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Plainville students are time travelers

Call it a blast from the past. Recently, guests of sixth-grade students at the Wood School were invited to participate in a "Stroll through Europe," where historical figures such as William Shakespeare, King Henry VIII, Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin, Dan Fahrenheit and Hans Christian Andersen - played by students, guided visitors through the hallways, stopping in different rooms to watch wax figures transform into living beings and share their stories with them.

Plainville board votes to abandon road

PLAINVILLE - Selectmen have voted by a narrow margin to abandon maintenance of Peck Road, excluding a 575-foot paved section that intersects with Hawkins Street.

Plainville lauds MCAS success

The most recent MCAS results are in, and Plainville has fared well. Plainville district scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and math exceeded average state scores in grades 4, 5 and 6, while district scores exceeded average state scores significantly in fifth-grade level technology and science. The school's performance ratings remain "high."

Autumn led to motorcycle fall

PLAINVILLE - A motorcycle crash that injured its rider's eye here Sunday is being blamed on autumn in New England.

Dinner is served to elderly, those in need

Tough economic times have only made the dinners that are served by area agencies, organizations and - in one case, a restaurant - on and before Thanksgiving more essential.

Police bust teen drinkers

PLAINVILLE - Area police arrested 13 underage young people at a drinking party in a secluded shelter Friday night, the second such raid in recent weeks following the death last month of a King Philip Regional High School senior at another party.

Plainville will stay with 1 rate

PLAINVILLE - The town will stay with a single tax rate for 2009.

Plainville woman indicted

PLAINVILLE - A Plainville woman is under federal indictment for allegedly stealing Social Security disability benefits for about 11 years.

Plainville attorney reprimanded

MANSFIELD - A local lawyer who prepared a friend's will in which he received a substantial amount of money after her death has been given a public reprimand by the state Board of Bar Overseers.

'Obama' narrowly wins debate at Plainville School

Sixth-grade students from the Wood School held a presidential debate last Thursday focusing on two issues: the economy and the war.

Plainville board delays decision on Peck Road

PLAINVILLE - A decision on whether to abandon maintenance of Peck Road was postponed until next week.

20 nabbed at underage drinking bash

NORFOLK - Twenty area teenagers were arrested on alcohol-related charges at a Norfolk house party Saturday, barely two weeks after a tragic under-age drinking party at the abandoned Norfolk airport.

Early start at King Philip?

WRENTHAM - The school department plans to open King Philip schools before Labor Day next September, the first time in memory that has happened.

Time to honor veterans

During the week of Nov. 11, communities across the nation will pay tribute to America's veterans in a variety of ways, from breakfasts to dinners to ceremonies and parades.

Plainville police car is hit

PLAINVILLE - A police officer escaped injury when a suspected drunken driver struck a town police cruiser Thursday night on Route 1 North.

Plainville school board opposes Question 1

The town's school committee has taken a public stance on the "No" side of Question No. 1, which proposes to eliminate the state income tax.

KP mourns, looks for answers

WRENTHAM - King Philip school officials plan to meet with parents and are planning a series of programs for students in the aftermath of the tragic death of Taylor Meyer.

Embracing Taylor's life

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Although tears were shed and embraces were held, the friends and family of Taylor Meyer did their best to keep their spirits up Monday at the funeral of the 17-year-old Plainville girl.

Saying goodbye to Taylor

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Sharing embraces and tears on chilly fall night, friends and family of Taylor Meyer gathered Sunday to pay their respects to the family of the 17-year-old Plainville girl who died a week ago.

Preparing for the worst

PLAINVILLE - With no visibility and his supply of air running out, the firefighter, struggling to crawl out of a building guided only by a fire hose, feels his way up a set of stairs and is finally crawling along a floor.

Community still trying to make sense of tragedy

WRENTHAM - As the initial shock of the death of one of its students begins to wear off, the King Philip Regional High School community is still trying to make sense of what happened and figure out if there is a way to prevent future tragedies from happening.

Plainville priest mourned

PLAINVILLE - A longtime priest in Plainville is being remembered as an "absolutely beautiful person."

Teachers explore Plainville history

Several Plainville elementary schoolteachers recently explored Plainville's historic Humphrey House as part of a graduate-level course, "Beyond the Facts through Artifacts."

KP still reeling from girl's death

WRENTHAM - King Philip High Regional School students headed to class with heavy hearts Tuesday, a day after the body of one of their own was found in a marshy area near an abandoned Norfolk airport.