The Carol Doherty Foundation

02/25/2026

If you’re coming to Home Plate today to join our fundraiser, please be careful and patient.

02/09/2026

Many thanks to the folks at Home Plate Bay Street Grill for partnering with us on this super easy to organized and participate.

Lunch, dinner, gifts...whatever your pleasure on Wednesday February 25th and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Carol Doherty Foundation.

10/13/2025

Sorry I had to delete the previous post due to a typo, the message remains the same.
We are very excited to announce this news!

10/04/2025

We are declaring today -

National How We Met Carol Day.

Share a story about how you met Carol Doherty. Share your photos and we’ll add them to our collection.

09/24/2025

09/24/2025

Members of the Carol Doherty Foundation - Dennis Cook, Phillip Duarte and Barry Sanders, joined State Representative Lisa Field for a tour of Triumph Head Start.

Phil presented a check for $1000 from Rep. Doherty’s campaign finance funds to support two scholarships for teachers continuing education.

08/15/2025

Save the date. Details soon.

07/20/2025

Good evening. As many of you know, after Carol’s passing, we decided to form The Carol Doherty Foundation in an effort to continue the good work Carol did throughout her life, including supporting many of the organizations and causes that were dear to her. We wanted to wait until our new State Representative was sworn-in to officially change the page to The Carol Doherty Foundation because Carol’s office remained staffed by Julie Smith during the interim period between her passing and the swearing-in of our new State Representative. We wish to thank Julie for her hard work over those several months ensuring that Carol’s constituents still got the services they needed. Constituent services were of the utmost importance to Carol, and it would have meant a lot to her and it means a lot to us. We also wish to congratulate State Representative Lisa Field. We are confident she will continue Carol’s legacy of fighting for working families at the State House. Lastly, we wish to thank all those who have already made generous donations to The Carol Doherty Foundation since it was established shortly after her passing. We will share more here about what we will be doing going forward to honor Carol’s legacy. Carol left big shoes to fill. Together, we can give back to our community and try to repay just a fraction of what Carol gave to us.

03/19/2025

Please join us for a celebration of life on April 12th.

03/10/2025

Please be advised, the Office of the Third Bristol District will be hosting office hours at City Hall this Wednesday from 10am-12pm.

02/21/2025

State Representative Carol Ann Chantre Doherty, 82, a longtime resident of Taunton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 15, 2025, after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Dennis Cook, with whom she shared 34 wonderful years. T...