two sports — football and baseball — and now he’s preparing to succeed at the collegiate level. That chapter will begin next month when fall baseball gets...
Aug 2019
On June 21, Wrentham firefighter recruit Devan Cornetta was one of twenty-seven men who graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy after completing the Academy’s fifty-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program at the Springfield...