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 Jury convicts man in 1995 Dorchester slayingSeptember 25, 2008 04:48 PMBy John R. Ellement, Globe StaffA 30-year-old man has been convicted of manslaughter in an October 1995 slaying that touched off a civil war in Boston’s Cape Verdean community.


Arnaldo "Nardo" Lopes

Arnaldo “Nardo” Lopes was convicted today by a Suffolk Superior Court jury in the fatal stabbing of Bobby... Read More

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 Cape Verdean Remembers Jewish Roots With PrideBy Naomi Seck 
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25 September 2008
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In Cape Verde, a small stretch of islands just off the coast of West Africa, nearly everyone is Catholic. But as Naomi Seck reports for VOA from the capital, Praia, some residents talk about what it means to them to be the heirs of the islands' Jewish past. 

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Palmiria PiresMay 15, 1903 - September 13, 2008Palmiria Pires Palmiria Pires, 105, of Taunton and formerly of Brockton, died Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Morton Hospital.Born May 15, 1903 in Fogo, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Catarina Pires.Mrs. Pires came to the United States of America 27 years ago where she lived in Boston, Brockton, and Taunton.She is survived by her son, Natalio Rosa of Taunton; she i... Read More

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Richard S. MonteiroWAREHAM — Richard S. Monteiro, 53, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 at the Tobey Hospital in Wareham unexpectedly. He was the son of the late Daniel D. & Rita J. (Barboza) Monteiro.

Born in Brockton, Mr. Monteiro was raised in Lawrence and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1973. A previous resident of Haverhill, he moved to Wareham during the 1970's.

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Lewis E. DePina Jr.BOSTON — Lewis E. "Poncho" DePina, Jr., 48, of Fairhaven died Tuesday, September 9, 2008, unexpectedly at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Born in New Bedford, the son of Lewis E. and Ilda (Santos) DePina, he lived in Fairhaven all of his life.

Mr. DePina was formerly employed in the construction industry.

Survivors include parents; two sisters, Marie Alm... Read More