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Monday, June 11, 2012

Dagnabit, This Town Is Fed Up With Cursing

Mimi Duphily was hanging baskets of pink geraniums on antique street lamps downtown for the Middleborough Beautification and Activities Group when she noticed something else that needed cleaning up -- citizens' mouths.

"The cursing has gotten very, very bad. I find it appalling and I won't tolerate it," said Duphily, a civic leader in the otherwise quiet New England community, which calls itself the Cranberry Capital of the World. "No person should be allowed to talk in that manner."

Soon, Middleborough residents who do could risk a $20 fine.

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4 comments:

  1. salisbury could use this law

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  2. Now Salisbury could really make some money with this law and so could the schools.

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  3. And this is a huge violation of the right to free speech.....

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  4. And this is a huge violation of the right to free speech.....

    June 12, 2012 10:19 AM

    I disagree. It's more like a major violation of common decency, respect for others as well as oneself.

    And generally shows a lack of education and self control.

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