HarborOne and Eastern Bank merger: Is one of the 13 branches set to close in Brockton?
Bank Merger Leads to Branch Closures Eastern Bank and Harbaugh Lawn Bank, which originated in Brockton, are planning to close 13 branches as they merge. The merged entity will operate 126 branches across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to Quincy Miller, the president and COO for the East Coast, the expected regulatory approval could result […]
Troubled Brockton High School was once labeled ‘exemplary’
A troubled Massachusetts high school where parents and community members called on the National Guard to help restore order was rated “exemplary” in a Harvard University study just 15 years ago, but now families are are evacuating in droves. Parents are choosing to educate their children at home or moving to another school district rather […]
Brockton High students organize fight clubs at Mass. school
Students at one of America’s most violent high schools — where administrators have implored the National Guard to help quell the chaos on campus — are organizing a fight club, the Post reported. Meanwhile, at Brockton High School, 40 miles south of Boston, several faculty members were severely assaulted while trying to break up a […]