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New Bedford Morning Brief, Oct. 21: State blocks nursing home sale

State health regulators blocked Sweetwater from acquiring the Next Step nursing homes in the New Bedford area. Also in today's brief (2 items): State blocks Sweetwater's bid for Next Step nursing homes; Challenger emerges in Bristol register of probate race.

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