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Anti-Kneeling Come-Burn-A-Patriots-Jersey Protester To Appeal Fines

Matthew McDonald

A hearing officer in Swansea, Massachusetts found a former Swansea School Committee member responsible for three of four citations the local fire chief issued against him for a September protest against several members of the New England Patriots kneeing during the national anthem. The man invited members of the public to come burn a Patriots jersey on his property; he is appealing the hearing finding to a regional housing court in Fall River.

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Lizzie Borden Mansion Sold To Bed-and-Breakfast Operator

Matthew McDonald

The fashionable 1889 mansion in Fall River, Massachusetts has never been opened to the public, but the new owner-to-be wants to run it as a bed-and-breakfast and give tours. He and his partner already operate Borden's previous home in Fall River, the site of the famous bloody-whacks murders, as a bed and breakfast where they offer tours.

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