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Somerset woman injured in shooting, police search for suspect
An intense manhunt continued late Friday night for an unidentified man who allegedly broke into a Midland Road home and shot a woman with her own gun earlier in the day. As many as 50 police officers, some armed with tactical weapons, combed a widespread area in search of the gunman. The victim, whose identity was withheld by police, was taken to Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, with a gunshot wound to an arm. Chief Joseph Ferreira said the intruder entered the garage and broke into the house by breaking a window between the garage and the dwelling shortly after 4 p.m.    — Wicked Local Somerset

3 women charged in tanning salon holdup
Somerset — Two Fall River women dressed in ponchos and brandishing knives held up the Hot Bodeez tanning salon in Somerset Saturday evening, according to police, who arrested them and charged them with armed robbery. — South Coast Today

Somerset Berkley committee to hold meeting on new high school
The committee planning the new high school will hold an informational meeting on Tuesday, March 20 to update neighbors and the public on the project. — Wicked Local Berkley

Somerset Berkley high school budget to drop 1.2 percent
Next year’s regional high school budget will fall by 1.2 percent by under a proposal by Superintendent Richard Medeiros. The $174,000 decrease in the budget is due mainly to $679,000 in projected employee benefit and insurance savings, as well as administration salary savings and modest increases in teacher salaries and other expenses. — Wicked Local Berkley

Celtics Concerned With Avery Bradley’s Shoulder
It's tough enough to go through your first playoff run, but Avery Bradley is mixing adding a unpredictable injury to the mix. — CBS Boston  Monday, May 21, 2012 9:47 AM

Fall River police, Rotary collaborate for gun by back program
Got a gun? Want to trade it for $50 worth of groceries? Once again, in conjunction with the Fall River will buy back unwanted guns. — The Herald News

Giant yard sale set for May 20
Swansea — A giant yard sale, bake sale, open house and adoption day is planned for this coming Sunday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Swansea Animal Shelter located behind the Town Hall Annex at 68 Stevens Road. — South Coast Today

Dems say no changing horses now
Bay State Democrats are standing by their woman, saying they're confident in embattled Senate candidate Elizabeth... — The Boston Herald  Monday, May 21, 2012 9:30 AM

Junior Girl Scouts provide fun for Brownies
Swansea — Six Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 1108, who meet at Chace Street Elementary School in Somerset, organized an event called "Hop Into Fun Camp Activities" for the younger Brownies from four troops in Somerset on Saturday at Camp Promising... — 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

Case High School announces honor roll for third term
Swansea — The Joseph Case High School honor roll for the third term was announced by Principal Brian McCann. — South Coast Today

Mass. pharmacies can now give more shots
Massachusetts residents can now get more than just flu shots at the neighborhood pharmacy. A new policy adopted by state health regulators gives pharmacists the authority to administer 10 additional adult vaccines. They are for measles, mumps, and rubella; tetanus, diptheria, and whooping cough; shingles; pneumonia; hepatitis A and B; polio; HPV; chickenpox; and meningitis. — The Boston Globe  Monday, May 21, 2012 6:38 AM


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