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A lawsuit filed against officials at a Massachusetts county jail alleges that mentally ill inmates are often held in solitary confinement with little treatment.

When their beloved dog Odie passed away, Brian and Kerrie Harrington of New Bedford chose to honor the memory of their pet in a charitable fashion. This Saturday, Sept. 10th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Harringtons will be hosting the first annual “OdiePalooza” at the Stoico/FIRSTFED YMCA on Sharps Lot Road in Swansea.

Federal and state authorities are investigating whether three bald eagles found ill at an eastern Massachusetts pond fed off a farm animal that had been euthanized with a drug. The Standard-Times of New Bedford reports that the eagles were found Wednesday on the shores of Assawompset Pond in Lakeville and taken away for care...