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NEMASKET WEEK: Water restrictions in place in Middleboro

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  Water restrictions in place in Middleboro Jun 15, 2026 Drought conditions have prompted a call for water use restrictions. The Middleboro Select Board, which also serves as the town’s water commissioners,    has restricted outdoor water use as the state deals with drought conditions ranging from mild to critical Effective immediately, a ban has been placed on non-essential water use.  This ban includes the following: Irrigation of lawns via sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems. Handheld hose watering is permitted. Washing vehicles, except in a commercial car wash or as needed for operator safety. Filling swimming pools. Washing exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks except as needed to apply surface treatments such as paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement. All essential water uses for health, safety, livestock and core business functions are allowed. The restriction is a conservation requirement from the Massachusetts Depa...

How Trump’s Reckless War and His Islamabad MOU Degraded American Power

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  Joe Plenzler How Trump’s Reckless War and His Islamabad MOU Degraded American Power The United States exists this war weaker, poorer, and more isolated from allies Joe Plenzler , Brett Meiselas , and Kristofer Goldsmith Jun 19, 2026 (Original photo: Reuters) At its core, war is a test of wills. Raw asymmetry in material wealth and technological firepower is meaningless if it is divorced from strategic clarity and political endurance. In the early months of 2026, President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury (more like Operation Epic Blunder)—a joint U.S.-Israeli surprise bombardment of Iran—under the presumptuous delusion that international statecraft is dictated by pure bullying. He assumed that a relentless campaign of bombing would trigger an immediate capitulation from Tehran. Instead, the Iranian regime demonstrated a massive tolerance for absorbing severe blows - far more than the political leadership in Washington ever anticipated. Driven by an abject lack of a coher...