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New Bedford, Mass. Newsstand: 50 cents Mill HUG YOUR PAPI razing project stalls Board: Preserve Fairhaven Mills By AARON NICODEMUS Standard-Times staff writer NEW BEDFORD — The city’s Historical Commission will recommend, once again, that the Fairhaven Mills building is historically signifi- SOUTHCOAST cant and should not be demolished. TODAY.COM Almost exactly ONLINE EXTRA mirroring its deci- sion from 2005, the For more on commission voted the Fairhaven Mills saga, visit 5-0 to recommend SouthCoast to the City Council Today.com/ that the building fairhavenmills be saved. In addi- tion to the building being associated with the textile industry and its being the last remaining mill in what was once a complex of mill buildings, the commission found that photographer Lewis W. Hine’s ELISE AMENDOLA/The Associated Press turn-of-the-century pictures of children designated hitter is congratulated by Julio Lugo after hitting a two-run in the third inning of Game working in Fairhaven Mills helped pass 1 of the American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday at Fenway Park. Starting was masterful child labor laws. in a complete-game shutout performance, giving up just four singles and striking out eight in a 4-0 Boston victory. The Sox and Angels return to Preservation Massachusetts, a nonprofit Fenway for Game 2 Friday night at 8:37. Full coverage in Sports, B1. See RAZING A9 INSIDE TODAY Cancer Several sought in tests get shooting virtual Dartmouth student Future for colonoscopy named as suspect By CURT BROWN exams may lie in X-rays and BRIAN FRAGA Standard-Times staff writers Batting around By STEPHANIE NANO NEW BEDFORD — A wit- Associated Press writer ness told police he saw “three Attorney general declines NEW YORK — Having an X-ray to or four” men, including one look for signs of colon cancer may soon who may have been carrying a to rule on Greater New be an option for those who dread the gun, running south on Crapo Bedford Youth traditional scope exam. Street moments after the body Two of the largest studies yet of “vir- of 24-year-old Albon Wilson League dispute, saying tual colonoscopy” show the experi- was found lying in the middle it should be ‘handled mental technique works just as well at of Thompson Street at Bonney spotting potentially cancerous growths Street, according to court doc- internally.’ A5 as the more invasive method. It’s also uments. quicker and cheaper. Mr. Wilson died at St. Luke’s WEATHER Early fog, late sun; The X-rays can help sort out who Hospital shortly after the high 79 and low 63. A2 really needs the full exam and removal shooting, which was reported of suspicious growths, called polyps. In to police at 7:15 p.m. Sunday. LOTTERY Daily Number: 6679; one study, only 8 percent of patients DR. PERRY J. PICKHARDT/ University of Wisconsin Medical School via AP more lottery, A2. According to police, the male had to have follow-up traditional Recent studies have found that computer-generated 3-D images are quicker, allegedly carrying a gun was Vol. CLVIII, No. 195. 50 pages, 3 sections. colonoscopies, which are done under cheaper and work just as well as the more invasive conventional colonoscopies to identified by another witness as See CANCER A9 detect suspicious polyps. YOUR SECTION YOUR TOWN a 17-year-old Dartmouth High School student who police say Ad index A4 Acushnet A20 has a criminal background. Advice/Comics A18 Fairhaven A20 The first witness told police Classified B7 Freetown A11 City rewarded for boosting test scores Mr. Wilson was in his car, which Movies Coastin’ Lakeville A11 he parked near Rivet and Crapo Crossword A18 New Bedford A5 streets Sunday night. He said Horoscope A19 Tri-town A3, 8 Local schools receive $500,000 in ‘best practices’ grants COP CASH he remained in the car while Obituaries A12 Mr. Wilson walked up Crapo Gov. Deval Opinion A14, 15 By STEVE URBON highlighted at a press conference Wednesday. Street, allegedly to buy some Standard-Times senior correspondent Mayor Scott W. Lang, school officials and city Patrick gives Television A17 $880,000 to marijuana. NEW BEDFORD — City schools saw a surge in councilors celebrated the fact that the city is one SouthCoast for He said he heard gunshots standardized test rankings and New Bedford has of only two communities statewide to qualify for a 11 new police coming from the direction received new grants for reading and gender diversity U.S. Department of Education “Targeted Assistance officers. A8 where Mr. Wilson was heading. 0 78908 22248 0 programs at the elementary level in achievements See GRANTS A9 See SHOOTING A9

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