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Two cities tell tales of struggle amid manufacturing losses
One city was once the wealthiest per capita in the world. The other was nearly the cotton manufacturing capital of the world.…
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Massachusetts Trooper breaks bread with panhandler
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts trooper is getting kudos on social media for sharing a meal with a panhandler who was…
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Amazon in Fall River brings jobs with distribution center
FALL RIVER – Amazon.com – the world's largest retailer – is just months away from opening a new distribution center in Fall…
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Pioneer Institute calls on Baker administration to remember ‘middle cities’
BOSTON – Do smaller municipalities outside of this city feel forgotten? While Gov. Charlie Baker's $918 million, five-year economic development package…
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In struggling Mass. mill city, 24-year-old mayor seeks turnaround
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Jasiel Correia is 24 years old, the maker of a smartphone app, a former shoe salesman – and this…
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Ex-Rep’s bank boxes found stuffed with cash, prosecutors say
BOSTON – John George Jr., a former state representative from Dartmouth convicted earlier this year on embezzlement-related charges, concealed more than $1 million…