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Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Texting Suicide Case Dismissed, But Details Not Revealed

John Cronin

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a Mattapoisett man who killed himself after being urged by text to do so by a female Plainville teen-ager has been dismissed, but the mother isn't saying how the case was resolved.

Lynn Roy, mother of Conrad Roy, filed a $4.2 million lawsuit against Michelle Carter in 2017, about three years after her son killed himself in a parking lot in Fairhaven after having second thoughts about it.

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First Right Whale Mother-Calf Pair of Season Spotted in Cape Cod Bay

John Cronin

A mother and calf right whale pair were seen in Cape Cod Bay this past weekend, the first of the year.

Whales come to the waters off Cape Cod every late winter and early spring to feed on plankton, which are rich in this area and help account for the murky waters. The whales leave in the fall for the warmer waters of the Caribbean, which are clearer but also lack nutrients to sustain them.

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