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Lawmakers Grill Administration Officials About Indian Casino Compact

By Jim Phillips 5 days ago

A revised casino agreement between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is facing tough questions from a legislative committee.
 
    The compact, if approved by lawmakers, would replace an earlier agreement that was rejected by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.
 

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Nominate a Hometown Hero

By BJ Ragone 5 days ago

Do you know someone who is making a difference in the Southcoast community? The nominate them as a Hometwon hero!

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Massachusetts Considering Restaurant Tax Holiday

By Jack Peterson 5 days ago

Bay State Lawmakers are once again considering a sales tax holiday, this time a restaurant-specific tax holiday that would last five days.

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New Plans For Taunton Casino

By Jack Peterson 5 days ago

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has unveiled a new design for a resort casino it hopes to build in Taunton if the tribe wins state and federal approvals for the project.

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Fall River Man Arrested In Robbery, Bomb Hoax

By Jim Phillips 6 days ago

A Fall Rver man is being held on $12,500 cash bail after he allegedly robbed a gas station on Monday, telling the clerk he had a bomb. 

The man walked into a Hess service station on Pleasant Street, carrying a package

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Sheriff Hodgson Unhappy With Immigration Bill

By Jim Phillips 6 days ago

Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson is not a big fan of the latest Immigration Reform bill making its way through Congress, even after attending a White House briefing Tuesday for law enforcement personnel

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Global Learning Downtown Campus Named For Joan And Irwin Jacobs

By Jim Phillips 6 days ago

The Downtown Campus of the Global Learning Charter Public School in New Bedford has been named in honor of Dr. Irwin Jacobs and his wife Joan. 

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Police Arrest Two Following Break-In Investigation

By Jim Phillips 6 days ago

Fairhaven Police and members of the SouthCoast Anti-Crime Task Force arrest two suspects in connection with a break last month into a Fairhaven farm stand. 

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Buzzards Bay Coalition Golf Outing in Mattapoisett

By Neal White 6 days ago

The Buzzards Bay Coalition Golf Outing & Cocktail Party Reception is back again at The Bay Club in Mattapoisett.  

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Southcoast Health Systems Offering Free Health Screenings This May

By BJ Ragone 6 days ago

Looking to get your blood pressure or cholesterol checked? On May 23, 2013 the Southcoast Health Van will be doing that in Fall River.

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