The Somerset Sentinel (2024)

08/11/2024

COA to hold yard sale

SOMERSET - The Somerset Council On Aging will hold its annual fall indoor yard sale fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the COA that is located at 115 Wood St. in Somerset.
The COA provides many programs for the town's senior citizens, including social activities, meals and transportation programs.

08/11/2024

SBRHS has been a breeding ground for college field hockey players

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - The Somerset Berkley Regional High School field hockey team has been very successful over the years and one of the results of that success is that a lot of the team's players have been able to go on to play in college.
This season alone, SBRHS alums Cami Crook was playing at Providence College, Kayleigh McDonald was playing for Tufts University, Madison Ferrara was playing for Worcester State University, Johanna Snyder was playing for Lasell University, Lauren Rothwell was playing for Bryant University, Megan Salsinha and Ava Pontes were playing for Johnson and Wales University and Reese Swanson was playing for Franklin Pierce University.
Snyder has been a midfielder for the Lasell field hockey team. She said the biggest adjustment in going from high school to college field hockey was the pace of play. She said there is also a higher skill level in college field hockey. But she felt she was well prepared.
"I think that playing at Somerset Berkley really helped me to play in college because when I was there, the program was a really elite program and intense," Snyder said.
Snyder was part of a record-breaking team that went 14-1 for Lasell last season. They made it to the semi-finals of the Northeast Athletic Conference tournament.
Snyder said she learned quite a few things about field hockey from SBRHS coach Jen Crook and also gained a love for the game when she was playing for her at the high school. Another thing she learned from playing field hockey at SBRHS is that you can have a bad day, but the next day is a new one. Snyder lost a year of playing field hockey during her undergraduate years at Lasell because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so she had another year of eligibility to play as a graduate student. She said she has cherished every day on the field this year as she has played as a graduate student.
"It's honestly been the best thing," Snyder said. "I'm very glad that I chose to play collegiate field hockey. It's given me a lot of experiences, not only as a player, but in coaching, because now I'm coaching a club team."
Snyder's father, Kevin Snyder, has been the coach of the SBRHS ice hockey team for a long time and has attended almost all of his daughter's games at Lasell.
"My mom and my dad are my biggest supporters," Johanna said.
Johanna said she went into field hockey because of her father. She said she refused to learn how to skate, but wanted to play field hockey. She said field hockey is a different version of ice hockey. Johanna said the team at Lasell has also been like a family.
Johanna earned her bachelor of science degree in psychology and is now working on her master's degree in criminal justice with a concentration in violence prevention in advocacy.
Johanna said she would like to coach field hockey after college so that she can impact future generations. She said she has worked with coach Crook on some clinics. Johanna said she is going to help the Metro West club field hockey team in December.
McDonald is a center midfielder and a captain of the Tufts University field hockey team that has been ranked fourth in the nation in Division 3 this season. Tufts beat Middlebury College this season to end a 43 game winning streak for Middlebury. McDonald scored her first two goals in her college career in the win over Middlebury. She said it was a really exciting game.
"It's been incredible," McDonald said. "It's been more than I imagined. I love being here at Tufts and field hockey has been a really big part of it."
McDonald said she is a better field hockey player now than when she was at SBRHS.
McDonald said the college field hockey game is faster than in high school and said there is more strategy involved. She said every team that Tufts plays is good, so they have to strategize to beat them, rather than just going out there and playing, like she said was done in high school.
McDonald said she has enjoyed the comradery of the field hockey team and the friends she has made at Tufts. She said she would like to win a championship with the team this season. McDonald said the players on the team strive to improve every day.
McDonald was part of two state championship teams at SBRHS, which she said strengthened her love of field hockey and made her want to continue playing in college. She said that coach Crook prepared her about as well as she could be prepared to play field hockey in college.
"She held us to such a high standard at the high school level," McDonald said. "She believed in us and pushed us to our potential."
Coach Crook has her players do a lot of running. McDonald said that the players on the Tufts team are expected to do their running on their own during the summer and come into the season in shape.
McDonald is majoring in psychology at Tufts.
Cami Crook, who was a prolific scorer for the Blue Raiders, has been playing Division 1 field hockey for PC. She said the team had a good season this fall.
"It's been really fun," Cami said. "My team is like my best friend. It helps when you get to college. You have like an instant family."
Cami, who is the daughter of coach Crook, said she has learned a lot about mental toughness through playing at PC. Besides a higher level of play in college, she said there is also more of a commitment to field hockey required than there was in high school, and also more of a commitment involved to her studies. She said the SBRHS team she was on practiced every day, but was not in the weight room, like her college team was, and doing other things to become better players. Cami said she would suggest to field hockey players who want to continue to play the sport in college to play as much as they can. She played for the Lead the Way club field hockey team when she was in high school.
"I basically give all the credit for my field hockey knowledge and skill to my mom," Cami said. "She gave it to me since I was four all the way through high school."
At PC, Cami has a double major in psychology and health policy and management. She was back helping the SBRHS team at a State Tournament game against Wayland earlier this week. Cami said that in the future, she would like to help coach at the high school in her free time. Her brother Lucas, who was also a great field hockey player for SBRHS, has been coaching this year.
As the goalie for the Worcester State University field hockey team, Ferrara has recorded over 400 saves, which puts her as the third best goalie in that school's record books. She said playing in high-level games, as the SBRHS field hockey team made runs at state championships, helped her to be ready for the high level of play in college. She noted she plays for a college team in the same city where the Blue Raiders won the state championship when she was their goalie.
"Somerset Berkley definitely prepared me well," Ferrara said.
Ferrara said she was not given a scholarship to play field hockey at Worcester State, but she loved the sport so much, that she wanted to keep playing. She said she had a group of friends on the field hockey team on the first day of college, which she said helped with the transition to college.
During her time at Worcester State, Ferrara said she played against Fitchburg State University field hockey player Kaleigh Visbaras who also played at SBRHS and was on a state championship team with her.
Coach Crook, who played field hockey at Somerset High School and Providence College, said a lot of her players over the years have played club field hockey on top of playing for SBRHS, which helps to develop their skills. She said colleges want players from winning programs. Coach Crook said she also tries hard to go see her former players play on their college teams. She said she hopes the players from SBRHS who have gone on to play field hockey in college inspire the players on the current team at SBRHS.
"I hope they would like to strive to be like them," coach Crook said.

08/11/2024

SBRHS field hockey team advances to round of eight

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - After the Blue Raiders had beat Masconomet, 5-0, today to advance to the round of eight in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament, Somerset Berkley Regional High School field hockey coach Jen Crook said her players did not seem happy.
Coach Crook said they should be happy about winning such a decisive game to advance that far into the tournament, but said they have a bigger prize on their minds. They want to win the state championship.
"The kids aren't satisfied with the final eight, so we're going to keep going," Crook said.
SBRHS scored three goals in less than three minutes at the end of the first quarter that put the Blue Raiders in the driver's seat for the rest of the game.
Ella Vaught scored the first goal for Somerset Berkley when she backhanded the ball into the cage for a 1-0 SBRHS lead with two minutes and 52 seconds left in the first quarter.
The next goal was scored on a penalty corner when Addie Finlaw passed the ball out to Ryan Crook at the top of the circle. Crook dribbled towards the cage and then shot the ball past the Masconomet goalie for a 2-0 SBRHS lead with a minute and 44 seconds left in the first quarter.
Crook then scored again, this time on a longer shot, with a minute and 10 seconds left in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Finlaw dribbled the ball from the left corner of the field all the way to the front of the cage where she put it in to increase the Somerset Berkley lead to 4-0.
After a scoreless third quarter, Julie Pacheco scored the last goal of the game for the Blue Raiders with 11 minutes and seven seconds left in the fourth quarter.
"It was a little messy today, but a win is a win," coach Crook said. "We need to get cleaner."
Coach Crook said the players were not connecting on passes as well as they usually do. She said they did that in spurts, but not for the whole game.
"We did score a few goals on corners, which is a positive," coach Crook said.
Coach Crook said the Blue Raiders will be playing better teams as the tournament progresses. The Blue Raiders, who are the second seed in the tournament, are scheduled to play seventh seed Longmeadow on Sunday at noon at Hanson Memorial Field. Masconomet was the 15th seed in the tournament.

07/11/2024

Veterans' Day activities in Somerset

SOMERSET - For Veterans' Day on Nov. 11, a free breakfast will be offered for Somerset veterans at the Congregational Christian Church, located at 1411 County St.
Somerset Veterans' Service Officer Joshua Rancourt said the breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., or until the food runs out. Rancourt said there will also be some raffles for gift baskets and gift cards at the breakfast.
At 11 a.m., there will be a ceremony in front of the World War II monument on the property of the Somerset Public Library at 1464 County St. If there is inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to inside the Congregational Christian Church.

07/11/2024

SBRHS girls' soccer team starts State Tournament with a win

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - The combination of Ary Secia and Layla Venancio was a very effective one for the Somerset Berkley Regional High School girls' soccer team yesterday in its first State Tournament game of this postseason against Stoughton.
The two goals that Secia and Venancio produced in the game were enough for the Blue Raiders to beat Stoughton, 2-1, in the round of 32 of the State Tournament.
Secia scored her first goal in the 70th minute of the game to put the Blue Raiders ahead, 1-0. Venancio assisted on the goal.
A couple minutes later, Secia put the ball in the net for a 2-0 SBRHS lead, again off an assist from Venancio.
"They are getting really good at finding each other," SBRHS coach Moussa Traore said of Secia and Venancio.
Stoughton scored in the closing minutes of the game.
Traore said the Blue Raiders controlled a majority of the game. He said they had scoring opportunities in the first half that they did not finish, but said he thought they were nervous coming into the game. He said they got more relaxed in the second half.
"I think they played really well against a tough physical team," Traore said. "Stoughton was tough and big, but they held their own."
Traore said his defense of Corina Caso, Julia Costa, Brooke Fisher and Samantha Souza may have played their best game of the season against Stoughton. Goalkeeper Maddie Willis had four saves.
"The defense played really well together," Traore said. "They stopped a really strong offensive team."
Somerset Berkley, which had a bye in the preliminary round of the tournament, came into the game as the sixth seed in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament. Stoughton was the 27th seed in the 43-team tournament.
The win improved the record of the Blue Raiders to 19-0 on the season. They will move on to play in the round of 16. SBRHS will be playing the winner of the game between 11th seed Hingham and 22nd seed East Longmeadow in that round. Because they are the higher seed, the Blue Raiders will host the game. It is scheduled to be played at noon at SBRHS on Saturday.

06/11/2024

The Somerset Sentinel to celebrate the holidays with the community

SOMERSET - The Somerset Sentinel will be presenting a special holiday edition both in a print edition called The North Pole Sentinel and digitally on its page.
The edition will include photos of children with Santa Claus, played by John Larsen, and Mrs. Claus, played by Kelly Chasse. The photos will be taken at the Somerset Historical Society on Black Friday, Nov. 29, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Children who have their pictures taken will be given free coloring books and crayons, while supplies last.
Appointments are required to have photographs taken. Parents who would like to have their children's photographs in The North Pole Sentinel and on The Somerset Sentinel's page can make appointments by calling Chasse at (774)365-9090.
The Somerset Federal Credit Union and Mallard Printing are sponsoring The North Pole Sentinel and photo session.

06/11/2024

Ruggiero wins seat on Bristol County Commission

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - In yesterday's state election, Somerset resident Julie Ruggiero won a seat on the Bristol County Commission.
Democrats Ruggiero and John Mitchell both won seats on the commission that oversees Bristol County Agricultural High School, court houses in the county, the Registry of Deeds and has been distributing American Rescue Plan Act money. There were two seats open with three candidates that included Democrats Ruggiero and Mitchell and independent Gregory DeMelo.
"I am so excited to have this position and be a part of the school and be a part of the office," Ruggiero said.
For Ruggiero, it was her first election and it involved a lot of work because she had to campaign across Bristol County. During that time, she said she has met a lot of people, shared a lot of stories and made a lot of connections.
"I'm just excited to continue that and get to work in January," Ruggiero said of the month in which she will officially become a Bristol County commissioner.
Ruggiero and her father, retired Somerset police chief Joseph Ferreira, were at the Comfort Zone in Somerset last night where they were monitoring the election results. Ruggiero said she went to bed at about 1:30 a.m., was awoken at 2:30 a.m. when results came in from one of the towns and found out that she officially had won a seat on the commission at 9 a.m. She said she had a decent lead when she went to bed and with the towns left to report their results, she did not think she could lose. Ferreira was running for reelection to the Governor's Council. Ruggiero said her father found out that he won his race after she had found out that she had won.
Ruggiero said that she is really looking forward to working with Mitchell and Bristol County Commissioner John Saunders.
Ruggiero said she liked seeing her generation come out to vote and learning about the election process and the Bristol County Commission. She said the campaign helped to educate people about what the commission does.
"The response from the community has been incredible," Ruggiero said. "I'm really excited to get to work for our county, especially at Bristol Aggie where they have such great opportunities."

06/11/2024

Raider Recognition Awards presented

Brendan Hague, the school resource officer for the elementary schools in Somerset, and Raider, the comfort dog, presented Raider Recognition Awards for October today. The awards are presented to students who show respect and perseverance in their schools. The recipients are chosen by teachers. The award recipients receive a certificate, patch with a design of Raider on it and a sticker.

06/11/2024

Trump wins SBRHS

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - In a mock election, Republican Donald Trump got the most votes for president from Somerset Berkley Regional High School students.
In the online mock election, Trump received 372 votes from SBRHS students while Democratic candidate Kamala Harris received 230 votes.
Alice Ferris, the social studies content coordinator at SBRHS, said some students chose not to vote. There are about 900 students at the high school.
SBRHS was participating in a national mock election that was run by the company Win My Vote. Nationally, Harris received the most electoral votes, based on students voting.
At SBRHS, other presidential candidates who received votes included Cornel West with 28, Robert Kennedy, Jr. with 10, Jill Stein with nine, Chase Oliver with seven and Claudia De la Cruz with six.
The students voted in the mock election the week of Oct. 25.
The SBRHS students chose Republican challenger John Deaton with 225 votes over incumbent U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren with 171 votes.
The mock election also included the ballot questions of the state election. On the question to repeal the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, 305 SBRHS students voted in favor while 158 students voted against the question.
On the question that would raise the minimum wage for tipped employees there was a tie with 226 SBRHS students voting in favor of the question and 226 students voting against the question.
The Massachusetts results of the national mock election were tabulated by the John F. Kennedy Library.
Ferris said the online program offered side by side biographies and positions on issues of Harris and Trump. She said the positions on the issues were compiled by a number of different sources, including news networks to make them balanced and non-partisan.
Ferris said the students reviewed issues and had discussions in classes. She said students determined their ideologies on issues. For the ballot questions, she said information was provided to the students through the WCVB television show On the Record.
In the Advanced Placement U.S. Government Politics class, Ferris said they have been studying elections, polling and campaign strategies for fictitious candidates. They predicted winners for the election, based on polls.
Ferris said they reviewed the results of the mock election, talked about the results at SBRHS and if there was anything else they wanted to talk about.
The students at the high school had the day off for election day. Ferris said classes will compare the actual election results with the mock election results.
Ferris said the mock election process allows students to think about the importance of voting, how their vote counts and to also formulate thoughts on ideologies and what issues are important to them.
Student Ryan Vieira said the issues that were important to him ranged from immigration to the ballot questions that would eliminate MCAS as a graduation requirement and increase the minimum wage for tipped employees. He said the two ballot questions affect the daily lives of students because they have to take the MCAS test and some work as waiters and waitresses.
Through the mock election process, Vieira said he learned that there are a lot of other decisions to make in elections besides choosing who the president is going to be.
Student Allison Kettle said she is concerned about the question related to tipped employees because she has waitressed. She said she was also concerned about the MCAS question even though she doesn't have to take the test anymore. She said she is proud that Massachusetts has the best education in the country and she wants it to stay that way.
"I've learned more about the function of the electoral college versus the popular vote and the different positions that are voted for, not just president," Kettle said of what she has gotten out of the mock election program.
Kettle said she was not surprised that Trump got the most votes for president at SBRHS, but was surprised by how much he won by.
Student Daniel Svoboda said he was concerned most about the presidential race, but was also concerned about congressional races because without a Congress that will work with the president, nothing gets done.
Svoboda said that during the mock election program, he learned about how elections are structured, the electoral college, debates and the process of how elections happen.
"It was interesting to see," Svoboda said.
Student Gisele Pimental said the ballot question about the MCAS test was most important to her. She said she has found that standardized testing is controversial in the educational system. Pimental said she has found students who are more advanced want to keep the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, but said a majority of students and teachers do not think it should be a requirement because it is not good for students who have disabilities or test anxiety.
Pimental said that during the mock election program, she learned about what motivates people to vote and to support certain candidates.

06/11/2024

Thurber wins state rep race

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - Somerset Republican challenger Justin Thurber defeated longtime Democrat State. Rep. Patricia Haddad in the race for the Fifth Bristol District seat last night.
According to unofficial results, Thurber had 12,314 votes to 11,345 votes for Haddad.
"I'm overwhelmed and I'm excited and I'm happy that all the hard work people put in for me was rewarded," Thurber said.
Thurber received 5,405 votes in Somerset, 3,210 votes in Swansea, 2,618 votes in Dighton and 1,081 votes in Taunton. Haddad received 5,226 votes in Somerset, 2,551 votes in Swansea, 1,942 votes in Dighton and 1,626 votes in Taunton. Both Haddad and Thurber are from Somerset.
When results of the election came out last night, Rep. Haddad said she was going to think about asking for a recount. Today, she said she would not ask for a recount and is conceding the election. Rep. Haddad said a recount would cost money to the district. She said she has never done anything to harm the district and said not asking for a recount is in the best interests of the district.
Thurber will take office in January for what is a two-year term. Asked about the first issues he wants to work on in the state Legislature, Thurber said he needs to figure out who he can work with and then wants to address issues in the state related to affordability, such as the migration crisis, offshore wind and other projects. He said Massachusetts needs to be made more affordable, but also provide world-class services. Thurber said that he wants to be the type of representative that people from other districts see and say they want a representative like that in their district.
"I really look forward to working for this district and making them proud," Thurber said.
Thurber said that at his campaign kick-off event, he said that the people in the district are the most important thing and the job of politicians is to work for the people. He said he will work for all people in the Fifth Bristol District. Thurber said that is what the word representative means.
Thurber said he wanted to thank the Somerset Town Clerk's Office for doing a good job of running the election.
Thurber said he also wanted to thank Rep. Haddad for her years of service and wishes her the best in her future endeavors.
The seat in the Fifth Bristol District has been held by a Democrat for at least 45 years. Both candidates said they thought the support for Republican candidates also may have affected their election. Thurber ran and lost against Rep. Haddad two years ago.
Rep. Haddad has been the district's state representative since 2001. During that time, Rep. Haddad worked on codifying the Roe versus Wade decision in Massachusetts so that women's rights were protected. She said the energy bill she worked on brought the option of offshore wind to the area. Rep. Haddad worked to change the formula for providing state aid to schools that brought more money into Somerset schools. She sponsored a bill to create the Department of Early Education and Care that will ensure that Massachusetts will always strive to have high quality early education. Rep. Haddad worked with Gov. Maura Healey, when Healey was the attorney general, on a pay equity bill which is working towards equal pay for equal work, regardless of race, ethnicity or gender. She said she has also worked on a lot of other small projects for people that she is proud of.
Asked what she is going to do next, Rep. Haddad said that in the near term, she and her family need time to grieve for her husband who passed away during the election season. Solomon Haddad ran a local electronics business for over 40 years.
"It's a terrible loss and more than the loss of my position," Rep. Haddad said. "I realize that these are the more important things, so I don't grieve about the loss of my position. It's time to take care of my family."
Rep. Haddad has two children and four grandchildren.
Since last night, Rep. Haddad said she has had four job offers.
The seat has had a Democrat representative for at least 45 years. Democrat Joan Menard was the district's representative from 1979 to 2000.

06/11/2024

DiBiasio honored as Lions Club Citizen of the Year

The Somerset Lions Club presented its Citizen of the Year Award last Friday to Somerset resident Donald DiBiasio. DiBiasio has volunteered a tremendous amount of his time for many years to youth softball. In the photograph are, from left to right, Somerset Lions Club President John Hinves, Erika DiBiasio, Michelle DiBiasio, who is Donald's wife, Donald, Stacy DiBiasio, Mark DiBiasio and Somerset Lions Club member Joseph Costa who nominated Donald for the award.

06/11/2024

'Radium Girls' to be presented at SBRHS this weekend

By GEORGE AUSTIN
SOMERSET - The play that the Somerset Berkley Regional High School Drama Club will be performing this weekend has elements of entertainment, history and science in it.
In 'Radium Girls,' the students will be performing in a play that tells the story of the dial painters in the U.S. and the world from 1918 into the 1940s who used radium to paint instruments in airplanes during World War I, for other products and to cure illnesses. Three dial painters quit from the factory they are working in, two painters die and those who are left seek justice.
"It's a really awesome show, tragic, but important in U.S. history," SBRHS Director Jeremy Young said.
Young said he likes the way that playwright DW Gregory approaches the real-life topic with drama and levity.
"And it allows us to explore the human cost in those things," Young said.
Because of the story of "Radium Girls," Young said he has incorporated other departments at the high school into the show. On Friday, the cast and crew will be giving a performance of the show for students in history and chemistry classes. He said the show breaks down the scientific process because people initially thought radium was good but did not have a big sample size.
Young said the show also allows the high school to feature a lot of students in different types of roles. The cast includes Rachel Uon as Grace Fryer, Scarlett Wolf as Kathryn Schaub, Izzy Gomes as Irene Rudolph, Emma Goncalo as Mrs. Alma McNeil, Jaden DaCruz as Arthur Roeder, Eric Ouellette as Edward Markley, Kailey Cabral as C.B. "Charlie" Lee, Ty Medeiros as Dr. Von Sochocky, Hunter Pearson as Tom Kreider, Katreena Phillips as Diane Roeder, Laylah Keley as Hamet Roeder, Lily Machado as Ana Fryer, Julia Colbert as Katherine Wiley, Logan Almy as Raymond Berry, Ross Baker as Dr. Cecil Drinker, Anthony Smith as Dr. Harrison Martland, Jordan Thiboutot as Dr. Joseph Knef, Sophia Caruso as Dr. Marie Curie, Josephina Melancon, Frederick Flinn, Ph.D., Joshua Uon as reporter Jack Youngwood, Lily Mis as sob sister Nancy Jane Harlan, Gabriella Farias as William J.A. Bailey, Grace Johnson as Mrs. Michaels, Makenna Cabral as society woman, Lilly Peters as a clerk, Isabella Sousa as board member one, LIly Pacheco as board member two, Stella Martins as board member three, Abby Charette as shop girl, Louise Caso as a photographer, Mia Carlson as an elderly widow, Sydney Machado as a customer, Zoe Saliba as a male shopper, Lily Luiz as a person in court and a venicine salesman, Emily Lacasse as a lovesick cowboy, and Talia Shanett as a store owner.
The ensemble for the show consists of Chloe Ostapow, Addison Raposo, Isabella Sousa, Alexandra DeSousa, Savannah Botelho, Hailey Gaw, Iris Carreiro and Lucy Pawlowski.
Ava Caruso is the stage manager for the play. El Marceau and Angelina Pena are the assistant stage managers. Members of the run crew are James Buscaglia, Emmy Frias, Parker Biello, Kassidy Magoni-Belanger, Cole Thurber, Sam Wajda, Portia Correira, Hazel Akin, Dannielynn Costa, Noelle Raposo, Audrey Hipolito and Tess Lacasse. The costume crew includes manager Naomi McKeon, Sophia Zheng, Maya Ouellette, Aisha Imran and Chloe Chen. Sound board operators are Jonathan Jeanmarie and Alana Sousa. Olivia Sousa and Benjamin Theriault are mic runners. Working on lights will be Benjamin Dean, Katherine Miller, Aiden Cronan, Dylan Vieira, Hunter Rachubinski and Ethan Simoes.
Ella Sousa is the house manager and Jeanmarie is the assistant house manager.
The set in the show will glow green to symbolize the radium.
Young said the students have done an amazing job of preparing for the show. He said they had to have a quick turn around to produce the play. Young said the play was cast on Sept. 13 and then there were 15 rehearsals before tech week. During that time, he said some of the students were also performing in the Somerset Musictown Festival and had other activities at school.
"It's a testament to our students' rigor, dedication and talent that they are able to pull off something as large as this in such a short amount of time," Young said.
"Radium Girls" will be performed in Somerset Berkley Regional High School's Dr. Robert Perry Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with all shows starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at https://sbrhs-drama-club.ticketleap.com/radium-girls/ and will also be available for purchase at the door.

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