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Welcome!!!!!Welcome to Wicked Local Berkley, the new online home of Berkley news featured in The Taunton Daily Gazette – and much more. — Wicked Local Berkley Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus honors troops' homecomingThe Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus saluted the troops with 100 soaring voices alongside violins, flutes, trumpets and other instruments during a concert held Sunday in Taunton. — Wicked Local Taunton Downtown Taunton buildings contend with vandalismJoe Pacheco says he’s at his wit’s end about the ongoing damage to his nonprofit agency’s property. “You invest all this money, and then the stuff gets vandalized,” he said. “The situation is just not sustainable anymore.” — Wicked Local Taunton
Old Colony Historical Society presentation explores Dighton Rock’s historyFor more than 300 years, the origins of inscriptions carved into Dighton Rock have been debated by historians and writers. Jane Hennedy, of Taunton’s Old Colony Historical Society, presented some of the most popular the theories surrounding the history of the rock at the Dighton Rock Museum in Berkley on Sunday afternoon. — Wicked Local Berkley Taunton delaying Waste Management project in NortonWaste Management is building a new trucking center on Hill Street in Norton. The construction process started last year. So far only the foundation is in place with no actual structure and Norton selectmen are fed up. — Wicked Local Taunton Taunton mayor and Mashpee Wampanoag tribe reach casino agreementThe Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and the city of Taunton have agreed in principle on an intergovernmental agreement pertaining to the proposed tribal casino in East Taunton, an arrangement with the potential to pump millions into the city. — Wicked Local Amesbury State, federal subsidies help keep area agriculture afloat in Greater TauntonSurviving as a small-time farmer is a struggle in southeastern Massachusetts. Agricultural subsidies are helping to keep producers in the area afloat when crop yields and market prices are at their worst — yet at the same time less federal funds are available than in the past. — Wicked Local Taunton
Harassment charges dropped against Rehoboth resident Harvey BigelowCharges against Rehoboth resident Harvey Bigelow, alleging that he wrote harassing letters to Selectman Joseph Tito, were dropped in Taunton District Court on Feb. 8. — Wicked Local Rehoboth Family whose son died in Taunton septic tank in 2006 awarded $21M settlementThe parents of a 3-year-old boy who died after falling into a septic tank six years ago have been awarded a judgment of more than $21 million. — Wicked Local Taunton
Marc Pacheco keeps his seat; wins the race for the 1st Plymouth & Bristol Senate seatTaunton casino agreement includes bonding mechanismThe terms of the casino agreement between the city and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe would allow the tribe and its financial partners to fund infrastructure improvements by using the ability of the city or a state agency to issue special revenue bonds and access interest rates lower than what would typically be available commercially. — Wicked Local Taunton Patrick reports progress on gaming compact, Aquinnah threatens suitLawyers are making “good progress” negotiating a gaming compact between state government and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday as the tribe detailed its plans for a resort casino in Taunton. — Wicked Local Westwood More News
