School district tries to recoup expenses for cancelled student trips
Daniel Schemer
MIDDLEBORO Last year, the Middleboro school district, like most across the nation, had to cancel student travels due to the pandemic.
One year later, the district and families are still trying to get back all the deposit money, totaling tens of thousands of dollars, that was given and lost.
The 2020 Senior Class Trip to Disney World in Orlando was cancelled last April when both Massachusetts and Florida closed down. Families spent $2,150 per student for this trip. A list of 57 families have reimbursement claims.
High School Principal Paul Branagan explained at the March 8 Select Board meeting that around the time the state was preparing to close down he worked with families to try and secure travel insurance policies for them should the Senior Trip be cancelled.
73 cases in the city since last weekly DPH report
WCVB and Taunton Gazette Staff
BOSTON The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,589 confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 563,983 since the start of the pandemic.
Since Mass. DPH s last weekly public health report, there have been 73 COVID cases in Taunton, a slight jump from the last weekly total of 69. The running two-week case count is 151, and there have been a total of 5,259 cases in the city since the pandemic began.
The city remains at Yellow, or moderate, risk for COVID-19, with an average daily incidence rate of 18.7 per 100,000. Taunton s positivity rate is 3.10%.
Gravestones, Gargoyles, and More. Oh My! Zoom series sponsored by Middleborough Public Library
Standard-Times
Thanks to a grant from the Middleborough Cultural Council, the Middleborough Public Library is sponsoring a two-part series on Zoom titled, “Gravestones, Gargoyles, and More. Oh My!” The two complementary programs focus on centuries-old visual arts carved and/or sculpted in stone. You must register to receive the Zoom link, which will be emailed the day before each program. Please call the Library at 508/946-2470 or email Reference and Adult Services Librarian Libby Fox at lfox@sailsinc.org to register.
On Wednesday, March 24, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Brenda Sullivan of the Gravestone Girls will present, “Welcome to the Graveyard!”
PACTV Community Channel Schedule, week of March 7
Community Content
Sunday, March 7
4 a.m.: All Things Senior
5 a.m.: The Time is Now
5:30 a.m.: Music and the Spoken Word (Spanish)
6 a.m.: In Search of the Lord s Way
6:30 a.m.: Music and the Spoken Word
7 a.m.: A Place for Grace
7:30 a.m.: Bible Baptist Church
8:30 a.m.: Bible Talk
9 a.m.: Practical Theology
11 a.m.: New Hope
1:30 p.m.: The Lindsays
2 p.m.: Church of the Pilgrimage
3 p.m.: Sts. Mary & Joseph Collaborative
4 p.m.: Practical Theology
5:30 p.m.: The Sky this Month
6 p.m.: Second Church of Plymouth