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Charlie Baker's Brain Fart!  Selectmen discuss possible litigation against MassDOT By Shannon Griffith / Contributing Writer Posted Jan 25, 2018 MIDDLEBORO — The controversial South Coast Rail project has taken yet another turn. Back in November, members of the South Coast Rail team came to Middleboro to finally discuss the proposed plan for the Middleboro Option, a new train station at Pilgrim Junction, just an eighth of a mile up the road from the current Lakeville train station. They gave their presentation, Middleboro residents expressed their concerns, and representatives promised nothing would happen without the approval of constituents. Sen. Marc Pacheco’s office has since advised the Town of Middleboro the best course of action, in its opinion, is to sue the state Department of Transportation. While this measure stands a chance of directly stopping the project, legal action takes time — and money. “This is just a failure of our representatives,”

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Intrepid Report Newsletter We cannot keep publishing without your help. We have no paywalls or ads. Nor do we receive corporate or foundation funding. All we have is you to keep us publishing.  We  rely  on you to help us  pay our monthly expenses. So please Donate   Monday There’s a White House—and GOP—fungus among us By Michael Winship Cruelty and recklessness—those are the two sins of which attorney Joseph Welch accused Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 when, having had enough of the Republican’s redbaiting smears, Welsh famously asked, “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” Trump’s deplorable first year in office By Stephen Lendman Last year on January 20, Donald J. Trump was sworn into office as America’s 45th president. US global standing plummets as Trump threatens human rights at home and abroad By Julia Conley The United States’ global standing has plummeted under the Trump administration, according to Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) annual repor