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High-Stakes Bingo Coming To Martha’s Vineyard

Matthew McDonald

Members of the Wampanoag tribe on Martha's Vineyard are planning to start construction of a 10,000-square-foot bingo parlor with 250 electronic gaming machines, according to The Cape Cod Times.

The site is on tribal trust land at 1 Black Brook Road in the town of Aquinnah (which was known until 1997 as the town of Gay Head). It's about a 3-mile drive from the town's most famous place, Gay Head Lighthouse and the cliffs of Gay Head.

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Papa Gino’s Closes Seven Restaurants — With Eye To Expanding

Matthew McDonald

Papa Gino's closed seven restaurants this past weekend, the company said.

The company is closing two restaurants in Framingham (on Route 9 and Route 30) as well as locations in Natick (on Route 9), Melrose, Brockton (on Crescent Street), and Wilbraham. The company is also closing a restaurant in Seabrook, New Hampshire.

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