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Region Roundup: Attleboro Wins 'Main St. Matters' Competition, Armed Robbery Suspect in Seekonk, and Stadium Liability in Foxborough

Attleboro One of 20 Municipalities to Win Benjamin Moore’s “Main St. Matters" Competition

Two to three blocks in Attleboro will receive a makeover beginning this summer.

Attleboro was chosen Monday as one of 20 communities to participate in Benjamin Moore's "Main Street Matters" program. The program will provide a paint job to two to three blocks in Attleboro, with Benjamin Moore paying for paint and supplies needed for facades, porches, railings, shutters and other exterior building trims. The company will also provide experts and painters needed for labor.

Seekonk Police Search For Armed Robbery Suspect

Seekonk Police are on the lookout for a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at Tru Bloomz on Fall River Ave. last month, according to WPRI.

According to the report, two men armed with black semi-automatic handguns robbed the clerk and took off with the store's cash box, along with clerk's debit card.

Selectmen Approve New Stadium Liability Policy in Foxborough

A months long issue with insurance has come to an end in Foxborough, much to the relief of everyone involved and concertgoers everywhere.

With a vote of 4-0, the Foxborough Board of Selectmen approved the licenses for the Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, and Kenny Chesney concerts on the conditions that the town was able to obtain a liability insurance for town employees that brings the town’s deductible back down to $7,500 per a successful claim.

Missing Stoughton Teen Found Safe

Mia Masone, a 16-year-old Stoughton teen missing since July 6, has been "found safe," Stoughton Police reported late Wednesday afternoon, July 10.

Masone was last seen at her Stoughton home at 9:25 p.m. on Saturday, July 6.

Stoughton Police issued an advisory with Masone's picture Monday afternoon, July 8 in the hopes it would lead to finding the missing Stoughton teen.

Stoughton Man Charged with Robbing Rite Aid in Both Stoughton and Canton

The Stoughton man who was arrested for allegedly robbing the Rite Aid at Shaw's Plaza in Stoughton on June 12, turns out to be the same suspect Canton Police were looking for following a robbery at the Rite Aid at Cobbs Corner in Canton back on May 26.

Richard Stone, 39, of Lincoln Street in Stoughton, was charged with armed robbery in both cases.

He was arraigned at Stoughton District Court for the Canton robbery on July 10, held on $50,000 cash bail at the Norfolk County House of Corrections in Dedham, according to court documents. 








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