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BOSTON – John George Jr., a former state representative from Dartmouth convicted earlier this year on embezzlement-related charges, concealed more than $1 million in wads of cash in safe deposit boxes after telling a federal judge he had less than $200,000 in available assets, according to U.S. Attorney Carmen
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Maritime historians, climate scientists and ordinary citizens are coming together on a project to study the logbooks of 19th-century whaling ships to better understand modern-day climate change and Arctic weather patterns. Whaling ships kept meticulous daily logbooks of weather conditions during their often yearslong voyages searching
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Herman Melville's classic "Moby-Dick" has long been considered as a tale of vengeance and a battle against the forces of nature. Like Melville's novel, director Ron Howard's film "In the Heart of the Sea" (rated PG-13) concludes that, when pushed
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Written by Denise Lavoie FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) — At first glance, the text messages appear to show a disturbing case of cyberbullying: one teen urging another to kill himself.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Written by Michael P. Norton Brockton on Wednesday suddenly became the sole applicant in play for the southeastern Massachusetts commercial resort casino license after a rival bidder dropped its plans for a waterfront casino in New Bedford, citing difficulties assembling financing.
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Written by Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE, BOSTON Abandoned by a casino developer that aimed to redevelop a polluted, harbor-side former power plant, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said missing out on the casino is a "bump in the road" and will not stop the city's economic
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