The Sun Chronicle

The Sun Chronicle, which was previously known as The Attleboro Sun and the Evening Chronicle, is a daily publication based in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA. While the majority of its audience resides in Attleboro and North Attleborough, the newspaper also serves the surrounding areas, including Foxborough, Mansfield, Norfolk, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Wrentham in Massachusetts, as well as parts of northeastern Rhode Island. The newspaper's main office is situated at 34 South Main Street in Attleboro.

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Maine lawmakers try to thread the needle on forest protections

1 day ago | thesunchronicle.com | Emmett Gartner

Late last year a team of ecologists came to a dire conclusion: without new conservation and management initiatives, half of the oldest forests in Maine's unorganized territory could be gone in the next 35 years. introduced by state Sen. Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) aims to reverse that trend while also protecting Maine's undeveloped lakes and ponds through prescriptive conservation measures. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, The Maine Monitor.
Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance

1 day ago | thesunchronicle.com | Amanda Seitz |Mike Stobbe

By AMANDA SEITZ and MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There was a notable absence last week when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a 58-second video that the government would no longer endorse the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children or pregnant women. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - the person who typically signs off on federal vaccine recommendations - was nowhere to be seen.
Tri-County valedictorian and salutatorian lead Thursday's graduation

2 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Stephen Peterson

FRANKLIN -- Christina Abdel Alrahim of North Attleboro is the valedictorian and Conor Cadorette of Franklin is salutatorian for Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School's class that graduates Thursday night.
Area athletes shine at state meets

2 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Tyler Hetu

NORTH ANDOVER - The best in the state were on display from Thursday through the end of the weekend, competing in the two-day MIAA Division outdoor track and field championships at several area colleges across Massachusetts. Foxboro High was the lone area team to compete in the Division 4 championship on Friday and Sunday, ending the season strong at Merrimack College. Tyler Hetu can be reached at 508-236-0375 or on X @thetylerhetu.
Foxboro hits the gas to race into Div. 3 Elite Eight

2 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Tyler Hetu

FOXBORO - The Foxboro High girls lacrosse team took off in the second half, dominating play across both quarters to beat No. 12 North Middlesex Regional High 17-7 in the second round of the MIAA Division 3 state tournament on Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Warriors went on a a second-half run of eight straight goals and then blanked the Patriots in the fourth quarter to put away the match. Tyler Hetu can be reached at 508-236-0375 or on X @thetylerhetu.
Norton High School graduation list

2 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Stephen Peterson
Along the Way

2 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Stephen Peterson

Mansfield celebrating June Pride Month Mansfield is holding its annual Pride event Thursday on the South Common. The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. It will feature various speakers, including Tanya Neslusan, executive director of MassEquality, and Jill Noddin, director of The Grace Notes, an all-women community chorus based in Mansfield that performs in the local community. The event is sponsored by Mansfield Democratic Town Committee.
1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas

2 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Jamie Stengle |Steve Karnowski

DALLAS (AP) - One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A Dallas man died Wednesday after his vehicle became stuck in high water, authorities said. He was in one of two cars submerged under a bridge on Interstate 635, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department said.
Vigil for victims of Franklin crash set for Thursday

3 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Stephen Peterson

By By Stephen Peterson [email protected] FRANKLIN -- A vigil is being held Thursday night at the scene of the alleged drunken driving crash May 24 that took the lives of two local family members, including a 5-year-old girl. The suspected drunken driver, James Blanchard, 21, also a Franklin resident, currently faces several charges including motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence.
'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction

3 days ago | thesunchronicle.com | Foster Klug |Mari Yamaguchi |Mayuko Ono

IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) - On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan 's Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a scroll painting of a kimono-clad Asian woman. She looks like a Buddhist Bodhisattva holding a baby, but for the faithful, this is a concealed version of Mary and the baby Jesus. Another scroll shows a man wearing a kimono covered with camellias, an allusion to John the Baptist's beheading and martyrdom.