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This is the time of year when we catch ourselves bemoaning the little things. The weather gets cold, but not too cold, so we now have to carry our jackets wherever we go. We’re still holding onto the hopes of maintaining our beach bodies, only to face down the looming specter of Thanksgiving dinner. But it’s at that dinner that we see our folly. How can we complain about the weather when we’re surrounded by such beauty? And why should we complain about being too warm with winter right around the corner?

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So while summer may be long gone, that only means that it’s the perfect time to recognize what we’re most thankful for. If you turn to Sean McCarthy’s article on page 22, you’ll get a sample of what your neighbors are mindful of as the holidays approach.

It’s also the season to think of those less fortunate. On page 18, Jay Pateakos discovers what local food pantries are doing to extend the Thanksgiving spirit to every hungry belly.

Look, I’m not saying Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday—it’s stressful to maintain the morale of so many people, especially during a campaign season. While we can’t fix your family, we can at least help you make sure they’re happy with what’s on their plates. On page 12, Joyce Rowley offers some vegan-friendly recipes so that no one at your table feels left out eating nothing but a plate of plain mashed potatoes.

It’s always a joy to see where that food comes from, especially when it was grown or bred in your backyard.

So why not join Dan Logan on page 8 and “agritour” the South Coast? There’s a rich agricultural history here, and you can celebrate it in more ways than simply enjoying the produce!

I hope that when the end of the month rolls around—you’re undoing your belt after dinner, dreading stepping on the scale the next day, tuning out your ranting uncle, and begrudgingly slipping on gloves just to walk to your car—you can remember some of the articles in this issue and feel thankful.

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For one thing, it’s harvest time. All the veggies, fruits and grapes are bursting with the stored goodness of summer, and are ready for you to pick or pick up at your local farmer’s market. And the chances are very good that there’s a place near you.

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Start with a few minutes online. Have a look at www.semaponline.org, where you will find information on everything from oysters to kefir (first cousin to yogurt), and the places to go to in southeast Massachusetts. That’s the “SEM” of their website, the “Southeast Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership.” This is a good website, and an excellent place to plan a food-related weekend, whether for a festivity or grocery shopping that is actually fun.

Another good place to look around is www.pickyourown.org. This site has national coverage and is a bit harder to use if you want find farms and markets that are within a 45-minute drive.

Another good site is www.farmfresh. org which ists a lot of places in addition to farms and markets. Food trucks, restaurants that specialize in “serving local,” and festivals are all listed, after you enter the area you’re interested in.

Localharvest.org is also national, with an online store featuring “artisanal” foods such as dates, honey, maple syrup, persimmons, and other exotica that may not be “local” but are ethically grown on small farms.

One of the South Coast’s favorite places for fresh, local food is Dartmouth’s Round the Bend Farm, located at 92 Allen’s Neck Road. November 14, Open Farm Day, is a good day to visit, with free admission and a chance to sample some of the food they grow, from honey and maple syrup to grass-fed beef and pastured pork.

The farm’s director, Desa Van Laarhoven, especially likes to see young children visit the farm. “I pull a carrot out of the ground, and at first some of them don’t even know what it is, all covered with

dirt.” Bring the kids so they can learn that food doesn’t come wrapped in plastic and that carrots aren’t little orange cylinders the size of Halloween candy.

For more info, visit their website, www. roundthebendfarm.org.

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No listing of local music and entertainment would be complete without New Bedford’s Zeiterion Performing Arts Center. This architectural gem, whose doors first opened in 1923, has hosted everything from ballet to vaudeville and a nearly universal scope of musical genres. November 12 you can hear Kate Edmonson, and November 13 is Arlo Guthrie, whom we have loved since he sat on the Group W bench. On November 15 you can sing along to a special screening of The Wizard of Oz, and on November 21 the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 100th anniversary with works by Stephen Paulus, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Ludwig van Beethoven. November winds up with Flashdance the Musical on the 27th and Fancy Nancy’s Splendiferous Christmas on the 28th.

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With local food activities covered, music might be just the thing to settle one’s mind. November is chock-full with musical events, and high on our list is Grace Morrison. She will be appearing at the Dartmouth Grange Hall in Russells Mills, 1133 Fisher Road. Singer, songwriter, doubling on piano and guitar, her voice has the true ring of country, tempered with folk, and listening to her would be an evening well-spent. The Cape Codbased singer will be appearing as part of the Paskamansett Concert Series at the Grange Hall. Tickets can be bought at the door, check or cash, or at www. brownpapertickets.com/profile/1107264

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By November and December, the growing season is over for South Coast farms, but they’re still looking to generate income to tie them over through the long, lean winter and spring.

The ways and means to do that are now lumped into a category called agricultural tourism or “agritourism”—bringing people to farms for experiences they won’t find in the city or suburbs.

“Agritourism can include farm stands or shops, U-pick, farm stays, tours, on-farm classes, fairs, festivals, pumpkin patches, Christmas tree farms, winery weddings, orchard dinners, youth camps, barn dances, hunting or fishing, guest ranches, and more,” notes a University of California-Davis article about agritourism.

The right mix of such products is a key to a small farm’s survival. Owners of farms on the South Coast are constantly looking for opportunities that match up with their own and their farms’ personalities, attempting to put together an experience potential customers will respond to.

Dartmouth Orchards

“I want people to enjoy it the way I enjoy it, “says Brian Medeiros, owner of Dartmouth Orchards (www.dartmouthorchards.com), as he scans neat clusters of trees and straight rows of potted plants.

He talks about enjoying the view out his window on quiet mornings, watching the birds, squirrels and woodchucks foraging together.

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Medeiros’s 8-acre, no-frills, traditional apple farm lies a mile west of UMass-Dartmouth at 515 Old Westport Road. “We don’t see too many apple orchards around here any more,” he notes, and as small as his acreage is, it’s one of the larger apple orchards still around. He harvests crops from 2000 trees including peaches, pears, apricots, and more than thirty varieties of apples.

Medeiros’s experience reflects the kinds of choices small farmers are making to stay in business. The farm was started by his grandfather 80 years ago, who peddled his produce to mom and pop stores throughout the area. Today most of Medeiros’ produce is sold retail.

Over the years, Dartmouth Orchards’ cider has built a sterling reputation that brings in both locals and more distant agritourists.

The farm’s apple cider has won three awards, making it the only orchard south of Boston with that distinction, Medeiros says. “I’m extremely fussy with what goes in—I won’t use apples with blemishes. And when we’re done pressing, the pressing room gets a three-hour cleanup.”

It probably doesn’t hurt that limited cider production makes his product all the more attractive. “We press on certain days [typically Wednesday]; when

we run out of cider, we run out.” The cider sales pick up as fall goes on, peaking at Thanksgiving.

Medeiros also sells other ciders he doesn’t even advertise (we’re not talking alcoholic ciders here), but word-of-mouth has made them so popular they sell out quickly.

Over the years Medeiros has learned to keep adjusting to changes in his market. “We used to sell 40-50 bins of pumpkins, but now Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowe’s sell them. We sold 18 bins last year,” he says.

But when you’re in retail you’re always thinking of new ways to generate revenue. “I have to sell the experience,” he says. “I want them to bring a blanket. Sit down. Eat an apple.”

He recently experimented with a twilight apple picking excursion, to which students would be transported via hayride from the UMass Dartmouth campus a mile up the road. Word quickly spread beyond the student community about the evening adventure and Medeiros soon found himself fielding calls from people wanting to book their own evening apple picking excursions.

This is an example of how small farms have to find an advantage in their location—in this case an opportunity that works because it’s based on a pleasant evening getaway that’s a perfect hayride distance from a large and responsive source of customers. “[Walmart] can’t give them that experience,” Medeiros says.

While media attention has brought an influx of new visitors to Dartmouth Orchards from the South Shore, he says his success derives from the loyal support of locals who frequently shop for fresh produce.

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A small farm’s survival is only challenged by the constantly changing mix of competitors. The farmer’s age-old bugaboo, the weather, always must be considered. “If we get hit in early spring, we’re done for the year,” Medeiros says, recalling 2012, when a night of frost coming after the apples were already growing killed the entire crop, erasing his main source of revenue for an entire year.

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Great location—being easily accessible to a steady flow of potential customers—is one of the basic tenets of business. Almeida’s Vegetable Patch checked that box long ago. Its stand at 110 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy. (Rte. 6), across from the Venus de Milo restaurant in Swansea (www. almeidasvegetablepatch.com), features bins of wildly-shaped and colored vegetables and fruit competing for the attention of a steady flow of customers.

Farms operate on a schedule substantially different from the usual nine-to-five, year-round routine most of us know. At Almeida’s there’s a quick shift to preparing for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

“We shut down right after Halloween and reopen the day after Thanksgiving,” explains John Almeida, at which time the Fear Farm gives way to Christmas trees, wreaths, centerpieces, and other holiday decorations for sale.

Christmas trees are a big part of the holiday presentation. For 25 years, the Almeidas have had a Canadian supplier who delivers fresh-cut Balsam fir and Frazier fir trees, table-top-sized to 12 feet tall.

Once Christmas is over, retail opportunities are done for several months. “We shut down after Christmas and go snowplowing,” Almeida says.

As a new season approaches, the family repairs its farm equipment, and then in mid-March they start seeding in the greenhouses for planting in April.

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At the 39-acre Simcock Farm (www.simcockfarm. com) at 293 Marvel St. in Swansea, an ice cream stand, sweet corn with a local reputation for tastiness, and popular hay rides in the fall form the core of their business. Like other local farms, they offer wreaths and cemetery baskets during the Christmas season.

Owners James and Beverly Simcock refer to themselves as The Fiddler and the Farmer; while he has always been a farmer, she started out as a professional violinist, touring with Aretha Franklin and Rod Stewart among others. “We combined both our worlds,” she says.

School tours of the farm are popular, and Beverly’s penchant for rescuing animals adds to the appeal. “I have 22 rescued animals in the barn. I’m full,” she says.

While taking care of the rescues is a demanding sideline, children love visiting the animals. Beverly hopes the exposure to the variety of experiences at Simcock Farm helps their visitors understand the economics of small farms. “If you want to see the farms, support the farms,” she says, emphasizing

new opportunities, and they’ll probably create a corn maze next year, and an ice skating rink during the winter.

This year the Noons are partnering with a turkey farm to sell turkeys for Thanksgiving. They’ll be selling Christmas trees, wreaths, and cemetery baskets. Each year they sell about a thousand Christmas trees, Tammy says, trees are supplied by Pleasant Street Christmas Tree Farm in Rehoboth.

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At Frerichs Farm (www.frerichsfarm.com) at 43 Kinnicutt Ave. in Warren, Rhode Island, David and Barbara Frerichs offer a menu of services to create unusual holiday items for their customers.

“We put the fields to sleep in mid-October,” David Frerichs says, after which they begin preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Girl’s Nite Out on November 6 serves as the kick-off to the end-of-the-year holidays and the ladies get a 20% discount on anything purchased that night in the Gift Barn. There are refreshments and music. There’s a DJ, a photo booth, and free snacks. Last year’s event attracted 400-500 women, Barbara Frerichs says.

We want to create one-stop shopping with as much locally sourced food as possible… the stark reality of the importance to farmers of people visiting and buying their products.

Noons Farms

Steve and Tammy Noons, owners of the 175acre Noons Farm, recently made a big commitment to agritourism when last July they opened the Harvest Market at 2685 Grand Army of the Republic Highway (Rte. 6) at Mason St. and GAR in Swansea.

“We want to create one-stop shopping with as much locally sourced food as possible,” Tammy Noons says. Like Almeida’s, a lot of potential customers regularly pass by on busy Route 6, and the location has great visibility. Noons feels her market is already garnering good community support.

The spacious new market hosts not only fresh fruit and vegetables; there’s a large walk-in cooler, a bakery and a cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For pizzas served in the cafe, the chef picks from the fresh vegetables available on the farm that day.

The Noons’s plans call for growing a family-oriented site with something to offer throughout the year. Tammy says the couple is always looking for

On Thanksgiving weekend (this year it’s November 27-29) Frerichs holds its annual Holiday Open House. Free cookies and mulled cider put people in the holiday mood. Barbara puts stars on candy canes; the number of stars identify the discount the customer gets on an item. Certain candy canes win the lucky recipient a gift.

Custom presentations are a Frerichs trademark.

Christmas trees are brought in from Maine. The Frerichs’s bring in greens from the West Coast, Florida, and the northern states for their wreaths, but customers come in with planters or other containers, suggest the colors they want, and Frerichs will create a unique display. “We do 200-300 of these per season,” David Frerichs says.

A large selection of ribbon is available, and if you buy ribbon Frerichs will make a bow at no additional charge. The Frerichs have wreath-making and roping machines, so customers can see their own designs turned into finished items.

One farm may look like another as we whiz past in our cars, but every small farmer has unique resources he or she has to tap to attract local customers and survive. Those who have that creative flair help make the holiday season more colorful

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Save the turkeys!

By Joyce Rowley

When I became a vegetarian a dozen years ago, Thanksgiving was a big stumbling block.

I loved the feast, the smell of familiar foods, the memories of family traditions and specialty items.

In our family there were watermelon rind pickles still carrying cloves in its sweet-sour-cinnamon-y sauce—a once-a-year treat.

I didn’t have to give those up, or all the other trimmings—mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean almandine, mashed turnips, acorn squash, and apple pie.

But without a turkey, what’s Thanksgiving?

Tofurkey just didn’t cut it. So I went in an entirely different direction the first year. Scrap the tradition, make a menu that creates a palette of tastes new yet familiar. Black bean pumpkin soup, homemade cranberry sauce, wild rice stuffing, and Pillsbury dinner rolls. Okay, so the last was a significant nod to memories.

This year I have been slowly changing to veganism, which is a more strict form of vegetarianism.

While vegetarians use animal by-products like milk and cheese as long as the actual animal is not eaten, vegans choose not to use any animal products, up to and including honey!

Yet my real difficulty in the conversion lies in the prevalence of milk and cheese in almost all foodstuff. Even my soy patties have cheese in them.

Weeding out the hidden dairy products meant spending a lot of time reading labels.

Now I’m confronted with Thanksgiving again.

This time around, though, the choices are much easier. The food industry caters to a younger demographic where much of veganism is rooted and there are choices galore.

So if it’s your turn to cook the big meal for Thanksgiving this year, and Aunt Fanny’s youngest is a vegan plus there are two vegetarians on your hubby’s side, don’t despair – you’ve got options.

Option 1

Take out. So your family wants to look like

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Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving portrait, sitting around a white-linen-tableclothed table, waiting for the patriarch to slice the bird. But there’s still the vegan and vegetarians to work around. Turkey is a no-no to both.

The easiest way to meet their needs and your time constraints is to get take-out orders from your local herbivore restaurants. The food is fresh, made specially for vegans/vegetarians, and it won’t cause a major learning curve during your time crunch. This is the perfect option for those who have never ventured into the vegan/ vegetarian realm of cooking. Depending on the number of vegetarians/vegans guests, you can cook the rest of the meal as usual.

You can get the pre-cooked vegetarian and vegan sides at How on Earth in Mattapoisett, and pick up fresh, local ingredients for your own dinner while you are there. Likewise, Fay’s Restaurant on Dartmouth Street in Dartmouth offers a full takeout menu for the non-vegetarian, plus vegetarian entrees and sides. Ayur Shri, also in Dartmouth, also has great authentic vegan/vegetarian dishes for take-out.

Option 2

If you are used to cooking for vegans and vegetarians, or perhaps switched over yourself, then you know that tofurkey has come a long way. Add to that all of the colorful, aromatic veggies that make great side dishes this time of year. After all, Thanksgiving is about being grateful for the harvest bounty.

Most traditional Thanksgiving foods need only to change out the dairy products for non-dairy products with little or no difference in taste.

There are plenty of dairy substitutes at the local grocery store so it’s no longer necessary to search three states to find the right ingredients. In fact, you may already have them on your pantry

shelves. For non-dairy milk there are a host of choices: almond, coconut, or soy in flavored or unflavored varieties. Margarine, once an enemy because of trans fats and hydrogenated fats, has healthy varieties readily available.

Some substitutes may require visiting a specialty food store like Whole Foods Market in Providence, Down to Earth in New Bedford, or How on Earth, The Store in Mattapoisett. There’s Daiya shredded cheese substitute for flavor and consistency, and non-animal egg substitutes like Replace. There’s even a gelatin substitute, agar-agar, that helps make a pumpkin pie stay firm.

vegan-friendly menu

Here are ideas for a complete vegan traditional Thanksgiving dinner that you can serve to all of your guests, omnivores and vegans alike. Remember, turkeys belong in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, not on the plate! Start with a Tofurkey, Holiday Roast or other tofu- based pre-cooked substitute. The rest is just a matter of switching out animal-based products or rethinking the ingredients for time-honored favorites. Mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans almandine, squashes and turnips can all be made vegan by simply substituting soy, almond, rice or coconut milk for cow’s milk, depending on your taste preference, and replacing butter or lard with vegetable margarine or vegetable oil on a one-to-one basis. Puffy dinner rolls are hard to match and can come out like baseballs. It’s simply worth the trip to the specialty food store to find vegan crescent rolls.

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Refrigerate until firm and set, 3 to 5 hours.

SIMPLE HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SAUCE You can use the conventional canned or jar of cranberry sauce but it’s really so simple to make yourself and then tweak to your liking.

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Get creative and add your favorite flavors: a little orange juice and orange peel, some chopped apple, golden or Zante raisins or walnuts. How much?

Enough until it looks and tastes right to you. Split the cranberry sauce and try different combos. You can’t go wrong!

PIES Using your usual pie recipe, just change out the lard or other animal fats for vegetable oil or margarine in your pie crust. Fruit pies are no problem— the ingredients are already vegan.

But a pumpkin pie really relies on the milk and eggs to stay firm. In this recipe, the substitute is agar-agar, a kelp-based gelatin, that provides the texture without setting off the taste.

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6 ounces of Portobello mushrooms, sliced

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Sauté onions in olive oil in a medium skillet until brown. Add garlic and herbs, then add ¼ cup of the vegetable broth into the pan. Add the Portobello mushrooms and cook until they lose their water and begin to brown. Add the rest of the vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes. If the liquid starts to evaporate, reduce heat and add a little water if it looks like it needs it. Strain the mixture into a large bowl, setting aside the solids. Pour the mushroom broth back into the pan. Bring to a low boil. Add the flour mixture and stir until the gravy begins to thicken. Add salt and pepper and stir for another minute.

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Going vegan

Diet for a shrinking planet

by Elizabeth Morse Read

In case you didn’t know it, November is National Vegan Awareness Month.

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o some people, just the word “vegan” alone conjures up images of bony gurus in loincloths eating brown rice one grain at a time, or of off-the-range animal activists snipping barbed-wire fences to liberate all the Thanksgiving turkeys.

But somewhere in between those extremes, there are totally normal people who have chosen to go vegan – like Mike Tyson, Ellen DeGeneres, Betty White, and Bill Clinton, not to mention the incredibly healthy followers of the Seventh-Day Adventist religion, Trappist monks, and many Buddhists and Hindus.

People often confuse vegetarianism with veganism, but they’re really quite different. Vegetarians don’t eat meat, but many do eat milk products, eggs, and seafood. In contrast, vegans eat an entirely plant-based diet, avoiding all animal-based foods, including meat, dairy products, eggs, fish, and animal by-products like gelatin, whey, or lard.

So why go vegan?

In simplest terms, veganism is an animal-friendly lifestyle that’s very good for your health and also very good for the planet. Some people choose a vegan diet for its proven health benefits – low in calories, free of cholesterol and saturated fats.

They’re called strict (dietary) vegans.

Others choose veganism because they are opposed to the exploitation of and cruelty to animals – factory farming, using animals in laboratory testing – and so also avoid all animal-derived products like leather, furs, feathers, wool, and suede, as well as forms of sport or entertainment that exploit animals – they’re called ethical vegans.

And then there are those who go vegan because they see commercial animal breeding and meat/ dairy consumption as ecologically unsustainable

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– a wasteful use of natural resources, pollution, chemical/antibiotic overload, unequal global food distribution – they’re called environmental vegans.

But is a vegan diet healthy?

Think about it – people will run helter-skelter to buy the latest celebrity diet book or weight-loss pill, but they’re suddenly scared to death of eating real food?

A balanced vegan diet includes whole (unprocessed) grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and healthy fats and protein from nuts, soy products, seeds, quinoa, lentils, beans, and legumes. They’re all foods high in “good” carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, Vitamins A, C, and E, antioxidants, phytochemicals (micronutrients), and complete proteins. A vegan diet safely lowers BMI (body mass index) and weight. On average, vegans (even newbie part-timers) weigh up to 20% less than meat-eaters.

For whatever reason someone chooses to follow a vegan diet, there are undeniable health benefits.

Following a plant-based diet can greatly reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases.

Studies have shown that a vegan diet lowers the risk of macular degeneration, arthritis, migraines, PMS, osteoporosis, allergies, prostate, breast and, especially, colon cancer.

Yes, vegans can develop deficiencies in iron and vitamins B12 and D, so they do need to balance their daily menus carefully. For instance, Vitamin B12 only occurs naturally in animal products, but vegans can fill their B12 needs with fortified products, nutritional yeast, or chewable B-12 supplements.

A balanced vegan diet consists of whole (unprocessed) plant foods. Period. As such, it automatically eliminates the commercially-produced packaged foods (and fast foods) that science has already shown to be harmful – foods containing refined sugars, refined grains, and trans-fats, not to mention voodoo chemical additives, excessive sodium (salt), and dyes. Plus, factory-farm animals are pumped full of hormones, antibiotics, and toxic chemicals that end up being absorbed by anyone who eats them. Vegans don’t consume any of that.

You are (or will become) what you eat More and more, scientific studies are indicating that many “western” chronic diseases are triggered by what we choose to eat. We need only 40-50 grams of protein per day, yet we consume far more than that, and very little of that protein comes from plant-based sources, which are high in fiber, provide all essential nutrients, and contain no cholesterol, saturated fats, trans-fats or chemical additives.

Plus, while everyone’s all a-dither about the overuse of antibiotics (and the resulting emergence of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs”), what most people don’t realize is that 70% of antibiotics produced in the US is fed to factory-farm animals, not to humans. And when we eat those factory-farmed meats, eggs, and milk, those excess antibiotics are absorbed into our bodies.

We also absorb all the growth hormones, insecticides, and toxic chemicals those animals were doused with. And then we excrete this unholy brew and it ends up in the water supply and out into the oceans where the fish live. What goes around, comes around.

“A chicken in every pot” proteinS: MEAT vs. plant Back in the day, if you could afford to eat meat more than once a week, you were considered well-off. But after WWII, putting meat on the table every day became a national crusade, a symbol of prosperity. Now, adopting the meat/dairy-heavy western diet has become a status symbol in the developing world – with disastrous global public health results.

As per capita consumption of meat and dairy goes up around the world, so too does the rate of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and certain cancers. But it’s not meat and dairy per se that’s so unhealthy for us humans.

It’s the ridiculous amount of meat and dairy we consume that’s unhealthy, especially if it’s been cooked or processed in an unhealthy way, like deep-fried chicken, grill-scorched burgers, the mystery cold-cuts in your take-out sandwich, or the hot dogs in the school cafeteria.

A vegan diet provides just as much edible protein as a diet heavy on meat and dairy products, without those long-term health hazards. Americans already consume far too much protein than we need nutritionally for our increasingly-sedentary lifestyle.

Even 25 years ago, a U.S. Surgeon General’s Report said that American men consumed 175% more protein than the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA), and American women consumed 144% more than they needed.

Remember seeing photos of bloated-belly Biafran children suffering from kwashiorkor, a.k.a. protein deficiency? No chance of seeing that happening in the USA, yet we are still malnourished, overweight, and suffering from chronic diet-related diseases.

“Here’s the beef” the case against meat The average American consumes about 230 pounds of meat each year, mostly beef.

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In contrast, the Chinese consume only 120 pounds of meat (mostly pork), and virtually no dairy products.

America the Beautiful has vast expanses of fertile farmland and grazing prairies, so much so that we’ve been dubbed “The Breadbasket of the World.” Because of our bountiful land resources, the American diet is meat-centric, in contrast to Asia or Africa, where fertile grazing land is scarce.

But more and more of the farmable American land is being lost to factory-farm animal breeding, agri-business conglomerates, bio-fuel production, and urban sprawl.

America has long been a top global grain exporter to land-starved countries (China imports 60% of the world’s soybeans.) But two-thirds of cultivated land in the US is now devoted to producing animal feed – only 8% of our farmable land grows plant food for human consumption. And, as the world’s population and meat consumption rise, so too will the demand for farmland needed to grow animal feed.

As global demand for meat and grain-feed grew, countries like Argentina and Brazil ramped up their soybean production, to the point where Brazil now rivals the US in soybean exports. But irreplaceable tropical forests and ecosystems were cleared out in order to increase their farmable acreage.

Feeding nutritious, high-protein grains to animals, in order to produce meat, means that those grains can’t be eaten by people in land-starved countries. We should be growing our grain crops (like soybeans, corn and wheat) to feed people, not to produce Kobe steaks ($150/lb.), baby veal chops, or chicken nuggets.

For instance, we grow a lot of soybeans (a major protein source in the Far East), but mostly either to export them, or to produce vegetable oil, animal feed, biodiesel, and processed “food extenders” (think Hamburger Helper, Bac-o-Bits), plastics, and ink. But those soybean fields are not being grown to create an American market for plant-based protein alternatives to meat and dairy products, like soy, quinoa, or lentils. [see sidebar] Not only that, but by some estimates, 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas pollution comes solely

from the factory-farming meat/dairy industry – higher than the pollution caused by all transportation emissions!

“Got milk” the case against dairy Lactose is a natural sugar found in all mammals’ milk, the perfect food for toothless babies. But lactose becomes increasingly difficult to digest after weaning, especially if the milk comes from a different species. Close to 75% of the world’s adult population is lactose-intolerant (almost 90% of adults of African or Asian descent!). And the #1 childhood food allergy is to cow’s milk.

And yet, we’ve been indoctrinated for decades that dairy products like chocolate milk and Velveeta are absolutely essential for healthy muscles, bones, and teeth. But a funny thing happened on the way to the cowbarn – paradoxically, countries with high rates of dairy consumption (e.g., US, UK, Sweden) also have the highest rate of osteoporosis, while countries with very low rates of dairy consumption (China, Japan) have very low rates of osteoporosis.

The American/northern European cuisine is overloaded, not just with meats, but with dairy products – ice cream, milkshakes, butter, cheeses, sour cream – all foods high in saturated fats, cholesterol, animal protein and whatever chemical additives those unhappy dairy cows were exposed to.

We’d all like to think that Elsie the Laughing Cow is where our carton of 2% milk came from. Or that spotted cows wearing Alpine bells is where our Swiss cheese came from. But the reality is very different from what you hear on the TV ads and government PSAs. Dairy cows are confined in narrow stalls, then artificially inseminated to bring on milk-production. Calves are taken away at birth to become veal scaloppini, and the bereft mother cows are hooked up to milking machines for the rest of their unnatural lives.

Sure, we all need to consume calcium to keep our bones strong, and dairy milk is indeed very high in calcium. But it’s also very high in animal protein, which actually leaches calcium from our bones! We can get all the calcium we need for healthy bones by eating plant foods like leafy green vegetables and fruits.

Understanding veganism Read Vegan for Life by Norris and Messina, and Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe, watch the documentary film Forks Over Knives, or go to www.VeganOutreach.org, www.Vegan.org, www.veganhealth.org, www.chooseveg.com.

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Soybeans:

“Pearls before swine”

Here’s a vegan “brain-teaser” for you to go figure: It takes 2 lbs. of grain-feed (usually soybean or corn) to produce 1 lb. of chicken, and 3 lbs. of grain-feed to produce 1 lb. of pork. But it takes 7 lbs. of grain-feed to produce just 1 lb. of beef.

In terms of natural resources, producing one pound of meat vs. one pound of soybeans requires twelve times as much land and fifteen times as much water. It takes a little over two calories of fossilfuel energy to produce one calorie of plant protein, but it takes forty calories of fossil-fuel energy to produce just one calorie of factory-farmed meat.

In terms of land productivity, soybeans produce twice as much protein per acre than any other crop, and fifteen times as much protein as any acre set aside for meat production.

We don’t need to ingest another animal’s milk to get the proper amount of calcium and protein we need to thrive – it’s all available in plant-based foods. Vegan dairy alternatives (like almond milk or soy-based cheeses) eliminate the health hazards posed by consuming factory-farmed dairy products.

“The incredible, edible egg” the case against poultry Vegans don’t eat eggs, egg by-products (like albumin) or any processed food containing eggs (like mayonnaise). The vegan objection to eating eggs is primarily because of where those eggs came from.

Plus, along with milk products, eggs are a major cause of food allergies in children.

We’d all like to think our Egg McMuffins come from chubby chickens clucking happily in the barnyard, but the reality is very different. Commerciallyboxed eggs come from enormous poultry factory farms where hens are crammed into filthy tiny cages, never seeing the light of day; then their beaks are clipped so that they won’t peck at the other birds crammed into their cage. They’re doused with and fed chemicals to reduce infections and diseases caused by being crammed in those cages and to make them produce more eggs. And then male chicks are routinely killed, seeing as they can’t lay eggs.

“Sorry, Charlie” the case against seafood Ancient dietary laws forbade consumption of any shellfish, and even now, eating shellfish of dubious origin can be a dicey proposition, health-wise.

Vegans don’t eat seafood of any kind – shrimp, canned sardines, sashimi/surimi, swordfish kabobs or the Friday Fish & Chips platter.

Seafood is indeed high in essential omega-3

fatty acids – but vegans can find the same nutrition in seeds (especially flaxseed), nuts, and sea-vegetables like seaweed.

That can of tuna you bought may be “dolphin-safe,” which makes some people feel righteous, but it still contains traces of heavy metals, petro-pollution (plastics, oil spills), and whatever form of environmental gunk it swam through or swallowed. Raw sewage, industrial effluent, factory farming wash-off, the birth-control pill or antibiotic in your urine. In addition, many adults are severely allergic to seafoods of any kind.

Veganism: diet for a shrinking planet The rationale behind environmental veganism is the long-term unsustainability of industrialized meat/dairy production, and the catastrophic effects it’s having on the planet’s health, not just on the human population’s health – deforestation, greenhouse gas, loss of ecosystems, erosion and pollution, and wasteful allocation of natural resources.

In the broadest sense, veganism is more of a lifestyle than it is just a “diet.” Veganism acknowledges the reality and ramifications of where that steak-and-eggs breakfast or ice cream cone came from, and how it’s just not fair to the planet, to the animal kingdom, or to our fellow man. It recognizes that the current food insecurity around the world is influenced by the western world’s fixation on meat and dairy products. It rejects the insensitive cruelty to and exploitation of animals. And, at the top of that philosophical pyramid, veganism promotes the health and longevity benefits of not eating meat or dairy products.

Veganism is not a semi-religious cult or a celebrity-diet fad or a political statement or an early stage of anorexia. It’s a thoughtful personal choice. As Pope Francis said, the planet belongs to all of us.

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By Jay Pateakos

Thanksgiving can mean different things to people. For many, it’s a time to simply give thanks for all you have. For others, it’s a rare chance to get the whole family together, something that seems to have dwindled over the years of the rush-out-the-door families.

Some see Thanksgiving as a depressing time because they are not where they want to be in life and Thanksgiving reminds them of those issues. Still others just see it as a break from that life. While it’s true that a majority of us do find the time to give thanks during this time of year for what we have, once the day or weekend is over, we are back to the rat race.

Those soup kitchens and food pantries that saw an incredible kick in volunteering spirit over Thanksgiving now goes back to being desperate for help on the following Monday as people forget there are struggling people all year round.

In a nutshell, while we return to our plush lives, others continue to struggle mostly unnoticed.

Below are four organizations in the South Coast area that have a tremendous impact on families not only at Thanksgiving, but all year long.

Damien Food Pantry

Father Gabriel Healy started Wareham’s Damien Food Pantry 27 years ago to bridge the gap of food assistance relief that started at both New Bedford and Brockton, but by the time it got to Wareham, had little food left to give.

Father Healy saw the need in Wareham for food assistance and made it happen. Since then, Damien’s has been a godsend for so many families in the area, serving 28,000 individuals in 2014 and providing 67,000 bags of groceries as well.

Unlike other pantries, Damien’s allows people to

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pick what they want to eat. If they don’t like turkey, they can pick up a roasted chicken or get a food vouchers for another type of meat.

“There may just be only two people in the family, but they want to have a turkey; they’ve always had a turkey for Thanksgiving. It’s a time for the smallest of families to the largest of families to give thanks,” said Healy, current co-director of Damien’s, and who takes care of roughly 300 different families each week with the help of 110 volunteers.

“There are older people who have fallen through the cracks. Those who maybe worked their lives in the cranberry bogs that never got paid all that well that are now struggling. These people can’t be forgotten. No one should be going hungry.”

Healy said if you ask any school-aged children when the last time was their whole family ate together, they would struggle to answer. Healy said that family camaraderie of eating around the table and discussing your day’s activities is something that he sees as waning about this generation of families and one we need to get back to, and not only for Thanksgiving.

“For us growing up, times like this meant bringing out the fancy dishes and seeing people we have not seen for a long time, but people don’t know how to do dinner anymore; kids are at college or sports or people have married and moved away,” said Healy.

“Thanksgiving was the beginning of our country when the Pilgrims sat down with the Indians and gave thanks for their journey and we need to do the

same. We have conversation. We have togetherness. It’s a great day and indeed provides us something to be thankful for.”

Fall River Salvation Army

Major Elmore Deming and his wife Major Elizabeth Deming, who run the Fall River Salvation Army, have seen their share of stories that have impacted them over the years. The Demings have spent the last decade at the Fall River Salvation Army, 28 years total in the Army’s ministry.

They’ve seen families suffer a job loss or a death in the family around this time of year and did what they could to provide for that family, either with food or presents for the children or in many cases, both, as well as an ear to listen. Every once in a while, there’s a story that even impacts their lives as caregivers of the community.

Elmore Deming told the story of a young mother who showed up a day after Thanksgiving one year.

With three children in tow, one with a severe health issue, the woman’s husband had just left them abruptly, forcing her to cut back her hours at work, leaving her with little money to pay bills and get food for her family.

“We asked her about her Thanksgiving and she just broke down—they were just looking for food for that moment, they didn’t have any for Thanksgiving,” said Deming.

“We were able to put a dinner together for them and said, go and enjoy this as your Thanksgiving

Murphy and others

Murphy and Others, Living Interdependently for Future Endeavors, Inc. (MOLIFE), of Fairhaven, a non-profit organization assisting people with disabilities, has been operating its food pantry out of 723 Pleasant Street in New Bedford for nearly 15 years now to help with the growing need out of the Greater New Bedford Area.

Like many organizations of its kind, the stories of those in need and the struggles they face are plentiful, while their food and resources are far from it.

MOLIFE founder and President Charles Murphy recalls a woman named Donna who had been a client of the MOLIFE food pantry in downtown New Bedford for several years. Murphy said that after a while, she began to think that she could offer something to this food pantry for all the help it had given her.

She recalled Thanksgivings where she didn’t even have a place to have Thanksgiving dinner because she and her family had no place to go, no family to share that ever-important meal with, or any meal for that matter and not enough food to go around either.

Then that Thanksgiving, a few years back, with her luck turning around, Donna was able to provide her family with the turkey and all the fixings and looked to help out wherever she can, giving back in the process.

“Not only did she have this opportunity to provide for her family in her later years, she also is now a volunteer at the food pantry. She is our food pantry success story and a true Spirit of Thanksgiving,” said Murphy.

“She needed help, she gave help, and she provides still to this day, a Thanksgiving dinner for her family courtesy of our food pantry. This is truly the spirit of Thanksgiving working together, sharing together, and providing together.”

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dinner with your children. These are things that tug at your heart.”

That woman would come back to the Army less than a month later and give back, volunteering with her son to pack boxes for the needy.

“It was her way of showing appreciation for us helping her during their time of need. People always fall through the cracks because they want to get by on their own and are afraid to ask for help, but there comes a time when they have to and we hope to be there to make a difference in these families’ lives,” said Deming, who passes out hundreds of turkey-with-all-the-trimmings meals each Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas gifts for the children.

“There will always be poverty, but it’s not just about handing out food to people. It’s about showing people that someone cares for them, making them realize someone cares.”

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Susan Remy, Director of Development for New Bedford’s Child & Family Services and coordinator for the annual Holiday Hope Project that provides gifts for needy parents and children through local sponsorships has seen the need up close for many years.

While helping provide a glimmer of light for struggling families around Christmas, Child & Family and Friends of Child & Family also helps families around Thanksgiving to secure much-needed food. One such family in need came from the most unlikely of sources: inside their own family.

Remy told the story of a long-time volunteer who was always there to help with the many project’s C&F took on throughout the year. That woman, a nurse, had adopted two children over the years that she cared for, but when she became stricken with cancer, her whole life turned upside-down. The one who always gave of herself, said Remy, suddenly needed help of her own, and desperately.

“She had a lot of pride and didn’t want to seek out help,” said Remy. “But she needed it. In these adoption journeys, you try to do the best you can for these kids.”

That year, the family applied for the Holiday Hope Project and in requests where you may sometimes find toys or video games or puzzles from the children, this woman’s two daughters asked for something very simple—pajamas, because they wanted nice pajamas to do sleepovers with.

Throughout the years, Child & Family was able to help this woman and her two daughters where they could and when they needed it the most.

“It’s something I will always think about; someone who always gave a hand who was now in need of help and we were in a position to help; to me, Thanksgiving isn’t about turkey, that’s just one meal, it’s about helping people and not taking things for granted,” said Remy.

“It shows how things can change in an instant.

Here was a woman who was self-sufficient, went out and adopted children, who got sick and suddenly needed the help. We see many people who never had the upper hand, who have always struggled and others, like this one, who had plenty. It makes you grateful for what you have.”

This Thanksgiving and on other days too, find the time to get the family together, all of them, because you never know when things will change. Repeat those gatherings throughout the years. Focus on how lucky you are to have your health or a job or a family to hold hands with and remember that there are others who don’t. Do what you can to give back like all the people above, even in just a small way.

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COVER STORY

Giving thanks on the South Coast

by SEAN MCCARTHY

Blessings come in many forms and facets and this area of the world provides many of us with an abundance of things to be thankful for. The South Coast Insider scoped the area to ask people what they are thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches. The responses were varied—things both large and small that enrich our lives.

Denise Robinson, 43, of New Bedford is appreciative that the United States is much safer than the constant violence and killing that she sees every night on television taking place in other parts of the world.

“I’m thankful that I live in a relatively safe country largely free from outside attacks, far from the images I see of people constantly grieving over the losses of loved ones. I’m thankful that I live in a country where I don’t have to worry about when the next bomb will go off.”

Tom Allen, 58, of New Bedford has a simple thing to be thankful for: the view from his third floor window that allows him to enjoy sunsets on a regular basis.

He also has something more profoundly important to him—his 21-year old son

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Isaac who he claims is “10 times the man I ever was at that age.”

Allen, a singer/songwriter, is also appreciative of art, music and literature, what he calls “fields that aren’t dependent on the vast expansion of technology.”

Scott McDuffy, 35, of Dartmouth works with the mentally challenged, a job that gives him thankfulness that he works in a profession where he can help people on a daily basis, work he considers “significant.”

McDuffy also gives thanks that he lives in America. “I’m thankful that I live in a country that allows me to be myself along with others.” McDuffy professes thanks that his parents are both alive and healthy.

Another person thankful for a healthy

family as well as her own health is Ann Perry, 55, of New Bedford. Ann’s appreciation extends to her two dogs who greet her with affection every time she returns home.

“Dogs can be a woman’s best friend too,” she says. “They give me constant love. They’re my companions and great stress relievers.”

Ann works with the disabled in New Bedford.

“I’m thankful that I have a rewarding job where I can teach people something that helps them and puts smiles on their faces. When they gain, I gain. I am thankful for having these enjoyments on a regular basis.”

T.J. Salpietro, 43, owns a music store in Fall River. As a business owner, he is thankful for his dedicated employees and clientele. But he is also appreciative of what he comes home to after work—his 17-month old son.

“My son Toby gives me daily Thanksgiving,” he claims.

Mina Pacheco of New Bedford particularly receives enjoyment from this time of year when she and her three children can go out together to do family

activities such as pumpkin picking and carving, raking and making leaf piles to run through. She also appreciates being a “Soccer Mom.” “I enjoy being able to watch my kids have fun,” she says.

Further family appreciation comes from Lydia Vincent, 67, of New Bedford who prizes her marriage.

“I’m thankful for my husband and the great relationship we have. We have learned that neither of us have to be perfect to be wonderful or loveable,” she says.

Lydia also gets great rewards from her job—a counsellor at a substance abuse treatment facility for women.

“It’s satisfying to me to know that the mistakes that I have made and learned from have been able to be of value to others.”

Art Tebbetts, 65, of New Bedford is thankful for being surrounded by the long-time friends he has bonded with throughout the years. He also gives thanks on Thanksgiving because he can delve into his favorite meal of the year.

“It’s the only meal I could eat every day,” he says.

But Art also recognizes the great rewards he gets from his profession of being a singer and guitarist who plays often throughout the area.

“I’m thankful that I can do something I love and get some relative success from it,” he says.

Rose August, 64, of New Bedford, gives thanks for Jesus Christ and the role he has played in her life.

“The Lord has forgiven me for my sins and given me my family. With all that I have gone through in my life—my many surgeries and stays in hospitals and nursing homes—He has helped me regain much of my health.”

Tony Pina, 62, lives in New Bedford.

He gives thanks at the start of every day.

“I’m thankful every time I start a new day,” he says. “Too many people take life for granted. I’m thankful for every day that I’m healthy and I can be around my friends. My friendships are a two-way street—you have to be there for each other. You give and receive mutually.

“People pray at night but we should also give God thanks for every day that we wake up and have another day of life.

“There should be some thanksgiving for every day.”

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November 28, 2015, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

An outdoor holiday festival with familyfriendly entertainment and activities on and around the FRHS grounds at 451 Rock St. Presented in conjunction with Greater Fall River RE-CREATION. Admission is free.

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November 21 - December 30, 2015 Featured on TV shows, in Victorian Homes magazine, and on the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism web site, the Open House lets visitors experience the splendor of a grand Victorian era Christmas past. The FRHS mansion is lavishly decked out in an award-winning holiday display from room to room, including a series of dazzling themed trees. Admission is free. Hours are 9:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday and 1:00 to 5:00 Saturdays and Sundays. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas days, and at noon on December 24.

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November 22 - December 21, 2015 Palette Pictures, an annual exhibit and sale of works donated by local artists, offers art lovers a variety of high-quality original art works at small prices. Proceeds benefit the FRHS. Hours are 9:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday and 1:00 to 5:00 Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free.

Tea with Mrs. Claus

December 12, 2015 Fall River Historical Society hosts its annual Children’s Christmas Tea with Mrs. Claus at the Easton Tea Room in the historic 1870 Alexander Dorrance Easton house at 458 High St. Reservations required. Call for times and ticket prices.

Meet Santa & Mrs. Claus

December 19, 2015, 1:00 to 4:00p.m.

Enjoy a visit with the jolly duo in the lavishly decorated Music Room at Fall River Historical Society, and be sure to bring a camera—it’s a beautiful setting for holiday photos. Admission is free.

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Last month, the South Coast saw its largest business-to-business trade show at the Southcoast Business Expo., featuring over 100 exhibitor booths, free business seminars, and networking events.

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3. Crystal Macedo (Brandon Woods, S. Dartmouth)

6. Wendy Bauer (Saint Anne’s Hospital) and Shailah Stewart (Mass Dep. of Elementary and Secondary Education)

4. Catherine Hirth, Bill Greene, Kathy Thornton, Kathy Railey-Keoogh (Southcoast Hospital)

7. Kim Salois (Fall River Municipal Credit Union)

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More than 250 came to the ribbon-cutting, and almost 1,800 visitors toured the new center during its first two days.

The opening of the 20,000 square-foot addition helps the Whaling Museum to meet the needs of the more than 16,000 students who attend educational programs there annually.

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the proposed New Bedford waterfront facility last spring, the expected battle pitting that city’s casino against Brockton never materialized. For a short while, it looked as if the southeastern Massachusetts casino landscape would consist of the slot parlor in Plainville and possibly a resort casino in Brockton, the latter depending upon whether the Massachusetts Gaming Commission felt that the region could support the state’s third major facility.

Then the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) threw a curveball by unexpectedly ruling that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe could indeed claim land in Taunton as part of their ancestral home,

and bingo (or rather, blackjack), it’s a new ballgame.

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This BIA decision came as a surprise to most observers. A 2009 Supreme Court ruling (Carcieri v. Salazar) appeared to prevent land transfers for this purpose by tribes not officially recognized by 1934, and that seemed to exclude the Mashpee Wampanoag.

But the tribe was successful in taking about 150 acres of land “in trust” in the northeast quadrant of the Route 24/140 interchange, across from the Silver City Galleria.

After serious flirtations with Middleborough and Fall River, the third time in Taunton proved to be the charm for the tribe. But the uncertainty continues.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe might still have to fight off challenges to the legality of the BIA’s finding. This could add years to the process. Meanwhile, Steve Wynn is moving forward with plans for his palace in Everett, which would further drain the southeastern Massachusetts market’s potential.

Furthermore, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is scheduled to decide whether or not to issue the commercial license for Region C (that would be us) by March of 2016. The Commission was expressing reservations about this market’s viability before the feds gave the green light to a facility in Taunton. Their consideration is further clouded by the fact that if the Commission awards the license in Brockton, the financial contribution to the state from the Indian casino in Taunton drops from 17% to zero, in accordance with the compact negotiated between the state and the tribe.

You also have to wonder how the investors in the Brockton casino feel about having to pay a 25% tax to the state while their competition twenty miles to the south doesn’t have to pay anything.

It doesn’t take a card shark to figure that those aren’t very good odds, and those investors must be plenty nervous.

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There are more complicating factors. Mitigation (fixing what you break) is strictly prescribed in the state law that governs the Brockton facility, and “host and surrounding community agreements” dictate payments and road repairs from the casino to municipalities. In the case of the Wampanoag Tribe, there is an agreement with Taunton,

but addressing impacts in surrounding towns will be left to the Commonwealth, under the terms of the compact negotiated with the tribe.

What are those impacts likely to be? The already heavily congested interchange at Routes 24 and 140 is the most obvious one, and there are plans underway to address this bottleneck.

But other traffic problems, increased demand on surrounding towns for police and ambulance services, possible school enrollment increases, increased demand for water, and natural resource impacts are a few areas that could be affected. The state process that guides the Brockton facility addresses these issues more directly than the federal process which the Taunton facility is following.

Here’s a predicted scenario on what might happen based upon not much other than gut feeling: The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, citing the uncertainties and revenue differential between the Taunton and Brockton facilities, decides not to award any license in southeastern Massachusetts, ceding the territory to the Wampanoag Tribe (historically ironic.) The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, meanwhile, gets delayed in court long enough for Wynn Everett casino to open and gain a foothold with regional customers.

This facility, along with the slot parlors in Plainville and Tiverton (proposed) suck all the revenue out of the southeastern Massachusetts market, causing the Taunton casino’s investors to back off and withdraw their support from the Wampanoag Tribe, citing market oversaturation.

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THE STAFF AT LYNNE'S PLACE: (seated) Lynne Reilly (l-r) , Anna Atalian, Kelly Cordeiro, Lynn Alexanian, Dayna Reilly,

ith over forty-six years of combined laser hair removal and skin care experience, Lynne’s Place is dedicated to continue building a loyal following which provides excellent service, customized appointments, and desired hair removal and skin care results.

They choose to specialize in laser hair removal and continue to make their patients feel the best they can about themselves. Their goal is to provide outstanding care and education in a relaxing, comfortable way with excellent results and healthy, positive outcomes.

Lynne Reilly, the proprietress of Lynne’s Place, is thankful to all of her clients for the opportunity for her business to expand the way it has and to be known for its distinction in laser hair removal and aesthetics services throughout the South Coast. In addition, she strongly believes it is all about the quality of training her dedicated staff obtains.

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Since the creation of Lynne’s Place in 1998, this well-liked and well-known laser salon and spa has grown from a single electrologist to a team of five amazing aestheticians and laser hair removal experts, all overseen by their involved and pragmatic medical director, Dr. Joel Harrison. _ Lynne J. Reilly, RE, LA, CLT, LSO

Proprietress and Advanced Laser Specialist Lynne Reilly is a highly-trained and qualified professional specializing in laser hair removal and electrolysis. Ms. Reilly received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in 1987 and worked as a Project Manager in the environmental consulting field for ten years before deciding to follow her desire to enter the field of aesthetics as an electrologist in 1998.

Driven by her passion to help others feel and look their best and her fine attention to detail, Lynne has acquired extensive education and has earned numerous licenses and certificates throughout the years to allow her to continue building a successful practice.

Over the past seventeen years, Ms. Reilly has built a loyal following based on her gentle and effective treatments, honest advice, and overall approach to each patient’s hair removal needs.

She takes her business very seriously and strives to provide exceptional care and education to all of her clients.

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Advanced Laser Technician, Aesthetician Kelly Cordeiro is a Licensed Aesthetician and Certified Laser Professional with 14 years of additional training, certification, and experience in maxillofacial surgery where she assists our Medical Director, Dr. Joel Harrison, on a part-time basis.

Ms. Cordeiro specializes in hair removal and custom facials. She is talented and full of energy, and her passion for laser hair removal combined with her medical skills translates into amazing results for our clients.

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designing treatment plans for new patients based on their desired hair removal goals, and customizing maintenance programs for those who desire various touch-up treatments for laser hair removal.

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Her passion for beauty began as a teenager, with Lynn being a model for over a decade and then moving on to become a modeling instructor specializing in makeup and aesthetics.

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Lynn continuously has a smile on her face and delivers value to our clients by providing high quality and amply-timed appointments. Her treatment plans, whether for laser hair removal or microdermabrasion, are designed with personalized attention and follow-up, focusing her expansive knowledge on each patient’s desired outcome.

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Advanced Aesthetician and Skin Care Expert Anna Atalian is a Board Certified Aesthetician with twenty-five years of additional experience in the field of pharmacy in which Anna holds a PhD. Following her dream to enter the field of skin care, Anna is a graduate from the Paul Mitchell School and the Dermalogica Institute. She brings

eleven years of advanced experience to her clients at Lynne’s Place, and specializes in preventative aging, custom facials and peels, microdermabrasion, and product ingredient knowledge.

Anna believes that having radiant, healthy skin reflects one’s true beauty and well-being.

Considering each of her client’s skin conditions and concerns, Ms. Atalian creates a personalized, results-driven regimen for each of them.

She enjoys assisting ladies, men, and teenagers in selecting the best products for their skin types and additionally advises those who want to be proactive and prevent premature aging with the best skincare products available.

Anna brings a deep level of compassion and honesty to her clients and is grateful to be in such a rewarding field. Her enthusiasm and vast knowledge in aesthetics continuously shine through from the start of any one of her treatments to the very end.

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Aesthetician, Laser Specialist

Dayna Reilly is a 600-hour Licensed Aesthetician and graduate of the National Laser Institute. She has completed extensive coursework and medical aesthetics training in laser hair removal, tattoo reduction, radio frequency skin-tightening and non -ablative skin resurfacing, and cellulite reduction.

In addition, Dayna is a certified Minky’s Lash Artist and specializes in lash extensions and facials at Lynne’s Place. She is very detail-oriented by nature, and is also graced with an artistic eye which results in her clients being extremely satisfied with her work.

With Dayna’s newfound passion in the aesthetics field, she is currently studying nursing. She plans to become an Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner with specialties in injectables and advanced laser/medical treatments.

Fall Open House

Lynne’s Place will celebrate its 15th Anniversary with a fall Open house on Saturday, November 7 from 12-4 pm. The event will feature food, drinks, and a free consultation. R.S.V.P. and receive a double-entry into their four Door Prize drawings. Stick around to see the Laser Demonstration at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30, and the Microdermabrasion Demonstration at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00. Most notably, all guests will receive a complimentary $25 gift card! It’s just another great reason to visit Lynne’s Place, where you’ll make some new friends and meet a new you!

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DATELINE: SOUTH COAST

News, views and trends... from Mount Hope Bay to Buzzards Bay

by Elizabeth Morse Read

As of November 1, it’s time to turn back the clocks! As days get shorter and colder, social life on the South Coast is moving indoors. Enjoy the colorful foliage and white lights, mulled cider and cranberry/pumpkin everything. And be mindful of those less fortunate as you give thanks for what you’ve got.

across the region The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has finally approved tribal reservation land for the Mashpee Wampanoag, including 152 acres in Taunton, where the tribe plans to build a $500 million gambling casino, hotels and waterpark. Stay tuned…

It’s harvest time on the South Coast! Fill your baskets with fresh local produce, cheeses, jellies, wines, pies and greenery. To find a farm, vineyard, or farmers market near you, visit www.semaponline.org, www.pickyourown.org, www.farmfresh.org, or www. localharvest.org.

The Samaritans of Bristol County needs crisis hotline volunteers. Training is provided. For more info, call 508-679-9777 or 508-673-3777.

“My Brother’s Keeper” of Easton and Dartmouth is looking for volunteers and gently-used residential furniture for families in need. Free pick-up. Call 774305-4577 or visit www.MyBrothersKeeper.org.

The new Southcoast Behavioral Hospital, a 120bed inpatient mental health treatment facility on Faunce Corner Road, will open officially this month.

The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center has received $1.3 million in federal grant funding to expand its services and facilities.

attleboro Attleboro is to the holiday season what Plymouth is to Thanksgiving and Bristol to the Fourth of July. Visit the 62nd Annual Christmas Festival of Lights at LaSalette Shrine starting November 26.

For more info, visit www.lasalette-shrine.org or call 508-222-5410.

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Watch a performance of “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” on selected dates between December 4-20, performed by the Attleboro Community Theatre! For details, call 508-226-8100 or go to www.attleborocommunitytheatre.com.

bristol Learn about life in the 18th century – take the family to the Coggeshall Farm Museum for “Home and Hearth” workshops! For details, visit www.coggeshallfarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

Stroll through the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! Don’t miss “Christmas at Blithewold” starting November 27. For info, call 401-253-2707 or go to www.blithewold.org.

carver The Festival of Lights begin on November 20 at Edaville Railroad! Take the kids on Dino Land or Thomas the Tank Engine train rides! For more info, visit www.edaville.com or call 508-866-8190.

dartmouth Mark your calendar for the monthly Paskamansett Concert Series at the Dartmouth Grange Hall in Russells Mills. Grace Morrison will perform on November 14. For more info, call 401-241-3793, or visit www.paskamansettconcertseries.weebly.com.

Explore the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth! Try your hand at canoeing or kayaking.

For details and dates, call 508-990-0505 or visit www.lloydcenter.org.

easton Check out the Children’s Museum in Easton! For info, call 508-230-3789 or visit www.childrensmuseumineaston.org.

fairhaven Plan ahead for Fairhaven’s multi-event “Old-Time Holiday Weekend” on December 12-13! Learn more at www.fairhaventours@aol.com or call 508-979-4085.

Japanophiles! If you’re interested in the history of Japan-America ties, plan a visit the WhitfieldManjiro Friendship House, where it all began. Go to www.wmfriendshiphouse.org or call 508-995-1219 for details.

Meet your friends on Saturdays at the Oxford Book Haven and Café at the Church of the Good Shepherd in North Fairhaven. Fresh soups and desserts, used books on sale, and WiFi. To learn more, visit www. goodshepherdfairhaven.com or call 508-992-2281.

fall river Veterans and active military get free admission to Battleship Cove on Veterans Day, this November 8! Pearl Harbor Day will be commemorated on December 7 – and experience a 1940s Navy Christmas dinner on December 9! Call 508-6781100 for info or visit www.battleshipcove.org.

Indie filmmaker Jerry Orzel has started an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to produce “Defending Lizzie,” a movie about the events leading up to the infamous murder. For more info, go to www.defending-lizzie.com.

Find out what’s happening in Fall River! For info, go to www.ahafallriver.com or call 508-294-5344.

Fall River’s Little Theatre will perform “Nunsense A-Men” December 3-13. For details, call 508-6751852 or go to www.littletheatre.net.

The South Coast Community Chorale will perform its Christmas Concert, featuring Schubert’s “Mass in G Major,” on December 13 at Good Shepherd Parish.

For more info, go to www.sccchorale.com.

Check out the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the US, including the one-ton model used in the 1953 movie, at the Fall River Marine Museum in Battleship Cove. For more info, call 508-674-3533 or visit www.marinemuseumfr.org.

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Stroll through “A Victorian Christmas” at the Fall River Historical Society. For dates and times, call 508-679-1071 or visit www.fallriverhistorical.org or www.lizzieborden.org.

The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous lineup – there’s Tom Rush November 7, Dave Douglas Quintet November 12, Iris Dement November 14, Roomful of Blues November 27, The Weight December 4 – and much, much more! For a complete schedule, visit www.narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

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mattapoisett Explore the trails, wildlife, and scenery of the Mattapoisett River Reserve. Leashed dogs welcome.

Hike, fish, picnic, bird-watch – and it’s a great place for cross-country skiing, too! For more info, go to www.savebuzzardsbay.org.

marion The South Coast Chamber Music series will perform on November 7 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion, and on November 8 at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford. For more info, call 508-999-6276 or visit www.nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

middleboro Don’t miss the Holiday Fair on December 5 at the Soule Homestead! For more info, go to www.soulehomestead.org or call 508-947-6744.

middletown Take a stroll through the Norman Bird Sanctuary!

EcoTours for all ages. For info, visit www.normanbirdsanctuary.org or call 401-846-2577.

Take the children to the Nativity of Christ Puppet Show at the United Congregational Church on December 2-4! For details, call 401-846-3515.

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Visit the whaling-era mansion and grounds at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House. For more info, call 508997-1401 or visit www.rjdmuseum.org.

Get ready for all the holiday events in downtown New Bedford! There’s the family-friendly Holiday Stroll on December 5-6, the Santa Sightings Fun Run (TBA), the NBSO’s Holiday Pops Concert at the Z December 19 – get the details at www.downtownnb. org or call 508-990-2777.

The New Bedford Festival Theatre’s production of “Mary Poppins” was chosen for the New England Theatre Conference Moss Hart Memorial Award, winning over all other professional theatre productions in New England.

It’s all happenin’ at the Z! Head for the Zeiterion for Tedx New Bedford: uNBound November 6, Alice’s Restaurant’s 50th Anniversary with Arlo Guthrie on November 13, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra’s performance of “Paulus, Rachmaninoff and Beethoven” on November 21, and “Flashdance: The Musical” November 27. Plan ahead for A Celtic Christmas Sojourn December 17, the NBSO’s Holiday Pops Concert on December 19 and “A Christmas Carol” December 22. Go to www.zeiterion.org or call 508-999-6276.

Enjoy FREE family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights – The November 12 theme is “No Place Like Home,” and the December 10 theme is “Made in New Bedford.” Go to www.ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out the monthly Salon Concerts at the Wamsutta Club. Jane Rothfield will perform on November 7, and Flynn Cohen & The Blackthorne Publick House on December 2. For more info, go to www.wamsuttaconcerts.com.

The South Coast Chamber Music series will perform on November 7 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion and on November 8 at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford. For more info, call 508-999-6276 or visit www.nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

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Take a walk through the Buttonwood Park Zoo! For info, call 508-991-6178 or visit www.bpzoo.org.

Take a tour of the city’s historic district and the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park! For more info, go to www.nps.gov/nebe. And while you’re there, explore New Bedford’s evolution from a whaling port to an industrial giant at the new exhibit “Energy and Enterprise: Industry and the City of New Bedford” at the Whaling Museum. For more info, visit www.whalingmuseum.org or call 508-997-0046.

Mark your calendar for the Holiday Boat Parade on November 27 at Bowen’s Wharf, or the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on December 5! Get details at www.bowenswharf.com.

Get ready for the Newport Restaurant Week November 6-15! For details, call 401-845-9123 or go to www.discovernewportrestaurantweek.org.

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Enjoy the centennial season of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra at its performance of “Paulus, Rachmaninoff and Beethoven” on November 21, and the NBSO’s Holiday Pops Concert on December 19, both at the Zeiterion! For more info, call 508999-6276 or visit www.nbsymphony.org.

Find out what’s happening in New Bedford! For details, visit www.destinationnewbedford.org or www.downtownnb.org or call 508-990-2777.

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Talk a stroll through Ballard Park! For more info, go to www.ballardpark.org.

Curtain time! Plan ahead for “Dracula” performed

by Your Theatre in New Bedford on November 12-16, 19-22. For info, call 508-993-0772 or go to www. yourtheatre.org.

Mark your calendar to hear the St. Petersburg Russian Men’s Ensemble sing at Emmanuel Church on December 13! For details, call 401-847-0675 or visit. www.EmmanuelNewport.org.

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Don’t miss the stunning performances at Rhode Island College – there’s “Spirit of India” on November 10 and The Muir String Quartet November 16. For info and tickets, call 401-4568144 or visit www.ric.edu/pfa.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center! Plan ahead for “Motown: The Musical” November 3-8, the “Solid Soul” Tour with Mavis Staples on November 8, “An Evening with Bill Maher” November 15, “The Book of Mormon” November 17-22 – and plan ahead for the Boston Pops Holiday Concert on December 6! Call 401-421-2787 or go to www.ppacri.org.

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Catch a performance of “Cain & Abel” October 22-November 1 or “Passing Strange” November 19-December 6 performed by The Wilbury Theatre Group. For info, call 401-400-7100 or visit www. thewilburygroup.org.

Explore the Children’s Museum in Providence! Go to www.childrenmuseum.org or call 401-273-5437.

Take the kids to Santa’s Arrival and Holiday Parade on November 28 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo! Daily “visits with Santa” through December 6. For more info, go to www.rwpzoo.org or call 401-785-3510.

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rehoboth Listen to The Manhattan String Quartet perform at Goff Memorial Hall on November 14, part of the “Arts in the Village” performances. For details, visit www.carpentermuseum.org.

rochester Ann Cambra has won the AARP’s highest state volunteer award, the 2015 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service.

Old Rochester Regional High School’s Josh Winsper was named a 2015 Paralympics Track and Field High School All-American for shot put.

taunton The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has finally approved tribal reservation land for the Mashpee Wampanoag, including 152 acres in Taunton, where the tribe plans to build a $500 million gambling casino, hotels and waterpark.

tiverton The Sandywoods Center for the Arts will present The Providence Mandolin Orchestra on October 30, Gong Sound Bath November 21 and contra dancing every month. For a complete schedule, go to www. sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

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We all have interesting days, some more than others.

I had one in early October.

I’m an actor, and was part of a movie being filmed in Boston, working for a German network TV production company which films regularly in the area.

We shot some interior scenes in the Old South Church and also outside at Copley Square. I love the work, and got a huge kick from watching hundreds of people wandering about no doubt wondering who we were, moving on when they realized we were nobody famous.

We were close to wrapping up shooting on the square when it dawned on me we were on Boylston Street—and quite nearby the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred in 2013. I asked around, and found out the first bomb went off right next to the church.

In this film, I was playing a priest, and wore the garb of one. I wandered by to check out the spot, realizing that perhaps to others I looked like a man of the cloth paying his respects.

There was no memorial, so I asked at the church about it, and was told that city officials were still trying to figure out what to do.

Which made me think perhaps no memorial is best. Boston hasn’t forgotten the victims and likely never will, including the most innocent of them all, Martin Richard, the six-year-old boy who died at the spot I was standing in.

I couldn’t help thinking that in some way, memorializing the spots with

plaques also acknowledges the bombing and in a perverse way, the two subhuman stains who wreaked the havoc.

Boston doesn’t need a plaque to remember the victims. Boston doesn’t need an external symbol to respect their memory, to pay them lasting honor.

Boston has all that in its heart. The only place that truly matters.

We continued filming inside the church, and during a break I was sitting outside when an elderly woman with a slight accent of undetermined origin happened by. She saw the cameras, the crew, and the equipment trunks and asked what was going on. I told her, and we chatted pleasantly. Before she left, I brought up the fact that I didn’t realize the first bomb had gone off just steps away from where we were talking.

And she told me a story. I realize it could have been made up. But there was an earnestness about her that suggested it wasn’t.

She is a Boston resident, she said, and always went to the Marathon, always standing in the precise spot where the first bomb went off. And in 2013, she was going to bring her six-monthold grandson there—she was caring for him that weekend. But she said the boy’s father detained her up the road for a half hour, wanting to be with his son for awhile.

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I’m not sure if hers was a real or created story, but so many stories exist like that, people narrowly missing something. For every accident at an intersection, there is always someone who was just about to enter or had just driven through it. For every losing scratch ticket, there is a winner just before or after it. For every corner we turn or don’t turn, there is a different story waiting to unfold.

Life is full of near-misses—good and bad—many of which we don’t even realize happen. This woman’s story, if real, was chilling.

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If not for that half hour, she said, she and her grandson would have been in the same space as Martin Richard and the others. She said every time she walks by the spot now, she gets tears in her eyes.

She showed me her cell phone’s wallpaper photo. It was of her, a beaming grandmother, and the little boy, now three, mugging for the camera wearing Batman pajamas and a huge smile. I thought of my grandson, eight months old and as perfect as this woman’s—every grandchild, after all, is perfect in every grandparent’s eyes.

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We have contracts With: • Bristol Elder Services • Coastline Elder Services • Care Tenders • Private Insurance • Care Resource www.elderservices.com Family Owned & Operated

Pictured from left to right: Edward Petras, Vice President Commercial Lending; Anthony Medeiros, Vice President Commercial Lending; Joseph T. Baptista Jr., President & CEO; Nancy E. Stokes, Senior Vice President Lending; Matthew R. Ledin, Vice President Commercial Lending; Daniel L. Conrad, Senior Vice President Lending

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Your vision begins with an Oasis.

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145 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-5466

305R Oliphant Lane Middletown, RI (401) 846-8680

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Wear one, two, or more of these pretty rings. $275-$375 each.

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Hours: Sunday Noon-5PM, Mon - Sat 10AM -5PM

1049 County St. • Somerset, MA

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Dates: Mondays & Tuesdays November 30th to December 29th

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384 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747

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WILBUR AVENUE, SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS

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