BROCKTON — The Brockton Public Schools submitted its 2024 Student Opportunity Act last month, which outlines how the district will address and fund the needs of students with the lowest academic performance over the next three years – particularly students with disabilities, English learners and students classified as low-income. The Student Opportunity Act (SOA) was […]
BROCKTON — Brockton High School senior Amelia Vieira — a student ambassador for the school district’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion office — often speaks with her fellow students about the challenges they face inside the school and relays those issues back to the EDI office staff. “For many of my peers and for myself, the […]
A man is being charged with murder after striking and killing a pedestrian with his car in Brockton on Saturday morning. According to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office, on Saturday around 8:53 a.m., Brockton Police received several 911 calls for reports of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian crash at 65 North Main Street. Upon […]
Family members say Carlos Brown doted over his yard at 524 Ash St. Evidence of that: the perennials along the sidewalk, situated with razor precision. But the landscape apparently gave no hint to the tumult inside the house shared by Brown and his wife, Sheron Trowers. The couple, both around 60, could often be heard […]
A man suspected of a deadly Easter Sunday shooting was captured in another state less than 24 hours after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest. Jeremiah Abreu, 20, who allegedly fatally shot his brother, 27-year-old Sedrick Abreu, early Sunday morning on Hoover Avenue in Brockton, will be charged with his brothers death after being […]
Police are investigating after two people were shot at a home in Brockton. At 12:27 a.m. Tuesday, police received reports of gunshots fired at 524 Ash St. When officers arrived, they found two victims at the scene, police said. Their conditions were not known Tuesday. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the […]
State police: Teen arrested on murder charge more than a year after deadly Brockton shooting A teenager has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with a shooting in Brockton that left a man dead last year, authorities said. Kahmari Price, 17, who had been wanted in the February 2023 death of 33-year-old Mark […]
The brother of a man gunned down in Brockton on Easter Sunday is being sought by police as the suspected shooter, as two other men have been arrested in connection with the homicide. An arrest warrant has been issued for Jeremiah Abreu, 20, who allegedly fatally shot his brother, 27-year-old Sedrick Abreu, early Sunday morning […]
BROCKTON — A 27-year-old man was shot to death inside a Brockton home early Easter morning, according to the Plymouth County district attorney’s office. Massachusetts State Police and Brockton Police are investigating the fatal overnight shooting, according to a written statement from Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. The victim has been identified as […]
Authorities in Brockton are investigating an overnight shooting that killed a 27-year-old man. According to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office, Brockton police received a call for reports of a man shot inside a home around 2:17 a.m. on Hoover Avenue. Upon arrival, first responders located a male who had been shot in the chest. […]
What are you doing April 8? Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve probably heard by now that there will be a solar eclipse that day. Most Americans will be able to see the eclipse in some form, although not everyone will be in the path of totality. The path of totality will cross […]
Brockton High School drama students are State Champions. Forty-two students competed and performed the 1892 comedy “Charlie’s Aunt” against 100 schools across the state and took home the hardware. “It’s so exhilarating I’ll never get used to it,” said Emilia Cabellon, a senior at Brockton High School. Dozens of Brockton High School students woke up […]