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FALL RIVER — Kerry Barlow has resigned herself to the fact that the new $13.50 state minimum wage is causing her to pay more for her daily fix of Dunkin’ brand hot and cold coffees. “I’m paying for their raise, basically,” Barlow said, referring to minimum wage earners, after placing an order at the Dunkin’ inside the 7-Eleven on New Boston Road. She doesn’t accuse franchise owners of being greedy. “If I’m the owner I understand I have to raise prices to make money. I get it,” she said. Barlow, 48, says she stops at Dunkin’ on her way into work and orders both a large ho...

FALL RIVER — Towels, pillows and surfboards aren’t usually mentioned in the same breath. But it’s a solid match for a well-known Fall River manufacturer and a unique nonprofit group that uses surfing as therapy for children and adults with cognitive, physical and emotional challenges. The Matouk home decor and linen company, located in Fall River Industrial Park, is now the flagship sponsor of Gnome Surf, according to Christopher Antao, the Fall River native who founded the nonprofit surf-therapy group. Gnome Surf operates from mid May to mid October at South Shore Beach in Little Compt...