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Critics Link Attleboro City Council Candidates to Pro-Family Group

Contributions paid to Attleboro city councilors and a state representative are called into question.

Campaign contributions to past and current Attleboro City Council officials have been put under the microscope because of the contributing organization.  City Councilors Brian Kirby, Cherie Felos and Richard Conti as well as currrent state Rep. George Ross (R-Attleboro) are being characterized as "anti-gay" because they accepted contributions for past campaigns from the Massachusetts Coalition of Marriage and Family. The pro-family organization works on issues affecting the quality of life of families, including education, economic growth, health care, taxes, and preserving life, according to its website.  The city councilors, all of whom are seeking a seat in the council chambers, were named in an anonymous letter sent to the homes of an …

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12:18 pm on Friday, September 2, 2011

Mr. Soils, There are many vacant store fronts in Attleboro, at last count I had more than 20. what does someone's stance on 1.) Same-sex marriage, 2.) gay adoption and 3.) gays in the military, do for the city of Attleboro being a ghost town. here is my stance; if all those things will bring vibrancy back to Attleboro then I'm for , if it wont then I'm against. really simple. I am not 100% …   more ›

Dog License Dollars No Longer for Attleboro's Clerk [VIDEO]

The City Council voted in favor to stop paying $1 for every dog license fee to the Attleboro City Clerk.

The Attleboro City Council on Tuesday voted to amend an old city ordinance that paid Attleboro City Clerk Betty Shockroo $1 from each dog license fee paid by residents to register a dog.   The Council approved the deletion of Section 9-43 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Attleboro during its monthly meeting Tuesday night.  The amended ordinance states that the Attleboro Animal Shelter is to receive one-third of the income generated by the adoption fee for both dogs and felines and $1 of every fee collected pursuant to Section 9-43. The ordinance also states that the expenditures (limited to $6,000) are to be expended by the Animal Control Officer with the approval of the Mayor and the superintendent of Parks & Forestry for the …

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Century-Old Law Gives Attleboro City Clerk Extra Cash

Councilor Richard Conti plans to introduce a motion to change an outdated ordinance that gives the Attleboro city clerk a dollar from every annual dog license.

An outdated municipal law in Attleboro has put extra cash in the City Clerk Betty Shockroo's pocket for years, and an Attleboro city councilor plans to change that.  City Councilor Richard Conti plans to introduce a motion during the next committee meeting, slated for Thursday, July 19, to stop the flow of extra cash. The Attleboro City Clerk is paid $1 for each dog licensed annually in the city. "These people are livid that $1 is coming off the collar to fuel an elected official's salary," Conti said.  That $1 may not seem like much, said Attleboro resident and former City Councilor Roxanne Houghton, but it adds up when there are more than 3,300 dogs licensed in Attleboro. "This has nothing to do with the city clerk herself," Hougton said…

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Attleboro Farmer's Market Attracts Hundreds

In its first week, the newly formed Attleboro Farmer's Market attracted more than a dozen vendors and hundreds of people.

There were organic turnips and carrots, Italian loaves of bread, homemade honey and firewood for summer fire pits, but most of all there was a sense of community.  More than 650 people turned out for the first week of the Attleboro Farmer's Market, held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to buy plants, purchase fresh kettle corn, and learn how to make tasty bruschetta.  For Briana Auclair of Nature's Intention, which sells custom home and body products, it was seeing old Attleboro friends and meeting new ones that helped the Attleboro resident decide to feature her products at Attleboro Farmer's Market all summer long.  "I like the idea of meeting and seeing people in the community," she said. "Everyone is local." That was music to organizers …

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Attleboro Farmers' Market Seeking Vendors for July Opening

An Attleboro farmers' market is slated to open July 2, but it needs more vendors.

City Councilor Richard Conti got the ball rolling to revive the Attleboro Farmers' Market, which consisted of a few vendors selling goods in a downtown parking lot.  In two short months, Conti collaborated with interested residents in the city to come up with a plan that would include various vendors, entertainment and a great location. "There is a tremendous amount of energy into this farmers' market," Conti said during Tuesday's Attleboro Municipal Council Committee meeting. Now, however, Attleboro Farmers' Market is seeking more vendors. Attleboro resident Heather Porreca worked with other residents to put Conti's plan in place and has been busy adding vendors to her list.  In order to commit a minimum of 20 vendors each week, Porreca …

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