Before we begin the new week in earnest, we’re taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers.
Top stories this past week included:
Which municipal employees made the most in Raynham in 2024? The Gazette analyzed salary data to find out.
A Middleboro man accused of stabbing his mother’s long-term partner to death was held without bail during his arraignment in Wareham District Court on Monday, June 30.
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe chairman Cedric Cromwell intends to plead guilty to tax fraud, and faces sentencing for tax fraud and extortion offenses.
Did you know that Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson began his professional baseball career right here in Taunton?
Taunton resident and Bristol-Plymouth junior Mary MacDonald was crowned the winner of the Women’s Push Rim Wheelchair heat at 2025 Achilles International Hope and Possibility 4M in New York City.
Our picks for the 2025 Taunton Daily Gazette Baseball All-Scholastics, the 2025 Taunton Daily Gazette Softball All-Scholastics, and the 2025 Taunton Daily Gazette Boys Volleyball All-Scholastics.
Taunton Tornadoes 12U Buffington club softball captured the 2025 Rehoboth Youth Baseball Softball Association Thunderstorm Invitational 12U.
4th of July is over, but there are more fun, summer events coming up soon in the Taunton area.
Lakeville’s Angers Conway Farm is going to host a food truck and craft beverage festival. What to know.
Mimi’s Diner is officially open at its new location.
Citizens for Citizens Inc. recently held their Annual Meeting at the Venus DeMilo restaurant and celebrated the organization’s 60th anniversary.
The story behind Taunton School Committee Member Louis Loura’s eye-catching car.
The latest Greater Taunton real estate report, featuring an antique colonial in Dighton that sold for $825,000. The Somerset Avenue home was built in 1829, and it features original Heart Pine wide plank floors, beautiful built-ins, wooden beamed ceilings, multiple fireplaces, and an ornate staircase. It also has an updated kitchen, a library, two cozy sitting areas, and an elegant fireplace-dining room. Check out this property, as well as other recent top-sellers.
These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Gazette readers:
Recount does not change winner in extremely close Taunton, Easton state rep race
The recount of the election between Democrat Lisa Field and Republican Larry Quintal has confirmed the initial official results of the June 10, 2025, state representative race — with Field the winner.
Per the initial official results, Field won the election by 17 votes. After a recount, which was held on Monday June 30, 2025, in Easton and Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Taunton, the gap between Field and Quintal narrowed to 15 votes, but Field still has the majority of the votes and is the victor in the election.
Both candidates, Democrat Lisa Field, far right, and Republican Larry Quintal, left, are on hand for a recount in the 3rd Bristol state representative race Wednesday, June 2, 2025, in Taunton.
Gazette Reporter Emma Rindlisbacher breaks down the results.
Field wins state rep race: Recount does not change winner in extremely close Taunton, Easton state rep race. Results
Middleboro welcomes two new police officers to the department
Two new officers have joined the Middleboro Police Department:
Corey B. Bailey and Victoria J. O’Day, both Middleboro residents, were appointed to the department by the Middleboro Select Board on June 16.
Victoria J. O’Day and Corey B. Bailey graduated from the 21st Recruit Officer Class of the Randolph Police Academy on June 13.
Get to know them a bit more, here.
New police officers: Middleborough welcomes two new police officers to the department
Dighton resident commits her academic, basketball future to a local D1 program
Bishop Feehan girls basketball rising senior guard and Dighton resident Mollie Mullen will be continuing her academic and athletic career at the Division 1 level, while also staying local.
Bishop Feehan’s Mollie Mullen, a Dighton resident, looks for an open teammate during a Division 1 Round of 16 game against Taunton.
D1 basketball: Dighton resident commits her academic, basketball future to a local D1 program. See where.
How cops zeroed in on Taunton murder suspect. What police report reveals
Police used automated license plate readers and cell phone data to zero in on the suspect in the murder of Stephan Myers, whose body was found in the construction area behind Bristol-Plymouth high school in Taunton in April, according to a state police affidavit.
Gazette Reporter Emma Rindlisbacher takes a look at the case.
What police report reveals: How cops zeroed in on Taunton murder suspect
Taunton hotel to be sold to Hilton
The Clarion Hotel in Taunton, which was previously used as an emergency shelter by the state, is being renovated and is in the process of being sold to Hilton, Taunton Economic and Community Development Director Jay Pateakos said in a July 1, 2025, social media post.
What we know about the renovations, as of this writing.
‘Destination’: Taunton hotel to be sold to Hilton. What to know about renovation
This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Top stories: Recount confirms Field win in very close state rep race