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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.






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$10 a vote in North

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Election commission Chairman Kevin Poirier is expecting that only 8 percent of the town's voters will cast ballots in today's preliminary town election, a stark contrast to last month's special Senate election when nearly 60 percent of voters turned out.

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'Dr. V's' trying to restore Haiti's smile

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Retirement might be the time some dentists lay down their dental tools and pick up the golf clubs.

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Heart attack suspected in Foxboro accident

FOXBORO - A local father suffered an apparent fatal heart attack before crashing his car near his home Sunday night, authorities say.

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No crime in ARA woes

ATTLEBORO - Illegal activities were not part of the problem that left the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority wallowing in debt and struggling to breathe life into two major city projects, city officials said Monday.

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Area braces for nor'easter

The area dodged some hefty snowstorms the past two weekends which hit the mid-Atlantic states, but we aren't expected to be so lucky come Wednesday.

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Candidates have choice of seats in special elections

Candidates running in an up-coming special election for Scott Brown's old state Senate seat could actually take out nomination papers for two offices - but so far, none has.

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Police come up empty-handed after three-hour search for assault suspect

ATTLEBORO - A reported domestic assault at a public housing unit on Carlon Street Monday afternoon led to a three-hour search for a suspect who managed to elude authorities.

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Norton OKs choice of discipline for student drug, drinking violations

NORTON - School officials are giving Norton High School students caught using drugs or alcohol anywhere, a choice: either a 30-day suspension from extracurricular school activities or attend a substance abuse program.

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Ex-city man charged in beating

ATTLEBORO - Prosecutors are seeking a dangerousness hearing for a 59-year-old man accused of beating his girlfriend at her South Attleboro home and holding her against her will.

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Mansfield plans May 1 cleanup

MANSFIELD - Mansfield residents will again band together in an effort to spruce up their town.

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Flu clinics set for today in Attleboro

ATTLEBORO - The Attleboro Health Department will hold a flu clinic for H1N1 and seasonal flu from 1 to 5 p.m. today in the cafeteria of Bristol Community College's Attleboro campus.

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Plainville man charged with threatening store clerk

NORTH ATTLEBORO - A 21-year-old Plainville man is free on $5,000 cash bail after pleading innocent Monday to uttering threats to a convenience store clerk who refused to sell him cigarettes.

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Driver in weekend crash faces DUI charge

ATTLEBORO - The driver of pickup truck that flipped on its side on the ramp from Interstate 495 North to Interstate 95 South in Mansfield over the weekend faces drunken driving charges.

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Gasoline prices down for third consecutive week

Gasoline prices have dropped in Massachusetts for the third consecutive week as oil prices continue to stabilize.

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In Wrentham, requests high for Sweatt Funds

WRENTHAM - With the stock market slide and many requests, it again will be a tough year making decisions on who gets money from the town's main trust fund.

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