South Coast 360: Berkley https://southcoast360.com/town-berkley.html Local news for the South Coast of Massachusetts, from posted public documents. en-us https://southcoast360.com/art/app/feed-144.pngSouth Coast 360: Berkleyhttps://southcoast360.com/town-berkley.html144144 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:57:13 -0500 Final: Diman 8, Somerset Berkley 0, as three fourth-down stops and a last-play stand finish the Bengals' shutout in the rain https://southcoast360.com/diman-shuts-out-somerset-berkley-football-8-0-nov-6-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/diman-shuts-out-somerset-berkley-football-8-0-nov-6-2026.html Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:57:13 -0500 South Coast 360 Sports Desk Somerset Diman's defense stopped Somerset Berkley three times on fourth down and saw a last throw to the end zone fall incomplete, and Kelly's third-quarter touchdown and a two-point run by holder Jayden Fernandez won it 8-0 at Hanson Memorial Stadium. Most homes in Rehoboth, Freetown and Lakeville burn heating oil, now $6.18 a gallon in Massachusetts https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-heating-oil-6-18-rehoboth-freetown-lakeville-most-oil-homes-nov-7-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-heating-oil-6-18-rehoboth-freetown-lakeville-most-oil-homes-nov-7-2026.html Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:29:43 -0500 South Coast 360 Business and Real Estate Desk South Coast Heating oil averaged $6.176 a gallon in Massachusetts on Nov. 2, $2.55 more than a year ago. About two in three Rehoboth homes heat with it, against about one in 20 in Fall River. Providence man pleads not guilty in federal cocaine case prosecutors tie to Taunton and Berkley https://southcoast360.com/taunton-berkley-cocaine-sale-federal-indictment-middleboro-providence-men-nov-3-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/taunton-berkley-cocaine-sale-federal-indictment-middleboro-providence-men-nov-3-2026.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:13:32 -0500 South Coast 360 Courts and Crime Desk Taunton Eduardo Gomez-Santana, 50, of Providence pleaded not guilty Nov. 3 in federal court in Boston and is due back Dec. 14. His co-defendant, Isaac Marrero, 33, of Middleboro, has not been arraigned. Prosecutors say about 1.5 kilograms of cocaine changed hands at a Berkley gas station on Sept. 29. South Coast scores for Nov. 2 and 3: Fairhaven edges Westport, and Bishop Stang volleyball opens the MIAA tournament Wednesday https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-high-school-scores-nov-3-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-high-school-scores-nov-3-2026.html Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:14:46 -0500 South Coast 360 Sports Desk Fairhaven Fairhaven beat Westport 1-0 in boys soccer and Greater New Bedford, New Bedford, Durfee, Diman and Dartmouth won early in the week. Ten South Coast field hockey teams and 13 volleyball teams are in the MIAA tournament, which starts Wednesday. No school on Election Day in 14 of 26 South Coast districts and charter schools, class in 12 https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-school-calendar-november-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-school-calendar-november-2026.html Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:24:23 -0500 South Coast 360 Schools Desk Fairhaven Seekonk, Middleborough, Taunton and 11 other districts have no school on Election Day, Nov. 3. Fairhaven, Wareham, Berkley, Dartmouth, Diman, Bristol-Plymouth, Bristol County Agricultural, Old Colony and four charter schools hold classes. Dighton Rock: the carved Taunton River boulder and the centuries of theories about it https://southcoast360.com/dighton-rock-state-park-carvings-history-special-oct-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/dighton-rock-state-park-carvings-history-special-oct-2026.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:50:25 -0400 South Coast 360 Community Desk Dighton First drawn in 1680, the carved boulder known as Dighton Rock has been credited to Phoenicians, Norse explorers, a lost Portuguese captain and the Native people of the river. The state raised it out of the Taunton River in 1964, and it now sits in a museum at Dighton Rock State Park in Berkley. Tankers from four towns and a Dighton forestry unit help fight wind-driven brush fire in Raynham https://southcoast360.com/raynham-brush-fire-cobb-street-berkley-dighton-rehoboth-crews-oct-30-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/raynham-brush-fire-cobb-street-berkley-dighton-rehoboth-crews-oct-30-2026.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:38:43 -0400 South Coast 360 Breaking and Public Safety Desk South Coast Raynham firefighters sent to a report of an unattended campfire near Cobb Street on Friday night, Oct. 30, found a brush fire spreading fast in the wind. Tankers from Berkley, Lakeville, Middleborough and Rehoboth and a Dighton forestry unit helped put it out, the fire chief said. Chronic absence fell in 15 of 24 South Coast school districts last school year https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-chronic-absence-falls-15-of-24-districts-2025-26-oct-31-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-chronic-absence-falls-15-of-24-districts-2025-26-oct-31-2026.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:11:29 -0400 South Coast 360 Schools Desk South Coast The share of students who missed at least a tenth of the 2025-26 school year fell in 15 of 24 South Coast public districts, and to 17.1% statewide. New Bedford posted the largest two-year drop. District-by-district figures are below. Durfee beats Brockton 21-8 as New Bedford and Old Rochester roll https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-high-school-football-scores-oct-30-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-high-school-football-scores-oct-30-2026.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:39:38 -0400 South Coast 360 Sports Desk Fall River Durfee beat Brockton 21-8 on homecoming night, New Bedford pulled away from Dartmouth 52-20 and Old Rochester won 42-7 at Somerset Berkley in Friday's South Coast high school football. Benji Baptiste scores three times as Old Rochester beats Somerset Berkley 42-7 https://southcoast360.com/old-rochester-beats-somerset-berkley-football-42-7-oct-30-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/old-rochester-beats-somerset-berkley-football-42-7-oct-30-2026.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:32:09 -0400 South Coast 360 Sports Desk Somerset Benji Baptiste ran for three first-half touchdowns and Old Rochester led 28-7 at halftime on its way to a 42-7 win at Somerset Berkley, the Bulldogs' fourth straight. Friday night football on the South Coast: every game, kickoff and where to watch or listen https://southcoast360.com/friday-night-football-south-coast-every-game-kickoff-where-to-watch-oct-30-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/friday-night-football-south-coast-every-game-kickoff-where-to-watch-oct-30-2026.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:41:56 -0400 South Coast 360 Sports Desk New Bedford New Bedford (6-1) plays at Dartmouth at 7 p.m. on a free DCTV stream, Old Rochester (6-1) visits Somerset Berkley, and unbeaten Fairhaven and Apponequet go for 8-0. All 13 South Coast games, kickoffs and how to follow them. Four patients transported after disturbance at group home in Dighton, chiefs say https://southcoast360.com/dighton-group-home-fight-several-taken-to-hospitals-oct-29-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/dighton-group-home-fight-several-taken-to-hospitals-oct-29-2026.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:19:10 -0400 South Coast 360 Breaking and Public Safety Desk Dighton Residents of a Whitney Academy home in Dighton became unruly with staff over a game of basketball and a curfew Thursday evening, Oct. 29, Police Chief George L. Nichols Jr. said. Fire Chief Chris Maguy said four patients were transported. Average single-family tax bills rose in all 19 South Coast communities as 18 wait on new rates https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-single-family-tax-bills-rose-all-19-communities-fy2027-rates-pending-oct-28-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-single-family-tax-bills-rose-all-19-communities-fy2027-rates-pending-oct-28-2026.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:16:35 -0400 South Coast 360 Town Hall Desk South Coast The average single-family property tax bill went up last fiscal year in every South Coast community, from $126 in Wareham to $451 in Berkley, and only Rochester has a new rate so far, state figures show. Fairhaven and Apponequet reach 7-0, New Bedford wins at Brockton: South Coast weekend sports roundup https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-high-school-sports-weekend-roundup-week-7-oct-23-25-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-high-school-sports-weekend-roundup-week-7-oct-23-25-2026.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:21:17 -0400 South Coast 360 Sports Desk Fairhaven Fairhaven won 56-28 at Seekonk and Apponequet beat Bishop Stang 35-15, so both football teams are 7-0. New Bedford won 20-14 at Brockton for its third straight win, and Old Colony volleyball has won eight in a row. Berkley man charged in Fall River pickup crash ordered held without bail, due back in court Nov. 24 https://southcoast360.com/fall-river-brayton-avenue-truck-crash-three-hospitalized-oct-25-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/fall-river-brayton-avenue-truck-crash-three-hospitalized-oct-25-2026.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:51:30 -0400 South Coast 360 Courts and Crime Desk Fall River Jeffrey Vizthum, 49, of Berkley, the driver in the Oct. 24 pickup crash into a Brayton Avenue home in Fall River, stipulated to being held as a danger and was ordered held without bail, the court docket shows. His pretrial hearing is Tuesday, Nov. 24. No school on Election Day in 14 of 26 South Coast districts and charter schools: the days off and early releases through Thanksgiving https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-school-calendars-election-day-thanksgiving-nov-3-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-school-calendars-election-day-thanksgiving-nov-3-2026.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:10:00 -0400 South Coast 360 Schools Desk New Bedford Students in 14 of the 26 South Coast districts and charter schools in this guide have no school on Election Day, Nov. 3, Taunton among them. Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Wareham, Berkley, four vocational and agricultural high schools and four charter schools hold classes. Somerset Berkley soccer and field hockey go unbeaten for the week, Fairhaven volleyball goes 3-0: South Coast girls roundup https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-girls-soccer-field-hockey-volleyball-week-oct-12-17-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/south-coast-girls-soccer-field-hockey-volleyball-week-oct-12-17-2026.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 South Coast 360 Sports Desk Fall River Somerset Berkley's soccer and field hockey teams went 4-0-1, Fairhaven volleyball won three times and Apponequet stayed unbeaten in unified basketball. The week's girls results for Oct. 12 to 17 from the schools' own schedules, with records and this week's games. Somerset Berkley school committee takes up $50,000 gift, new revolving fund and allergy policy Oct. 20 https://southcoast360.com/somerset-berkley-school-committee-50000-donation-oct-20-2026.html https://southcoast360.com/somerset-berkley-school-committee-50000-donation-oct-20-2026.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:48:00 -0400 South Coast 360 Schools Desk Somerset The Somerset Berkley Regional School Committee meets Oct. 20 to consider a $50,000 donation from Breaking Bread for the YouScience program, a transportation revolving fund and a life-threatening allergy policy.