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Fourth Thresher Shark Found Frozen To Death in Cape Cod Bay

Matthew McDonald

The thresher sharks apparently don't do well in ocean water below 44 degrees Fahrenheit, but the recent cold spell has sent ocean temperatures into the 30s.

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Columnist Explains the Exact Worth of a Fall River Mayor’s Chief of Staff

Matthew McDonald

Faller River Herald News columnist Marc Munroe Dion doubts the need for a $78,780 chief of staff to the mayor of the depressed South Coast city, and explains why the job's existence is a classic Fall River story.

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