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NEW BEDFORD — A legal advertisement for a foreclosure auction of a Fairhaven property published in The Standard-Times has drawn an investigation by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination for its “Caucasians only” restriction.
Such a restriction, once common across America, has been illegal since 1948 but still exists in the old documents that constitute the legal record of a property.
Malcolm S. Medley, MCAD chairman and commissioner, said: “Advertising such a sale may also be unlawful under the statute. Our obligation is to investigate this matter to determine whether a violation of law occurred.”
SouthCoast Media Group Publisher Mary Harrington issued a statement Friday saying: “The Standard-Times published a legal notice for the sale of real estate on May 17 and 24. The notice provided by the advertiser was discriminatory and highly offensive. It was a gross error on our part to publish the notice and we sincerely apologize to our readers.”
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