Health

Local Hockey Team Becomes “Maggie Strong”

Keith Thibault April 3, 2024 Comments Off on Local Hockey Team Becomes “Maggie Strong”

A Fall River area youth hockey team recently played for an 8-year-old East Bridgewater girl to bring awareness to her battle with two rare forms of epilepsy

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City Seeks Community Input on Spending Opioid Settlement Funds

Keith Thibault April 1, 2024 Comments Off on City Seeks Community Input on Spending Opioid Settlement Funds

The City of Fall River is asking the community how it should spend approximately $8 million over 15 years to ease the impact the opioid epidemic has had on city residents

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City Sets Plans for First Phase of Flint Revitalization

Keith Thibault March 29, 2024 Comments Off on City Sets Plans for First Phase of Flint Revitalization

Congressman Jake Auchincloss joined Mayor Paul Coogan and local legislative leaders on a tour of businesses on Pleasant Street to promote his work on securing $1.6 million in federal funds toward projects to revitalize

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City Seeking Higher Water and Sewer Rates for FY 2025

Keith Thibault March 18, 2024 Comments Off on City Seeking Higher Water and Sewer Rates for FY 2025

The Fall River Department of Community Utilities has submitted its budget to the city council for the next fiscal year and is seeking a significant increase in water and sewer rates for city residents

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A More Accurate Count Results in an Increase in the Number of Homeless in Fall River

Keith Thibault March 14, 2024 Comments Off on A More Accurate Count Results in an Increase in the Number of Homeless in Fall River

The Fall River Addiction, Support, and Treatment (FAST) response team recently completed its yearly Point in Time Count of the city’s homeless population

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