Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers.
Top stories this past week included:
Former Bristol County District Attorney Paul Walsh Jr. has died. He led the office for 16 years in prosecuting several high-profile cases, and took unprecedented steps to lift what he called “the shroud of secrecy” that covered a shocking sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Diocese of Fall River.
Stop & Shop revealed a list of store closures .
Making wedding plans? Don't forget to get a marriage license at Taunton City Hall, where you can also get married, if you want to skip all of the fuss and stress of wedding planning. Learn more, right here .
More of the Gazette's All-Scholastic picks. This week, we shared our picks for: boys track and field , and girls track and field .
How widespread across the city of Taunton is the issue of badly numbered or out-of-sequence street addresses ?
The latest Greater Taunton real estate report, featuring a raised ranch in Taunton that sold for $590,000. The Richmond Street home features a gorgeous updated kitchen, two modernized bathrooms, a den with a pellet stove, and a convenient bar area. Check out this property, as well as other recent top-sellers .
These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Gazette readers:
Beloved peddler of fries wins best french fries in the Taunton area
In a recent online poll, the Gazette asked readers to vote for their favorite french fries in the Taunton area.
The people of Greater Taunton have spoken:
Poutine Peddlers won best fries, by a landslide .
'What's not to love'! : This beloved peddler of fries won best french fries in Taunton-area
D-R slams MIAA, passes policy to 'protect female athletes from males' after serious injury
The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee has set its own policy to counteract the circumstances that caused the serious injury of a female member of the school's field hockey team last fall — when a shot taken by a male player on the other team hit her in the face.
This is what the new policy looks like .
New policy: D-R slams MIAA, passes policy to 'protect female athletes from males' after serious injury
Even when it opens, South Coast Rail may never be completely 'finished'
South Coast Rail is a major feat of engineering and politicking that has taken decades to see through — the long-promised return of passenger rail to Fall River, Taunton and New Bedford. But what began as a promise in 1991 and which will carry riders to Boston in a little under a year is still “incomplete.”
What's opening in spring of 2025 is only Phase 1.
What the "Full Build" would look like, and why it may never happen .
Rail service: Even when it opens, South Coast Rail may never be completely 'finished.' Here's why.
Taunton Eats: Brunch at Aire; St. Anthony's Portuguese festa
Each week, Taunton Eats takes a look at meal deals, special events, and mouth-watering offerings at local eateries and markets, to help you plan your next night out.
This week, Taunton Eats featured brunch at Aire Taunton, where the chef is on-hand to craft your made-to-order omelets, waffles, pancakes, and eggs.
Plus, St. Anthony's Portuguese festa is coming up!
Bring your appetite and take a look at some local foodie scoops, in the latest Taunton Eats .
Taunton Eats: Brunch at Aire; St. Anthony's Portuguese festa; Shark Week cocktails
Will anyone buy Brockton, Taunton, Fall River hospitals saddled with millions in rent?
As a new deadline for bids looms for Steward Health Care to sell its eight Massachusetts hospitals — including Good Samaritan in Brockton, Morton in Taunton and Saint Anne's in Fall River — the state's senators urged the companies who own the facilities' real estate to sweeten the deal for prospective buyers .
Steward Health Care: Will anyone buy Brockton, Taunton, Fall River hospitals saddled with millions in rent?
Herald News/Taunton Daily Gazette copy editor and digital producer Kristina Fontes can be reached at kfontes@heraldnews.com . Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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