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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School coach Brandon Mendez was selected as the New England Patriots High School Football Coach of the Week.

Dolly Furtado encouraged students to live outside their comfort zone, and that's exactly what she did when she delivered her speech to the graduating seniors.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ The family of a New Bedford cab driver who was shot to death in his vehicle is suing the state Department of Youth Services and the group home the suspect had left. Prosecutors said the then-18-year-old Alexander Mills and another person had Donald DePina drive to a remote location, and Mills shot him in the head before taking his belongings in November 2015...

It feels a little weird typing this just 24 hours before trick-or-treaters will start banging on the door, but the high school football postseason begins this Friday for six SouthCoast teams. Apponequet, Old Rochester, New Bedford, GNB Voc-Tech, Dartmouth and Bishop Stang are all in, and will all see quarterfinal playoff action this Friday night...

The regular season is over, and at least three teams have qualified for the MIAA football playoffs with two more waiting to find out. Old Rochester and Apponequet have both made it, as well as GNB Voc-Tech. New Bedford and Dartmouth await the verdict based on the state power rankings at Sunday’s MIAA meeting...

FRIDAY NIGHT’S ACTION: CASE AT FAIRHAVEN, 7 p.m. The Blue Devils (2-3, 2-3 SCC) are looking for their straight win with a victory over the winless (0-6) Cardinals. Senior Kevin Albano is showing that he can be the man to carry Fairhaven if need be, but they’ve also got Cam Charette under center as well...

Old Rochester took control of the South Coast Conference “A” Division with a big 35-28 victory over Dighton-Rehoboth. Sophomore Darien Dumond scored the go-ahead touchdown with just under five minutes remaining, and the Bulldogs (5-0) held on for their first win over the Falcons since 2008...

Wareham finally got in the win column, scoring three fourth-quarter touchdowns as they defeated Case Friday night, 22-12. The Vikings (1-3) racked up 231 rushing yards in the game, including 79 in the fourth quarter.

One of the area’s top teams suffered its first loss of the season, and another pulled off a stunning upset in the SouthCoast Week 4 action.

The Apponequet Lakers have always had trouble getting by Dighton-Rehoboth, falling to the Falcons for the past four straight years. But this past Saturday, they no trouble at all taking control of the South Coast Conference’s A Division by blanking D-R, 29-0. It was the second straight shutout for the 2-0 Lakers.