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Wicked Local Taunton
January 4, 2016
My teachers in high school always told me that the world's greatest literature included the Bible and Shakespeare. The Bible is like a wonderful mine filled with unlimited treasure and this treasure is yours for the reading.
Wicked Local Taunton
January 2, 2016
TAUNTON - A $1 million lawsuit filed against six Taunton police officers - including a detective previously accused of using excessive force - is baseless, according to Taunton's city solicitor. "I'm confident the Taunton police officers acted ...
Wicked Local Taunton
January 1, 2016
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January 1, 2016
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Wicked Local Taunton
December 31, 2015
TAUNTON - They rang in the new year 12 hours early at the YMCA, but who's counting? Thursday marked the third year in a row the Taunton branch of the Brockton-based Old Colony YMCA system held its own in-house "Ring in the New Year" celebration.
WPRI 12 Eyewitness News
December 30, 2015
TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) - Residents of a Taunton apartment complex say there is a firebug on the loose. According to residents at John Shea Court, they are living in fear following four suspicious fires in the past month.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 30, 2015
Rob Kardashian was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital and diagnosed with diabetes, TMZ reports. The youngest Kardashian sibling claimed he wasn't feeling well over the holiday weekend.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 30, 2015
At the edge of the old South where I grew up virtually every political office was held by Democrats. Today, it is a very different political world.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 30, 2015
Legislation limiting first-time patients to a seven-day supply of opioid medication and requiring substance-abuse evaluations before discharge of overdose patients cleared committee unanimously after votes were tallied Wednesday afternoon.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 30, 2015
Three Taunton men - identified as Felix Rivera, 36, 8 Arlington St., Gary Newcomb, 35, 34 Barnum St., and Michael Bergantim, 31, 46.5 Cottage St. - are accused of acting in a joint venture to rob Standish Gas and Convenience, located near Worcester ...
Wicked Local Taunton
December 28, 2015
To the editor: Tonight (Dec. 15), the Cambridge School Committee met to decide which standardized test our city's school children will take this spring: MCAS, the state test, or PARCC, a competing national exam.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 28, 2015
... Dighton Fire Chief Tony Roderick. Not every one of the state's 351 municipalities have earned this extra level of emergency readiness.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 28, 2015
The Taunton Daily Gazette, Taunton, MA ... Massachusetts Lottery officials reminded potential players Monday that because the Powerball jackpot hasn't been hit since Nov. ... The Mass. Lottery will likely return $980.7 million in profits to the state ...
Wicked Local Taunton
December 27, 2015
TAUNTON - Residents of John Shea Court on Hodges Avenue say they are living in fear of an arsonist - who not only has struck four times within the past month, but who they say is a fellow tenant living amongst them.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 26, 2015
Although Common Core State Standards were adopted in Massachusetts in 2010, the topic is still a lightning rod for impassioned critique and opinion.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 26, 2015
TAUNTON - What a difference a year, and then some, has made for a little girl and her family. A hand-lettered sign on colored ... Maleah's classes at Fashion Focus also are a part of her gift from Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The ...
Wicked Local Taunton
December 24, 2015
Politics makes strange bedfellows; when you mix politics with money, it makes for unholy alliances. Case in point: the push by Wall Street hedge funds and low-income-housing advocates to "recapitalize and release" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, theÃÂ ...
CBS Local
December 23, 2015
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) - Authorities have charged two Taunton men with murder in connection with a fatal shooting in the city five years ago.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 23, 2015
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Wicked Local Taunton
December 23, 2015
Teresa Giudice was released from prison Wednesday morning after serving 11 months, ABC News reports. When the Real Housewives of New Jersey star pulled up to her home in Montville, N.J.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 23, 2015
TAUNTON - Five years after Taunton resident Joseph E. Dugan was murdered - shot once in the back of the head - two men were arrested, arraigned and held without bail Tuesday.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 23, 2015
TAUNTON - Happy holidays - the Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant Board of Commissioners announced today it is restructuring TMLP's electric rates, and ratepayers may see a lower electric bill as 2015 rolls into 2016.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 22, 2015
The average rate for 2014 in Taunton was 7 percent, down from 10.1 percent in 2010. ... The city also continued to improve relative to other 351 communities in the state: It dropped this year from an unemployment leader to 13th overall in Massachusetts.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 21, 2015
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Wicked Local Taunton
December 21, 2015
Coyotes are found in every town in Massachusetts, except for Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, so don't be shocked if you see them in your neighborhood.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 21, 2015
AAA's Dec. 21 survey of prices in Massachusetts found self-serve, regular averaging $2 per gallon, four cents less than last week.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 20, 2015
He'll always have Paris. Rich Delaney, president of the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, is just back from eight days in Paris, spent adjacent to the climate talks, lobbying to get the oceans of the world some consideration as 196 nations ...
Wicked Local Taunton
December 20, 2015
TAUNTON - Walking away with a garbage bag full of toys may not be as monumental as landing a new job, but Samira Rocha was nonetheless counting her blessings Saturday afternoon.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 20, 2015
TAUNTON - There's been a major changing of the guard at the Taunton Nursing Home, with all but one member of the board of directors resigning and the home's administrator submitting his retirement notice.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 19, 2015
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Wicked Local Taunton
December 18, 2015
The Empire strikes out in J.J. Abram's overhyped "Star Wars" reboot, "The Force Awakens." At least somebody "awakens" in this dull, derivative money grab in which wunderkind J.J.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 18, 2015
The annual Town Election is scheduled for April 9 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Dighton Elementary School. email print. Comment. By Lisa D. Connell Taunton. Follow @@connellld. The Taunton Daily Gazette, Taunton, MA. By Lisa D. Connell Taunton. Follow @@ÃÂ ...
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 17, 2015
TAUNTON - Members of the state's Gaming Commission on Thursday said the Mashpee Wampanoag appear to be making headway toward establishing their Project First Light Indian gambling casino and resort in East Taunton. "The bottom line is that it'sÃÂ ...
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 17, 2015
BOSTON - The Red Line operator whose train left the station without him aboard has was fired by the MBTA, WCVB-TV reports. The announcement comes a day after David Vazquez was given a 30-day suspension for his actions in the incident last Thursday.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 17, 2015
This Christmas season is also the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle in the history of the United States.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 16, 2015
BOSTON - The Red Line operator whose train left the station without him aboard has was fired by the MBTA, WCVB-TV reports. The announcement comes a day after David Vazquez was given a 30-day suspension for his actions in the incident last Thursday.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 15, 2015
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Taunton Daily Gazette
December 14, 2015
Taunton man driving drugged when he killed Stoughton businessman, police say ... STOUGHTON - A 33-year-old Taunton man was high on painkillers and delivering pizzas when he struck and killed a well-known businessman in town, police said.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 14, 2015
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Taunton Daily Gazette
December 14, 2015
Families in search of an ideal evergreen have plenty of options, as there are nearly 400 Christmas tree farms across Massachusetts. The state's Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs estimates annual sales of Massachusetts-grown Christmas treesÃÂ ...
Wicked Local Taunton
December 13, 2015
Colorado resident Jennie Barela, 58, went missing from her home more than three years ago, and one homeless advocate recently worked to get her back in touch with her family.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 12, 2015
Burns, 33, of 11 Bradford St., Taunton, was charged with drugged driving. He was held on $30,000 bail, pending his arraignment, which is expected to occur Monday in Stoughton District Court.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 12, 2015
TAUNTON - Airplane pilots who fly into and out of Taunton Municipal Airport are among a list of 86 people who signed a "No Confidence" petition regarding the airport commission and its management.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 12, 2015
LAWRENCE (AP) - The owner of a Massachusetts Polartec textile factory that made national news 20 years ago when the former owner continued paying workers after a catastrophic fire has announced it is moving manufacturing out of state.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 12, 2015
Once dead last in the NHL, the Bruins' penalty-killers have gone on a run that has helped the B's earn points in nine of their last 10 games.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 12, 2015
Local and state leaders met with city officials for the "Transitioning Taunton" forum Thursday in the city. There, they discussed the prospects for Taunton's business endeavors and how the city plays a critical role in the economic well-being of the ...
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 11, 2015
Once dead last in the NHL, the Bruins' penalty-killers have gone on a run that has helped the B's earn points in nine of their last 10 games.
Taunton Daily Gazette
December 11, 2015
Local and state leaders met with city officials for the "Transitioning Taunton" forum Thursday in the city. There, they discussed the prospects for Taunton's business endeavors and how the city plays a critical role in the economic well-being of the ...
Wicked Local Taunton
December 10, 2015
FORT HOOD, Texas - Spc. Eric Robert Moses, 21, of Wareham, died Dec. 3 from injuries suffered from a motorcycle accident in Killeen, Texas, according to Fort Hood officials.
Wicked Local Taunton
December 10, 2015
Common Ground in Arlington is facing strict punishment following the drunk driving death of a bar patron last New Year's Eve. James McLaughlin was driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his vehicle in the vicinity of 135 Pleasant St. atÃÂ ...
