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BY LAURA CALVERLEY FOR THE SUN CHRONICLE
REHOBOTH - For the second time in a month, area voters have said no to an increase in taxes.
Rehoboth voters defeated a Proposition 2 1/2 override by more than a 2-to-1 margin in Tuesday's special election.
The $471,201 budget override for the school district assessment and agricultural preservation fund was defeated 1,878 votes to 716 votes, with 18 blanks.
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Ex-gang members "Richard X" and "Marcus" talk about their lives on the streets that led them to prison. ; Gangs; sun chronicle; staff; prison; tagging; Behind the walls of a former armory Attleboro and YMCA youth councilors teach a culture of respect and responsibility for kids in an after school recreation program.; sun chronicle; staff; attleboro; Gangs; Armory; youth; National Van Sales VP Glen Perlman says tagging and break-ins at his Attleboro business has been a nuisance and a worry.; sun chronicle; staff; police; violence; tagging; Gangs; Danielle and Brittany Cann speak openly about the tragic night they were critically wounded.; sun chronicle; murder; attleboro; MA; norton; The Sun Chronicle; Cann; North Attleboro Selectmen discuss the evaluation of current Town Administrator Mark Fisher.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; Town Treasurer/Collector Diana Asanza announces that residents will be able to pay their local taxes on-line.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; North Attleborough High School sports recap.; sports; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; Local residents enjoy a day at the Foxboro Dog Park.; The Sun Chronicle; Foxboro; attleboro; MA; William Moffitt, North Attleboro Board of Selectman candidate for re-election.; election; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; selectman; selectmen; Marge Kraskouskas, North Attleboro Board of Selectman candidate for re-election.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; selectman; selectmen; massachusetts; Mark Williamson, North Attleboro Board of Selectman candidate.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; selectman; selectmen; massachusetts; Michael Thompson, North Attleboro Board of Selectman candidate.; election; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; selectman; candidate; David Chee, North Attleboro Board of Selectman Candidate.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; selectman; candidate; Attleboro YMCA Youth Track Team competed at Northeast Indoor Classic in Boston, MA with other youth track and field teams. Submitted by jlappinattleboroymca from Norton; Attleboro YMCA Jaguars; Northeast Indoor Classic; sports; reader submitted video; Youth track meets; YMCA Jaguars; Abraham Lincoln's 199th birthday was celebrated by the Attleboro Republican Committee with a Civil War dinner and a reading of the Gettysburg Address.; sun chronicle; lincoln; republican; attleboro; Civil War; The Sun Chronicle; Harlan is a laid back cat who has been around the block. A one of a kind cat, Harlan is looking for a good home...maybe yours? Submitted by: DoubleACS, Attleboro, MA; Pet of the Week; AACS; attleboro; MA; Pets; Governor Patrick delivered his first State of the Commonwealth Address in front of a joint session of the legislature. ; boston; MA; patrick; submitted; reader submitted video; governor; At a closed door meeting, Governor Patrick met with the Executive Council of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO after their endorsement of his destination resort casino plan.; boston; MA; patrick; AFL-CIO; submitted; reader submitted video; governor; casino; DoubleACS from Attleboro, MA:
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; North Attleboro; North TV; school; NATV; MA; Selectman address issues with town's electric department, government reform and "Afghans" paiinting.; selectmen; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; MA; In this episode we visit the Attleboro Garden Club to show how to make unique table settings using ordinary household items.; Emily's garden; entertaining; sea shells; :table settings; celebrations; Imagination; garden clubs; Emily goes out on a limb with this one! Winter is right around the corner. Time to start thinking about stocking up that wood! ; Emily's garden; wood; arborist; logs; Yule-log; fire; chimney sweep; safety; fuel; trees; Emily leaves from her Garden to attend a Pow Wow held on the grounds of LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro Massachusetts.; Emily's garden; LaSalette Shrine; american indians; attleboro; MA; pow wow; medicine man; folklore; traditions; Norton, MA Super Tuesday primary results for national and local candidates. Submitted by Norton Cable Access.; election; norton; NortonTV; MA; Jack is a sweet cat who has had a rough life.; Pet of the Week; AACS; attleboro; MA; Pets; Emily interviews Marha Maynard a master spinner and weaver. Exploration of textiles and natural dyes include the history and origins of textiles.
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The Museum at the Mill, undergoing renovations, is expected to open at the Dodgeville Mill in Attleboro sometime this spring. Features interviews with co-founders Katherine Honey and Gary Demers.; AACS; North Attleboro resident Ed Kalafarski is a diehard New York Giants fan and has been for over 20 years.; sun chronicle; North Attleboro; Football; MA; sports; massachusetts; The Sun Chronicle; This video is from Boston Indoor Games where four Jaguars athletes competed in youth relay race.; Attleboro YMCA Jaguars; Boston Indoor Games youth relay race; Attleboro YMCA; reader submitted video; Boston Indoor Games; YMCA Jaguars; Area residents enjoy the day visiting Foxborough's Dog Park.; sun chronicle; staff; park; pet; MA; dog; Foxboro; North Attleboro Board of Selectmen address concerns at the Hickory Woods development and the restructuring of town government as they meet with the Charter Commission.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; Principal Bill Runey explains the electrical problems that distrupted classes at Bishop Feehan High School this past week.; North Attleboro; North TV; NATV; North Atlleboro vs Mansfield Wrestling highlights.; sports; North Attleboro; North TV; athletics; NATV; The Seekonk Animal Shelter has a mystery on its hands: Who is the owner of Rose, an infirm but sweet-tempered 12-year-old cat who was recently brought to the shelter.; sun chronicle; adoption; attleboro; pet; Pets; massachusetts; DoubleACS from Attleboro, MA:
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