Excellence has a price
When students return to Bromfield Sept. 2, they will enter a school ranked fourth in Massachusetts and 161st in the nation, in the top…
Editorial: A promise worth protecting
The Press doesn’t lean on anonymous sources often. Most weeks, none of our stories need them. But when a resident calls with something they’re…
Time for a break
It’s been a busy year for news and features at the Press…
The only thing permanent is change … and you’ve been funding big changes
As we prepare for our summer break (July 10–Aug. 10), we would like to report what’s been happening at the Press in 2026—and to…
Reporter’s Notebook: The mystery of the town center alarm
“I didn’t know whether to duck and cover or stop for lunch,” commented a resident about the unfamiliar alarm sounding in town center three…
Reporter’s Notebook: Statement of Intent not part of Town Meeting vote
Last Friday morning, School Committee Chairman and Capital Planning and Investment Committee member Keith Cheveralls sent the following e-mail to Board of Selectmen Chairwoman…
Reporter’s Notebook: The story behind the Articles 17/18 ‘great compromise’
Most of the voters who showed up at the April 2 Annual Town Meeting expected a choice between two articles addressing much-discussed plans for…
Reporter’s Notebook: A closer look at Council on Aging programs
According to town census data, the senior population (residents over the age of 60) has grown from 481 senior residents in 1989 to 1,212…
Reporter’s Notebook: Commercial development—Is it time to decide?
At this year’s Annual Town Meeting on May 1, the town will be asked by the Economic Development Analysis Team to create an Economic…
Reporter’s Notebook: SMART Boards bring classrooms into the 21st century
I was a serious skeptic. For the past year or so I had been hearing the words "smart board," but I had only the…
