Schools in the King Philip district will open this week under new leadership.
Paul Zinni, KP’s new superintendent of schools, officially started work on July 1, and has spent the summer getting ready for the 2018-2019 school year. His...
Sep 2018
Sep 2018
Ken Graves might just be the Don Law of Wrentham. As the founder of the popular OCC Coffeehouse, Graves has certainly done his part to promote the live music scene in the area. A new season of performances starts this month.
The OCC...
Aug 2018
With high school athletes participating in two or three different sports throughout the school year instead of concentrating on just one, it makes it tougher for coaches to get those athletes to become a bona fide one-sport superstar. However,...
Aug 2018
After winning two straight Super Bowls and compiling a 25-game winning streak, one might think that King Philip football coach Brian Lee will emphasize what’s needed to capture a third bowl title on the first day of pre-season practice on Aug. 17...
Aug 2018
Life-long Wrentham resident and retiring Fire Chief James (Jay) McMorrow is going to have to get some new shirts.
“I realized that everything I own says 'Fire' or something related,” he said. “Now that I’ve retired, I’m going to have to get...
Aug 2018
It’s been said that gardening is an exercise in optimism. You could say then that optimism has been the motto of the Garden Club of Norfolk for a very long time. The club recently marked its 30th anniversary, and is confidently looking toward the...
Jul 2018
King Philip High School seniors Riley Magane and Jeffrey Yatsuhashi were honored at the Hockomock League’s annual Scholar Athlete banquet, held last month at Lake Pearl Luciano’s.
The event recognizes students for their athletic excellence...
Jul 2018
Maria Woodall excelled as a goaltender when she played lacrosse at King Philip Regional and she’s still getting high marks for her efforts at the college level.
The Norfolk native had a dynamic junior season at Westfield State University...
Jul 2018
Having captured the Hockomock League’s Kelly Rex Championship last year and posting a 16-5 record, King Philip tennis coach Jim McGonigle was unsure of what his team would give him after losing his singles players from that season. Luckily for...
Jul 2018
Norm Beauchemin knew long before his King Philip softball team faced Taunton in the title game of the Division 1 South Sectional Tournament that the Tigers likely would be the Warriors’ primary roadblock as KP strived to qualify for its second...