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Gender wage gap still isn’t close to closing

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Western Massachusetts — the state of Massachusetts ranked third overall in the United States and earned a B+ for women’s employment earnings. While that may be good news, women still make 80.8 percent of what men earn in the state. The “Status of Women in the States 2015” estimates

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Women, even young women and girls born today, will not make as much money as men in their lifetime. According to a report released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research — and a joint statement from the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts, Boston Women’s Fund, and Women’s Fund of

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Women’s Fund Executive Director Valerie Bassett talks about wage inequity.

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Organization tackling struggles facing women Deborah Allard Herald News Staff Reporter

The Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts, as it prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary later this year, is giving itself a makeover. “We’re ready to grow up to the next level,” said Women’s Fund Executive Director Valerie Bassett. Bassett visited with The Herald News editorial staff recently to talk about the “Status of Women in the States 2015,” a report on the gender wage gap by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and several other reports that will be released this spring. Each report is

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“We need to move the needle on the percentage of women earning a living wage. Women are not earning enough.” — Valerie Bassett, Women’s Fund executive director

being localized for this area by the Women’s Fund. “We need to move the needle on the percentage of women earning a living wage,” Bassett said. “Women are not earning enough.” In this area, there is an estimated $10,000 gap between men’s and women’s earnings. And an

increasing number of families rely on women’s wages. The Women’s Fund, 63 Union St. New Bedford, plans to play a greater role in Fall River and the entire SouthCoast. “There’s a lot of work to be done,” said Bassett, who is completing her first year with the

Women’s Fund. The Women’s Fund has a focus on making life better for women and girls in a variety of ways, including the tough jobs of closing the gender wage gap, increasing jobs for women, helping women get out of poverty, increasing access to affordable day care, making higher education a real choice for young women and tackling women’s health issues. Some of the ways the Women’s Fund strives toward it goals is through education and policy change, along with raising funds to deal with the issues. TURN TO WOMEN, PAGE A6

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charter for Region C to build a $650 million casino on the New Bedford waterfront. FALL RIVER — A lot The state Gaming of companies with deep Commission split the pockets are gambling on state into three regions. It gaming in the proposed a area. casino for the HE SAID IT One of the area around “Any expansion Boston and winners could be workers and northeastern of hospitality small businesses will be a benefit Massachusetts, in this area, another for the to the region in western end of local officials say. the state and terms of jobs.” New Bedford — Robert Mellion, Fall River a third for the voters on southeastern Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday overcorner. We are and Industry president, CEO whelmingly in the southvoted to allow a eastern corner, casino in their city. known as Region C. KG Urban has a plan The commission has before the state Gaming TURN TO CASINO, PAGE A4 Commission to get the Herald News Staff Reporter

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TIVERTON — Big casinos are starting to look like dinosaurs: Their size will make them extinct, experts say. What will work, in the new world of gambling, will be smaller gambling houses — convenience casinos — that will make it easy to put your money on the line. Twin River Management Group believes that is the future and that the future

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will be found in Tiverton on the banks of the Sucker Brook. Twin River, which operates a casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, wants to buy the gambling license from Newport Grand and move it to a new casino it will build off William S. Canning Boulevard, 380 feet over the Fall River line. “We looked for a location with easy access to a highway, where people could TURN TO TIVERTON, PAGE A6

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Casinos for Region C have been proposed in Brockton and New Bedford, both within roughly half an hour of Fall River.

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FALL RIVER — Voters approved the proposal for a new casino in New Bedford Tuesday night, which will now have to compete with Brockton to see which city will actually get the region’s single casino license. Fall River residents had mixed feelings about the potential casino — some were very firmly against it, some thought it could be beneficial, and others are

waiting to see how it plays out. “It’s a good deal: jobs, jobs, jobs,” said Robert Marchand. He, like many others, is optimistic about the influx of jobs the casino is expected to bring to the SouthCoast region. “I’m from Tampa, Florida, originally, and we didn’t have a casino there. After we got one, about three to five years after, people had more jobs and the economy had bounced back,” said Marcus Harris. He anticipates that much

the same thing could easily happen for New Bedford or Brockton if the casino is located in either city. There are also differing opinions on which city the venue should go in. Marchand would rather have it in New Bedford than Brockton, while Wayne Chown would prefer it go to Brockton for economic reasons. “They could probably use it more than New Bedford. I’m all for giving TURN TO RESIDENTS, PAGE A5

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SOMERSET — Jerathmel Bowers was a determined man. He was born to a rich family in 1730, the youngest of seven sons. But by the time he reached adulthood, he was feuding with his father, and his brothers refused to do business with him. His father built six houses in what was known as The Village, giving one

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to each son except for his youngest. He also staked his oldest six sons so they could start their own business. Jerathmel was left on his own. Historians say that feud helped Somerset become a town. Somerset was founded in 1790. A slice of 7.1 square miles of land with 14.7 miles of shoreline. TURN TO TOWN, PAGE A6

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A look into the past at Historical Society Deborah Allard Herald News Staff Reporter

SOMERSET — The Historical Society is the perfect place to discover the town’s 225-year history. Set in the historic Village School at 274 High St., what once served as classrooms from 1926 to 1989, is now home to the town’s history. Each room in the building offers a different theme and tells many a story. Visitors can explore the history of the town’s Native American roots, its military, shipbuilding, pottery and manufacturing history. At one time, a Somerset

factory manufactured cooking stoves. Another made bricks. Somerset Historical Society member Richard Shane showed off a trunk in the general display room. It was once owned by ship builder Capt. James Madison Hood, who built some 148 vessels in Somerset and served during the war of 1812. Hood in 1865 was appointed ambassador of Siam by President Abraham Lincoln. “I don’t know how we ended up with his trunk,” Shane said. In that same display room are children’s toys, 1960s benches TURN TO PAST, PAGE A8

1835

The oneroom Avon Street School opens; it is the oldest school building in Somerset, though it is no longer used by the school system.

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Henry Bowers receives a slave named Toussaint L’Ouverture. Because he made the neighbors “uneasy,” Bowers sent him back to the West Indies. Toussaint L’Ouverture is now known as the leader of the Haitian Revolution, renowned for the military genius and political acumen needed to transform a society of slaves into the independent state of Haiti.

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Somerset was founded. The town elected Jerathmel Bowers as the moderator of its first town meeting. He asked that the new town be named Somerset to honor his wife, Mary Shelburne Bowers, who was born in Somerset Square in Boston.

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The clipper ship Governor Morton is launched from the Hood Shipyard, and 5,000 spectators cheered it.

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Ferry service between Fall River and Somerset ends.

The town high school is built on Pierce’s Bluff off South Street. It burned down in 1935.

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Jonathan Bowers, training in shipbuilding, settles in Somerset and builds a home on Water Street (now Main Street).

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Somerset Potters Works opens, one of nine potters to operate in town between 1705 and 1918, giving the Pottersville area of town its name.

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Job Leonard buys Somerset Iron Works, below, and changes its name to Mount Hope Iron Works, which made tack and shovel plate and nails.

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Richard Tripp builds the Octagon House. Some believed the corners were too shallow for evil spirits to hide in.

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Brightman Street Bridge opens.

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The town office building opens.

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Slade’s Ferry Bridge becomes the first bridge to cross the Taunton River between Somerset and Fall River. A fire started just north of Bradford Simmons’ home and destroyed everything in its path until it was contained near Clark Street.

The Somerset Pallas Range, made at the Somerset Stove Foundry, is one of the top stoves in the country.

Major fire on Main Street. The upper floor of Owen Eagan’s store was gutted.

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The Hood Library, the town’s first library, opens thanks to a donation by the Hood family in memory of William P. Hood, owner of the Somerset Stove Foundry.

The first unit goes online at Montaup Electric Company.

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Notable natives, from artists to athletes Linda Murphy Herald News Lifestyle Editor

For a small town, Somerset has produced its share of natives who have hit the big time. From artists and writers, to athletes and innovators, Somerset is the birthplace of many who made the top of their professions. Artist Brian Fox is becoming a celebrity in the art world for his paintings of other celebrities. Athletes, musicians, and even prize-winning thoroughbred horses have all emerged in paint on Fox’s canvases. These days, Fox said he’s working on a commissioned painting for Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, a painting for

Somerset native Shirley May France twice attempted to swim across the English Channel.

the Matt Light Foundation, original artwork for the Disney cruise ship line, and pieces for some of

Minnesota Twins shortstop Greg Gagne was a hailed from Somerset, attaining two World Series wins with the team.

the Patriots: Stephen Gostkowski and Rob Gronkowski, whom he’s TURN TO NATIVES, PAGE A6