Saving Lake Sabbatia: Taunton comes together to fight aquatic invaders
Good morning, Taunton! Today is Wednesday, March 16, 2022. We are halfway through the week and we've got lots of news to share with you this morning, so let's take a look:
Saving Lake Sabbatia: Taunton comes together to fight aquatic invaders
An effort years in the making to help save Lake Sabbatia from dangerous vegetation is making some waves.
Invasive weeds are everywhere in the lake, and residents have been trying for a decade to get those weeds out of the water. The weeds are dangerous to people and boats, and the lake itself: they deprive the water of oxygen, and have a number of environmental impacts on the lake.
Over the summer, concerned Sabbatia residents reached out to City Councilor John McCaul, who has been helping them work out the problem since then. The O'Connell administration, the Conservation Commission, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation are also now a part of the fight.
See what's being done to save this locally cherished body of water.
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Taunton couple allegedly used donations for personal expenses
A Taunton couple is accused of fraudulently using donations to their non-profit for a "wide range of personal expenses" — as well as committing pandemic unemployment fraud and lying on their mortgage application for their Taunton home. The couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of alleged schemes designed to defraud the donors of a Boston nonprofit they founded, Violence in Boston, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and a mortgage lender, the Department of Justice said in a written statement Tuesday.
Think you know everything about Taunton? Think again
March 15 was Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong day and in honor of the occasion, we did a little digging into some local history. We took a look at one of Taunton's lesser-known nicknames, took a quick trip to Dighton Rock, and explored Lizzie Borden's connections to Taunton.
Sports: Taunton girls running trio compete at New Balance Nationals
Three of Taunton High School's top runners took to the national stage over the weekend in New York City. Emersyn DePonte, Caelen O'Leary and Nia Mainer-Smith, along with over a hundred of the nation's top runners and throwers, descended upon the Big Apple to fulfill their dreams at the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track Championship at The Armory Track in Manhattan. Gazette Sports Reporter Cameron Merritt has the story here.
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This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton Daily Gazette Daily Briefing newsletter March 16 2022
