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Market Basket seeks to open store at former movie theater site
Market Basket’s parent company wants to redevelop a Showcase Cinemas in Seekonk into a grocery store and other retail buildings.
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Man dead after fiery crash on I-195 in Seekonk
A man is dead after a three-vehicle crash led to a fire on Interstate 195 near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island line. The crash happened on the westbound side of the highway near Exit 1 in Seekonk, according to Massachusetts State Police. Troopers responded around 1:20 p.m. The driver of a Toyota Highlander, identified as a 36-year-old Springfield man, was killed, police…
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Taunton crash leaves 1 bicyclist dead, another injured
One Massachusetts man is dead and another is injured after they were hit by a vehicle while riding bicycles Thursday afternoon in Taunton. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said late Thursday night that 76-year-old Donald MacManus of Seekonk was hit by a Mercedes-Benz around 2:25 p.m. on North Walker Street. He was brought to Morton Hospital in Taunton,...
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2 cyclists hit by vehicle in Taunton
Neighbors say a Mercedes hit two bicyclists Thursday afternoon.
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Driver indicted in Christmas night crash that killed Mass. teen, grandparents
A man charged with manslaughter over the deaths of a couple and their grandson in a crash on a Massachusetts bridge on Christmas pleaded not guilty at his second arraignment in the case Friday.
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Man pleads not guilty to manslaughter charges in deadly Mass. Christmas crash
A man charged with manslaughter over the deaths of a couple and their grandson in a crash on a Massachusetts bridge on Christmas pleaded not guilty at his second arraignment in the case Friday.
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Man to face new charges in Mass. Christmas crash that killed 3
A third person has died in a wrong-way crash, allegedly involving a drunken driver, on Route 6 in Somerset, Massachusetts, on the night of Christmas, officials said Friday. Donna Arruda had been critically hurt in the crash on Veterans Memorial Bridge, officials said.
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TGI Fridays closes about half its locations in Mass.
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A restaurant chain has shut down multiple locations in Massachusetts, including ones in the Greater Boston area. According to a source, locations of TGI Fridays in Dedham, Mansfield, Marlborough, North Attleborough, and Seekonk are no longer in business, while another source says that the Danvers outlet has closed as well–and all of these...
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Woman dies after Mass. Christmas crash that killed husband, grandson
A third person has died in a wrong-way crash, allegedly involving a drunken driver, on Route 6 in Somerset, Massachusetts, on the night of Christmas, officials said Friday. Donna Arruda had been critically hurt in the crash on Veterans Memorial Bridge, officials said.
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2 dead in Christmas Night crash involving drunken driver, Mass. police say
Two people, one a teenager, were killed in a crash caused by a drunken driver going the wrong way on Route 6 in Somerset, Massachusetts, on the night of Christmas, state police said Tuesday.
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Man charged with stealing cash, booze and cigarettes from liquor store at knifepoint
A Rhode Island man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly robbed cash, booze and cigarettes from a Massachusetts liquor store at knifepoint. Seekonk police said they responded to a report of an armed robbery in progress at Winn’s Liquors on Brook Street around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday. Police were told a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt threatened the...
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New details in case of Seekonk mom, aunt charged over burns to 4-year-old
New details were revealed in court Monday about two women charged over a month after a 4-year-old girl suffered second and third degree burns over large portions of her body at their Seekonk, Massachusetts, home. The girl’s mother, 38-year-old Guilene Gerome, and her aunt, 44-year-old Franzceska Gerome, were both taken into custody by Seekonk police on Saturday night and...
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Seekonk mom, aunt arrested after 4-year-old suffers life-threatening burns
Two women have been arrested in Seekonk, Massachusetts, more than a month after a 4-year-old girl suffered second and third degree burns over large portions of her body at their home. The girl’s mom, 38-year-old Guilene Gerome, and her aunt, 44-year-old Franzceska Gerome, were both taken into custody by Seekonk police on Saturday night and charged with reckless endangerment...
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‘Situation' prompts shelter-in-place request from Seekonk police
An ongoing situation in Seekonk, Massachusetts, prompted police to ask residents in one part of town to shelter in place on Sunday afternoon. The incident was developing at a home on Colt Drive, Seekonk police said. According to police, authorities are working with a person who is experiencing a mental health crisis. This is a breaking news story that will…
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Man accused of slashing his coworker's throat during argument in Seekonk
A man is facing serious charges after allegedly slashing his coworker’s throat with a knife last weekend in Seekonk, Massachusetts, according to police. The two men work at a Rehobeth farm, and on Saturday, police said they got into an argument in the area of Olney Street in Seekonk, which turned physical. Authorities said that the man who was...
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Man arrested in connection with multiple shootings in Seekonk
Authorities in Seekonk, Massachusetts arrested a man in connection to three different shootings in the area. Police responded to 3 calls reporting shootings at 10:45 p.m., 11:13 p.m. and 11:32pm on Thursday. After the second 911 call, police say they found the vehicle driving to Border Avenue. After a traffic stop, the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Joshua Furtado of Seekonk,…