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Here’s what Margaret Mbitu’s family said after Kevin Kangethe’s arraignment
The family of 31-year-old Whitman resident Margaret “Maggie” Mbitu vowed to get justice for her Tuesday morning after attending her boyfriend’s arraignment on a first-degree murder charge in connection with her death. Kenyan citizen and former Lowell resident Kevin Kangethe, 42, is accused of stabbing Mbitu to...
Bernard McDonald III wins another term as register of deeds: See the unofficial totals
Bernard J. McDonald III has won another six-year term as Bristol County register of deeds in the Fall River district, weathering his first electoral challenge in 30 years. Based on unofficial vote totals from Fall River, Freetown, Somerset and Swansea, McDonald won 5,118 votes to 4,436 for challenger Christopher Carreiro. Both are Democrats;...
Boston aims to change how businesses are awarded liquor licenses
BOSTON – In Boston, liquor licenses are the golden ticket of the restaurant industry. Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are working to make the process of getting one more equitable. Liquor licenses can make or break a business's success. They are also notoriously difficult to get. Boston's antiquated liquor license systemThe system, widely criticized as antiquated, has led to a booming secondary market where liquor licenses are being sold from one restaurant to another. A simple issue of supply and demand that has made it virtually impossible for new restaurants to break in. Unless you've got the dough. "Paying half...
Joe Pacheco wins Taunton state Senate Democratic primary, Sanders concedes
TAUNTON — Raynham Selectman Joe Pacheco will be the Democratic candidate for the First Bristol and Plymouth Senate seat held by Taunton Democrat Marc Pacheco — no relation — for more than three decades. “The work starts again tomorrow. We have a tough campaign for November. We’re not taking anything for granted. We will continue to do more of what we’ve done. Hopefully our message will resonate with the voters, because, at the end of the day,...
Taunton man killed in motorcycle crash. What we know
TAUNTON — A 39-year-old Taunton man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Tuesday afternoon, Taunton police said. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, at about 1:51 p.m., the Taunton Police Department received reports of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near 150 Charles F. Colton Road Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh said in a written statement Tuesday evening. ...
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