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Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty After Body Found Behind Taunton School

David Jones · Taunton

Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty After Body Found Behind Taunton School

71% Center coverage: 7 sources

TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — A suspect is in custody in connection with the death of a Falmouth man whose body was found behind Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School in April, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced Thursday. David Jones, 39, was arraigned Friday on charges of murder and carrying a firearm without a license for the murder of 39-year-old Stephan Myers. BACKGROUND: Foul play suspected after body found near Taunton sch…See the Story

Lisa Field Wins Special Election for Open Taunton Seat

Taunton, Massachusetts · Taunton

Lisa Field Wins Special Election for Open Taunton Seat

67% Center coverage: 6 sources

TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE)– Democratic candidate and union organizer Lisa Field declared victory in the Tuesday special election to replace former Massachusetts state representative Carol Doherty in the 3rd Bristol District of the House of Representatives. At the end of counting, Field led Republican candidate and Taunton city councilor Larry Quintal by 21 votes. The 3rd Bristol District includes both Taunton and Easton. According to the Taunton Gaze…See the Story

Scrap Pile Catches Fire at Taunton Recycling Center

Fire · Laxenburg

Scrap Pile Catches Fire at Taunton Recycling Center

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Scrap metal fire at One Way Recycling in Taunton TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — Taunton firefighters spent Thursday afternoon putting out a fire at a scrap metal yard. The department said crews responded just before 1:30 p.m. to One Way Recycling on West Water Street and arrived to find a "pile of scrap material" on fire. Video sent to 12 News showed flames and black smoke billowing into the air. Firefighters were still pulling apart the scrap pile and…See the Story

Taxation – Real estate

Where a two-family home in Taunton was valued at $442,900 for fiscal year 2023, that assessment should be upheld because the appellant property owner failed to sustain his burden of proving a fair cash value for the subject property that was less than its assessed value for the fiscal year at issue.Real Estate · Taunton Read Article

The Mass. GOP wants to flip this Taunton state House seat

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

After President Trump's strong showing in Bristol County and recent GOP gains, Larry Quintal challenges Democrat Lisa Field in Tuesday's special election in Taunton.Donald Trump · Taunton Read Article

South Shore Baseball Teams Sweet 16 Bound

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

It’s on to the Sweet 16 in the 2025 MIAA Baseball Tournament! 11 area teams remain after the tournament’s opening round which saw several big upsets. Top seeded Taunton saw their bid for a third Division 1 title in four years come to an abrupt end at the hands of 32 seed Winchester. Elsewhere in […]Baseball · Taunton Read Article

Multiple people injured, including child, after two-vehicle highway rollover crash in Taunton

Several crews responded to a Bristol County highway crash on Sunday evening. Just before 7:15 p.m., a call came into dispatch for a two-vehicle rollover crash in the median on Interstate 495 South in the area of mile marker 26 in Taunton near the Bay Street exit. In addition to Massachusetts STaunton, Massachusetts · Taunton Read Article

South Shore Teams Reach MIAA Baseball Tourney

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The brackets for the 2025 MIAA Baseball Tournament have officially been revealed! With 29 area teams in the postseason this year, it promises to be a thrilling conclusion to the spring season. Check out which schools made the tourney and who they’ll be facing in the opening round below. Division 1 1 Taunton vs 32 […]Baseball · Taunton Read Article

1 injured after Taunton kitchen fire

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) -- A woman was rushed to the hospital after a kitchen fire broke out at a home in Taunton Saturday morning. Fire Chief Steven Lavigne said just before 8:30 a.m. crews were responding to Somerset Avenue were met with heavy flames on the home's first floor. The woman suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation. According to Lavigne, one person was displaced as a result of the fire. An investigation into what caused the fire is …Taunton, Massachusetts · Taunton See the Story

Church in Massachusetts Wins LPFM CP

A construction permit for a new LPFM station has been granted to a church in Taunton, Mass., after the FCC dismissed a petition against its application. House of Worship applied to broadcast on 96.5 FM during the 2023 filing window. It is also known by its Spanish translation, Casa de Adoración. The church was part of a mutually exclusive group in the filing window that also included Foxboro Cable Access, a nonprofit that operates three cable TV…Taunton, Massachusetts · Taunton Read Article

Man whose body was found in Mass. river remembered for his ‘remarkable resilience’

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A Massachusetts man whose decomposing body was pulled from a river in Taunton late last month is being remembered for his “remarkable resilience in overcoming adversity.”Samuel Stovall, 51, who Taunton police knew to be homeless, was pulled from the Mill River on April 25, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said previously. People walking by the water behind 43 Chandler Ave. noticed his body around 3:40 p.m. and contacted authorities.Taunton, Massachusetts · Taunton Read Article

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