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Rhode Island Citizens Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement

Jack Peterson — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:39 +0000

A former teller at a North Attleborough bank has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for embezzling almost $378,000 from elderly customers.

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Attleboro Vice Principal Gets Demoted Over Lunch Denial

Phil Paleologos — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:02:57 +0000

Bravo, Pia Durkin, for handling the Attleboro school lunch fiasco with proper final action! If you recall, the story made national headlines and generated national disgust over the decision to deny middle school kids their lunch because they either had empty pre-paid accounts or they just didn't have the cash with them.

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Food Service Employees Fired After Denying Lunch to Attleboro Middle Schoolers

BJ Ragone — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:58:58 +0000

Four employees were fired from Coelho Middle School in Attleboro after denying students lunch because their meal plans ran low.

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School Suspends Attleboro Student For Butter Knife

Phil Paleologos — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:01:53 +0000

Does the cafeteria at a Wamsutta, MA middle school have any knives for the kids to cut their lunchtime fare?

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Attleboro Teen Ordered To A State Youth Facility

Jim Phillips — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:43:58 +0000

A 15-year-old Attleboro boy accused of attacking his 63-year-old neighbor will remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing in Fall River Juvenile Court.

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School Committee Picks Next New Bedford Superintendent

Bryan Booker — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:53:50 +0000

New Bedford has a new superintendent, and its Dr. Pia Durkin.

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Attleboro Teen Tries to Stab, Drown, Suffocate Neighbor

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:46:28 +0000

Attleboro police have arrested a 15-year-old boy they say forced his way into a 62-year-old neighbor's home and stabbed her before trying to drown her.

According to police, the boy drove the woman to a nearby lake after stabbing her, and tried to drown the woman

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School Committee Nearing Vote For Superintendent

Jim Phillips — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:04:20 +0000

The New Bedford School Committee is just five days away from selecting a new superintendent of schools.

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Attleboro Police Investigate Shooting

Bryan Booker — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:52:20 +0000

Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night inside an Attleboro home.

An unidentified man was shot just before 11PM at 44 Smith Street, near the Norton line. According to the Attleboro Sun Chronicle, a woman was giving the victim first aid before he was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. His condition is

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Pedestrian Struck and Killed By Train In Attleboro, MA

BJ Ragone — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:23:17 +0000

Reports are coming in that a person trespassing on train tracks in Attleboro was fatally struck by a train.

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