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5 Things, January 29: Police Chief to Discuss Baby Shower Brawl with Stoughton Selectmen

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Board of Selectmen Meeting; Stoughton High Basketball in Action; Bingo at the Senior Center; And More...

"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Board of Selectmen Meeting The Stoughton Board of Selectmen will meet Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall (third floor, Great Hall). Police Chief Paul Shastany is expected to discuss the brawl which broke out at a Baby Shower held late in the evening on Jan. 12 at Club Luis de Camoes on Porter St. in Stoughton, which led to the arrests of four from Brockton, including one juvenile. Click on the link below to see the full meeting agenda: Agenda 1-29-2013.pdf  2. Looking Ahead: Bullying Workshop The following is from the Stoughton Special Education Parent Advisory Council: The Stoughton Special Education …

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Region Roundup: Baby Shower Brawl; Firefighters Battle Blaze; Market Robbed at Gunpoint

A look at what is happening around the region this week.

Four Arrested After Brawl Breaks Out at Stoughton Baby Shower A baby shower at Club Luis de Camoes on Porter Street in Stoughton the evening of Saturday, Jan. 12 turned into a full-fledged brawl that took 20 police officers nearly an hour to quell. Four from Brockton ended up getting arrested, including one juvenile. Nearly 200 people, including children, were at the baby shower, which started at 9 p.m. A fight, which quickly escalated, broke out a little after 11:30 p.m. Stoughton Police responded, but needed assistance from three other local police departments as well as the State Police and Norfolk County Sheriff's Office to quell the brawl. The three adult men pleaded not guilty to charges at Stoughton District Court on Monday, Jan. 14…

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