Brockton plans to buy fairgrounds: OA has new athletic director: 5 top stories last week
BROCKTON − The Brockton Fairgrounds grandstand came down, just days before City Councilor-at-large Winthrop Farwell Jr. announced in a Facebook post that the city would move to take control of the 66-acre property. Here's how much the city would compensate the longtime owners for each of six parcels, for a total payment of $53,401,165.
ESPN touted the Brockton native AJ Dybantsa as its No. 1 freshman basketball player in the country. Dybantsa earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors at St. Sebastian’s in March, and won a gold medal with the Team USA U16 team in Mexico in June.
Merry MacDonald is taking over as Oliver Ames' new athletic director. MacDonald, a 2006 Braintree High graduate, was a three-sport standout for the Wamps on the softball diamond and both the basketball and volleyball courts.
In case you missed it, here are five stories of the top stories from the past week throughout the Brockton area.
How much would fairgrounds purchase cost Brockton taxpayers?
The old fairgrounds cover 66 acres at the city's southwestern gateway. They're among the last large undeveloped areas of Brockton. City officials aim to take it off the Carney family for more than $53 million, according to initial figures floated by Mayor Robert F. Sullivan. If the deal goes through, the city would craft a master plan and likely put parts of the sprawling area to different uses. Some might be sold off while others could become senior housing or recreation areas.
How much would fairgrounds purchase cost How much would fairgrounds purchase cost Brockton taxpayers?
'Very emotional': 'Very emotional': Brockton Fairgrounds grandstand demolished, city plans to purchase land
Former Braintree High state champion takes over as Oliver Ames' new athletic director
Merry MacDonald has been there and done that. Now, she’s seeking to pass it on to the next generation. In her high school playing days, MacDonald, a 2006 Braintree High graduate, was a three-sport standout for the Wamps on the softball diamond and both the basketball and volleyball courts. After a decade as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at Fitchburg State, MacDonald recently announced a triumphant return to the local high school sports scene in a new role. This time, at an advanced point in her life and career, as Oliver Ames High’s athletic director.
New Oliver Ames Athletic director Former Braintree High state champion takes over as Oliver Ames' new athletic director
Man carjacked near Halloran Park in Stoughton after responding to online ad
Stoughton police responded to a carjacking Monday night near Halloran Park, Police Chief Donna McNamara said. The carjacking occurred shortly before 6 p.m., when the victim, a 40-year-old man, responded to an online ad of someone seeking plumbing assistance. But when the victim pulled up to the address, near the intersection of Pierce and Leach streets, no one was there. After the victim called the person who had requested plumbing services, a Black man with a stocky build approached the victim’s white Jeep Grand Cherokee, brandishing a gun, police said. After taking the uninjured victim’s wallet and cellphone, the carjacker drove away at a high speed.
Man carjacked in Stoughton Man carjacked near Halloran Park in Stoughton after responding to online ad
EB's Schlossberg will swing for the fences at MLB stadium in Little League Home Run Derby
Molly Schlossberg, a 12-year-old softball player from East Bridgewater, will be competing in the Little League Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, home to the Royals, on Sunday. Schlossberg will be swinging for the fences in the softball East Regionals. She won't be the only local, as Plymouth's Cole Campbell and fellow EB native Andrew Coates will compete on the baseball side of the event. Schlossberg's appearance marks the third consecutive year that an EB softball player has reached this stage. Molly's older sister, Maggie, competed two years ago, and Olivia Atkins went last year.
Schlossberg will swing for the fences: EB's Schlossberg will swing for the fences at MLB stadium in Little League Home Run Derby
Photos: PHOTOS: Molly Schlossberg headed to Little League Home Run Derby
Hundreds flock to Norton to get whiff of giant corpse flower in all its fully stinky glory
More than 300 people, some from as far away as the Berkshires, traveled to Wheaton College’s greenhouse in Norton to watch a rare giant corpse flower bloom over the weekend — or perhaps we should we say to "smell" it bloom. The giant flower only blooms after many years and smells like rotting flesh when it does. It was the first time the almost 10-year old plant, affectionately dubbed "Whiff," has bloomed since it was first acquired by the college in 2017.
Hundreds get whiff of corpse flower:: Hundreds flock to Norton to get whiff of giant corpse flower in all its full stinky glory
Staff writer Kathy Bossa can be reached by email at kbossa@enterprisenews.com. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Enterprise today.
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