Local News ATTLEBORO - John Harker always thought the house he owns at 2 Agricultural Ave., was in Rehoboth.
But that was before he had a survey conducted last year that shows the house - on which he has paid taxes in Rehoboth for years - is really in Attleboro. Now, assessors in the two communities are wrestling over where the 100-year-old dwelling actually belongs. Most Commented on Stories
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