East Taunton News

Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.

Steve decosta/Standard-Times special On Howland Road in Lakeville, the sign offers advice for both Lakeville and Freetown voters.

Questions about traffic, payments for city services, commitments to hire local workers and how to resolve disputes between the Mashpee Wampanoag and the city were among the issues raised at a public hearing on the deal struck between the mayor and tribe leaders.

Many of the speakers at Preserve Taunton's Future's public forum Wednesday professed to be neither pro- nor anti-gaming, instead recommending that those in attendance research the issue themselves and make up their own minds.

Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.

The Wampanaog Tribe of Gay Head unveiled its preliminary plan for a casino in either Freetown of Lakeville at a meeting of residents for both communities this evening.

Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.

The Christ Community Church will host its second annual yard sale and festival on May 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church's 41 Stevens St., East Taunton location.

In NASSAU closed due to road construction on LAKEVILLE RD SB between HWY 25A/NORTHERN BLVD and I 495/LONG ISLAND EXPY In NASSAU closed due to road construction on LAKEVILLE RD NB between I 495/LONG ISLAND EXPY and HWY 25A/NORTHERN BLVD.

Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.

David Meola of East Taunton managed to walk away as a Bristol County Sheriff van was transferring him to the prison's Alcohol & Substance Abuse Center.

Tribal chairman Cedric Cromwell, left, and chief Vernon Lopez chat with guests as members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe hosted an open house for Taunton residents Saturday at the high school to showcase the tribe's plans for a casino in town.

Looking for a different treat for Mom on Mother's Day? Bring her to Tina Howe's comic/drama "Painting Churches," produced by TOPs Second Acts Reader's Theatre, directed by Peg Holzemer and narrated by Jane Lopes.

With a little more than a month to go before a citywide vote on a proposed Indian casino in Taunton, a pro-casino group has launched a full-court press to drum up support for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's proposal.