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About 25 members of the Greater New Bedford Track Club went to Boston Monday to either run in, or enjoy the Boston Marathon. 

That joy was shattered shortly before 3pm, when two explosions at the finish line injured dozens of people. 

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Mayor Jon Mitchell says, after talking with Boston Mayor Tom Menino, he'll be sending along some help to investigate Monday's explosions at the Boston Marathon......

Mitchell says his prayers go out to the victims and their families.  H

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Update 9:06pm - The Boston Globe reports that there have been three confirmed deaths, and over 125 people have been injured.

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 A congressional investigation finds that specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year get little state oversight.
 
    The new report from House Democrats shows that most states do not track or routinely inspect compounding pharmacies and that pharmacy boards in nearly all 50 states lack the information and expertise they need

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The state's gaming commission could soon make a major decision affecting the future of casino gambling in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    At issue is whether to allow commercial developers to pursue the sole casino license allowed in the region under the state's 2011 gambling law

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Seven people have been arrested in connection with a shooting in New Bedford's North End over the weekend.

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The Portuguese Kids are coming back to New Bedford for another great show!  Local entertainers are a barrel of laughs and always put on an entertaining show, this one will benifit the Whaling City Festival for more information on the show follow this link

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The City of New Bedford is using 21st century technology to assist the Mayor's Neighborhood Task Force. 

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Things got messy between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres on Thursday night. A benches clearing brawl ended up with Dodgers' pitcher Zack Greinke being seriously injured. 

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You may remember the story of a man being hit by a golf cart after a high school football game at Cowboys Stadium.  What you may not know that the man who was run over by the golf cart was wide receiver Danny Amendola's father, Willie

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