Storm causes partial collapse of Whittenton Mills Complex: Top stories
Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers.
Top stories this past week included:
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These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Gazette readers:
Part of Whittenton Mills in Taunton collapses in storm
This past week, a storm pummeled the region with strong winds and heavy rain, and downed trees and powerlines.
Those weren't the only things downed:
A significant wing of Whittenton Mills Complex at 437 Whittenton St. collapsed early Monday afternoon, Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Arruda said.
Storm pummels region: Part of Whittenton Mills in Taunton collapses in storm
Taunton man says priest abused him as child at Lake Sabbatia; settlement reached
A Taunton man who says he survived childhood sexual abuse by a former Taunton priest came forward publicly for the first time after years of anonymity and litigation to recount his trauma and discuss the settlement he recently reached with the Diocese of Fall River.
“I don’t want a child going through 40 years of spiritual turmoil and hell, feeling ashamed to seek out the help they need,” Daniel Lewis of Taunton said Wednesday.
'Spiritual turmoil and hell': Taunton man says priest abused him as child at Lake Sabbatia
Raynham hotel will be shelter for homeless people and migrants
Raynham Selectmen said the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities will soon be placing homeless and migrant families in one of the hotels in Raynham.
The state department of housing, as it has done with many hotels and hotel chains across the Commonwealth, has entered into a contract with Homes2 Suites, which is owned by Hilton, to operate as a shelter to handle the continued overflow of people in need.
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What should happen to Taunton's Hopewell Elementary School? Officials weigh options
School officials are trying to decide if it is too expensive to renovate and bring the 109-year-old Hopewell Elementary School up to code to continue to hold school or community activities at the Monroe Street building.
Gazette Reporter Ed Baker has the story, here.
Officials weigh options: What should happen to Taunton's Hopewell Elementary School?
Artist Phill Bourque bringing Weir Village mural back to life
The “Weir History Comes Alive” mural on West Water Street, painted in 1999 by late local artist John Barradas, is getting a refresh.
Phill Bourque, a Los Angeles-based artist who grew up in Taunton, has been painting a new mural based on Barradas’s original mural sketch.
'It’s pretty ambitious': Artist Phill Bourque bringing Weir Village mural back to life
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