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Two tornado warnings were issued late Wednesday afternoon for areas in Franklin and Worcester counties in Western and Central Massachusetts, as strong storms rumbled through, but there were no confirmed reports of a funnel cloud touching down, said Matthew Belk, a spokesman FOR the National Weather Service in Taunton.

CARON: of New Bedford, Friday, May 17, 2013, Jeannette , 94. Widow of Edward Caron.

The entry is fee is $25 per person or register a team for $100. Participants are encouraged to donate more.

BayCoast Bank announced that Kevin Fitzpatrick of Taunton has been hired as mortgage officer, responsible for originating residential loans, including working with first-time homebuyers, and handling residential investment properties.

It is becoming more clear that an area casino is on the horizon for Easton residents.

A public hearing on the proposed closure of the 13-bed pediatric unit at Steward Morton Hospital will take place Tuesday.

Would it be sweet if the Arcade were transformed into a big ole fancy casino? Never going to happen.

Dissatisfied with a proposed schedule that could lead to the award of a commercial casino license in Southeastern Massachusetts by the end of 2014, state gaming commissioners decided Thursday to look into ways to shave months off that timetable.

Local real estate sources have confirmed that two struggling Massachusetts malls - the Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster and the Silver City Mall in Taunton - are on the cusp of resolving their deep financial issues, albeit with completely different outcomes.

Mary Zuraida Corliss, age 70, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013, at her cottage in Marion surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee released a nearly $34 billion state budget proposal Wednesday for the fiscal year starting July 1 - a spending plan significantly less than the plan Gov.

Legislators deciding whether a gaming compact goes before the full House and Senate were worried Wednesday about how much it cost when the first agreement between the Mashpee Wampanoag and the governor was rejected by the federal government.

An Iraq War veteran permanently disabled in a 2008 attack will soon receive the keys to a Corona home that was custom-designed to accommodate his needs.

On the eve of a key legislative hearing, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe unveiled a new design on Tuesday for the $500 million resort casino it hopes to build if the tribe succeeds in getting state and federal approvals for the project.

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Tribe Mediterranean Foods, Taunton, Mass., is giving consumers "everything" they want in a hummus with the introduction of its Everything Hummus.

Last week, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing in which testimony was offered for legislation that has been filed to address inherent problems in the sexual offender classification system in Massachusetts.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will try to make the case this week that it is still the player to beat for a Southeastern Massachusetts casino.

The across-the-board federal budget cuts known as sequestration are imperiling a mainstay of the Massachusetts defense industry that employs 1,000 people in Taunton, 400 in Needham, and feeds dozens of smaller suppliers across the Bay State.