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Rehoboth told to revise cable contract

REHOBOTH - Selectmen were told that the town's current contract with RePAC, Rehoboth's public access cable provider, is lacking and needs to be revised to include measures of accountability and transparency.

For the love of Jerry the Turkey

A Rehoboth woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry.

Stimulus stokes local fire, police departments

Six area fire and police departments will receive $604,676 in federal economic stimulus money to fund firefighter and patrolmen positions.

Season's arrival

The holidays are fast approaching, and, in keeping with a longtime tradition shared by the connecting communities of The Sun Chronicle readership area, so is holiday spirit. And, that means plenty of local opportunities to enjoy the more pleasant side of it all - from old-fashioned Christmas caroling to tree-lightings to parades. Below are some of those opportunities planned in the area:

Man hospitalized in Rehoboth crash

REHOBOTH - A 27-year-old local man was in intensive care Sunday, two days after his pickup truck struck a tree on Fairview Avenue.

Rehoboth driver injured in crash

REHOBOTH - A 27-year-old local man was seriously injured when his pickup truck crashed early Friday night in the north section of town.

Holidays coming to Rehoboth

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Rehoboth, even before Thanksgiving. These events are planned:

Rehoboth selectmen battle zoning board

REHOBOTH - Selectmen demanded answers from the zoning board of appeals Monday regarding the hiring of outside legal representation.

Holiday dinners to be served

Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy the company of friends and family as well as the special traditional meal that Americans have looked forward to for almost 400 years.

Break-in suspects held in Rehoboth

REHOBOTH - Three men allegedly tried to break into a senior citizen's residence while she was home alone Sunday.

Campout finds home in Rehoboth

REHOBOTH - They slept out in the rain and wind and dealt with their cardboard "homes" collapsing in the middle of the night.

The Bard headed to D-R High stage

Like Shakespeare? Then be sure to check out the Dighton-Rehoboth Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20 and at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and seniors.

Wounded Rehoboth man on mend

REHOBOTH - A 28-year-old local soldier is making a slow recovery from wounds he suffered in a roadside bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Area communities plan Veterans Day salutes

In Rehoboth:

D-R wastewater system project completion near

REHOBOTH - The long-awaited and controversial wastewater system project at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School should be completed later this month, and will cost more than expected because of the rainy summer.

Minutemen celebrate Rehoboth history

The Rehoboth Minutemen celebrated Liberty and Union weekend in Taunton recently. Taunton was the first town in the colonies to raise a flag in opposition to British rule on Oct. 24, 1774. Many events took place at the Old Colony Historical Society and the First Parish Church.

Rehoboth voters urged to register

All voters in Rehoboth will cast their ballots for the Dec. 8 Senate primary at only one precinct: the Gladys L. Hurrell Rehoboth Senior Center, 55 Bay State Road. The polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be only one special voter registration session before the primary, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the town clerk's office. That's the final date to register to be eligible to vote in the special state primary.

Rehoboth town meeting OKs town's first wind energy bylaw

REHOBOTH - Voters at a special town meeting Monday night approved the town's first wind energy bylaw. It passed with a few minor changes by 108-8.

Check out Bristol Aggie Fall Show

DIGHTON - The mums are blooming and the leaves are changing color - and that means it's time for the Annual Fall Show at Bristol County Agricultural High School.