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Taunton, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What’s next after Taunton Venetian Blind shutters its downtown storefront?
  • How will 390 new Whittenton Mills apartments reshape Taunton’s housing market?
  • Why an Easton home invasion case is unfolding in Taunton District Court

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Longtime family-run Taunton business closing downtown storefront (tauntongazette.com) — A Taunton fixture, Taunton Venetian Blind Inc., is closing its Main Street storefront after 76 years, though owner Don Hotte will still handle small jobs from home. The family business, which started at Whittenton Mills and moved several times, will end its public presence as the city prepares a mayoral citation recognizing its decades of service.
   

• Greystar Secures $3.8M HDIP Funding for Taunton's Whittenton Mills Modular Housing Redevelopment (cremarketbeat.com) — A long-vacant section of Taunton’s Whittenton Mills is set for a major revival, with Greystar securing $3.8 million in state HDIP funding to build 390 modular apartments. The project would add significant market-rate housing, reuse historic mill buildings, and support the city’s role as a Gateway City targeted for new residential growth.
   

• Suspects held as new details emerge in Easton family home invasion (tauntongazette.com) — Two men are being held without bail after an alleged armed home invasion in Easton, with their case now in Taunton District Court. Police say a mother and her three children hid as intruders entered through a basement window, fled into nearby woods, and were later tracked down with help from a State Police K9 and a recovered handgun.
   

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