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An upset victory in the race for Selectman in Fairhaven.  Incumbent Brian Bowcock was defeated by Geoffrey Haworth by 256 votes. 

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One week before it takes a crucial vote on the subject, New Bedford's School Committee heard public input on Innovation Schools for a final time.

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A former Taunton man has been convicted of second-degree murder for his role in the 2010 stabbing death of a teenager. 
 
    Twenty-seven-year-old Erving Cruz was convicted Monday in Fall River Superior Court and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years

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Wareham and Massachusetts State Police combined efforts to end a three and a half hour standoff Monday without injury. 

The  incident began around 2:30pm when Wareham officers were called to an house on Ladd Avenue off Sandwich Road to resolve a child custody issue

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A new report say the birth rate for teens in the state has fallen to its lowest point on record.
 
    The annual Massachusetts birth report released on Monday also showed a slight drop in infant mortality and an increase in the number of new mothers who were breastfeeding

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 Police say a Middleborough woman was drunk and on heroin when her pickup truck struck another vehicle head-on over the weekend, killing the 18-year-old college freshman who was driving.

Kathleen Allen was held on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty Monday in Wareham District Court to charges including drunken driving and motor vehicle homicide

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Count Mass. Congressman Edward Markey as a supporter of Southcoast Rail.

Democrat Markey is running for the U-S Senate seat vacated by John Kerry.

Markey was in New Bedford Saturday to open a campaign office on Pleasant Street

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Local officials and community members gathered at Fort Tabor in New Bedford Saturday afternoon to mark Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day. 

The nationally recognized day serves to give Vietnam Vets around the country the thanks they didn't get, some 40 years ago

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Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves is visiting Cape Verdean-American communities on the East Coast.

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 Federal fisheries managers have officially announced proposed cuts in catch limits that they acknowledge will devastate the New England fleet.
 
    The size of the proposed cuts have been known for weeks, but are now open for public comment until April 15

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