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Lakeville superintendent takes Scituate job
The point man of the regionalization of the Freetown and Lakeville schools is on the move. Freetown-Lakeville Superintendent John McCarthy, 56, has been offered the same position in Scituate and intends to take it. — South Coast Today

Building permit next step for Freetown compost facility
After more than a year of meetings, Peninsula Compost Group LLC was granted a special permit by the Planning Board to build a compost processing facility in town. — South Coast Today

Freetown to hold May 22 info session on casino
Freetown — Selectmen Chairman Lisa Pacheco says she wants residents to have as much information as possible in deciding whether they favor or oppose a proposed casino at a May 29 referendum. — South Coast Today

Ex-prosecutor says contact consensual
Fall River - A former Attleboro prosecutor on trial for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl testified Wednesday the girl pulled up her dress to show him a tattoo on her right buttock before shoving her breasts in his face in a court conference room. — The Sun Chronicle  Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:05 AM

Area students collecting children's clothing, shoes
In celebration of spring, young people across the state, including students in the Acushnet and Freetown-Lakeville schools, will be "recycling for good," according to a news release from the Project 351 citizenship program. — South Coast Today

Freetown ministry to seniors defines "caring church"
Senior citizens attending a Calvary Pentecostal Church senior luncheon are treated to more than an afternoon with friends and a home-cooked meal. — South Coast Today

In the swim: Aquatic fundraisers raise nearly $10,000
Lakeville — The Fifth Annual Freetown-Lakeville Aquatics Program's Swim-A-Ton was held recently at the George R. Austin Intermediate School pool. Swimmers were given the challenge of swimming as many yards as possible in 30 minutes without... — South Coast Today

Calvary Pentecostal Church licenses two ministers
Freetown — Two New Bedford men, the Rev. Ronald E. Norman and the Rev. John F. Centeio, made history last week when they became the first ministers licensed by Calvary Pentecostal Church. — South Coast Today

Tribe still can't provide details on proposed Freetown casino
A tribal team hosted Freetown residents to answer questions and explain a little of their project for a casino on 500 acres straddling the Freetown-Lakeville line. But details were scarce. — South Coast Today

Mass. rape suspect indicted for alleged threat
A Martha's Vineyard man already facing child rape charges has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor and his alleged victim. — The Boston Globe  Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:38 AM

Early childhood program accepting applications
The early childhood program at Old Rochester Regional High School is accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year. Openings are on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. — South Coast Today

Fall River police investigating five weekend stabbings
A violent weekend has police searching for suspects in multiple stabbings. Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Gauvin recounted the accounts of five separate stabbing incidents that varied from a business security guard and his friend allegedly being attacking by three men to a city resident being stabbed multiple times by two women he met on the street. — Wicked Local Fall River


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