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Middleboro to support legal fight against MBTA housing mandate
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro has joined the legal battle against the state’s mandate that communities in the MBTA service area allow multi-units housing near MBTA transit areas. Attorney Jonathan Murray of KP Law, the town’s legal counsel, will draft an amicus brief, also known as a “friend of the...
Southeastern, MA health care 'in crisis' even without hospital closings. How bad is it?
TAUNTON — With the fate of Steward hospitals like Morton in Taunton hanging in the balance, State Sen. Marc Pacheco said Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape and Islands “cannot withstand any further loss of healthcare in terms of hospital closings.”. “That just can’t happen. It would be a...
Who's ADF — the influential Christian law group behind Middleboro free speech case?
MIDDLEBORO — The Alliance Defending Freedom is a conservative, Christian-based legal organization at the forefront of some of the most controversial legal cases of this generation. They're most well-known for helping to draft and argue the "Gestational Age Act," a Mississippi law outlawing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the "Gestational Age Act" in 2022, they overturned their landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that federally protected a woman's right to an abortion. ...
10 Mother's Day things to do: Sing with Elvis, arrange flowers or go out for brunch
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and we celebrate the mothers who do everything and anything for their children. Since 1907, the second Sunday in May has been set aside to celebrate all of the mothers and women in our lives. We wanted to find where you can take...
Plymouth man arrested for alleged domestic assault after air search
A man was arrested in Plymouth Tuesday who police say was allegedly involved in a domestic assault and battery. Massachusetts State Police Air Wing was called in to assist a search for a man in Plymouth. Police said Air 4 located the man near the Old Colony YMCA on Wareham...
Man on trial in Apple Store crash blames the car for the fatal accident
PLYMOUTH – "The car did it" could end up being part of the defense for the driver in the 2022 fatal Apple Store crash in Hingham. Bradley Rein, of Hingham, is charged with murder after crashing through the window of the Apple Store at Derby Street Shops in Hingham in 2022. ...
50 firefighters battle multi-alarm blaze at East Wareham, Massachusetts, home
WAREHAM, Mass. — Approximately 50 firefighters battled a multi-alarm blaze that ripped through a home in Wareham, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, triggering a large fire department response. Firefighters rushed to the home at 85 Fearing Street in Onset, just off Route 6. Video from the scene showed flames shooting...
Long may they wave: Volunteers place flags on veterans graves
MIDDLEBORO — Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, brand new American flags are adorning veterans’ graves in Middleboro, a sign of respect in the weeks before Memorial Day. On Saturday, April 27, volunteers visited the St Mary’s, Central, Purchade and Titicut cemeteries to place flags on the final resting places of veterans.
All Five New Bedford Area State Reps Vote Against Giving Homeless Veterans Preference For Housing in Massachusetts
All five New Bedford State Reps, Tony Cabral, Christopher Hendricks, Christopher Markey, Paul Schmid, and William Straus voted against an amendment that would give homeless veterans preference for housing over others to include non-US citizen migrants. Served your country and paid taxes? You don’t get any benefit over someone who paid no taxes and traveled through 5 countries and dozens of states breaking immigration laws to get to Massachusetts.
Police are concerned for well-being of missing 16-year-old girl from Pembroke
Jaylanna Curtin-Green is 5'2" and 156 pounds and was last seen walking on Country Club Circle in Pembroke. Pembroke police are seeking assistance in locating a 16-year-old girl who went missing Saturday. Jaylanna Curtin-Green was last seen walking on Country Club Circle in Pembroke on Saturday at 4 p.m., police...
New Bedford area housing issues play into a 'dream' for housing at UMass Dartmouth forum
DARTMOUTH — A newly created state agency charged with the Herculean task of addressing the state housing crisis has taken to the road to seek input. The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities was established in 2023 by Gov. Maura Healey to create more homes and lower housing costs to state residents.
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