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Indicted Fall River Mayor Skewered By Local Newspaper

John Cronin

Jasiel Correia II, 26, Fall River's mayor, recently made a series of apparently off-the-cuff statements at a press conference following his indictment on federal fraud charges in connection with a software business he founded.

The Fall River Herald News picks apart his comments in a staff report.

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Homeschoolers Report Harassment By Worcester Public Schools

John Cronin

Homeschooling parents in Worcester say they have been threatened with truancy reports and been asked for unnecessary documentation this year, prompting an apology from a school committee member.

Some say they haven't gotten approval for educational progress plans months after they submitted them to school officials. At the same time school officials have threatened some parents with being reported for truancy to the state if they don't have approval from local school officials, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.

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