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Kilda M. FilkinsNEW BEDFORD — Kilda M. (Burgo) Filkins, 86, of New Bedford died September 29, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frederick E. Filkins, Sr.

Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leopold and Rose (Rodrigues) Burgo, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and watching soap opera's.

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 http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/0 9/27/lopes_sentenced_in_95_kil ling/?page=full  Lopes sentenced in '95 killing Police say stabbing led to violent cycle for Cape Verdeans Bobby Mendes's mother, Isaura, held up a news report about her son during her victim impact statement yesterday. Arnaldo Lopes was somber as his lawyer spoke before the sentencing. (George Rizer/ Globe Staff) By John R. Ellement Globe Staf... Read More

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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