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Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Selects Mom and Her 3 Kids to Live at New Residence, Former Site of Franklin Congregational Meeting House

FRANKLIN — The 1856 South Franklin Congregational Meeting House on Washington Street, also known as “Old South,” had been vacant since 2007 when Old Colony Habitat for Humanity acquired the church in 2023 with the goal of transforming it into…See the Story

Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Selects Mom and Her 3 Kids to Live at New Residence, Former Site of Franklin Congregational Meeting House

Obituary: Doris Garside - What's Up Newp

Doris Blanche Garside, 89, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died on 10/31/2025. She was the wife of the late Martin F. Garside, Jr.. Born in Fall River, MA on March 20, 1936, She was the daughter of Herve Plourde and Beatrice (Daigle) Plourde/Bellavance. Doris grew up in Fall River and worked for 28 years at the […] The post Obituary: Doris Garside appeared first on What's Up Newp.Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River Read Article

Fall River personnel respond to residence after young child falls out of window

Fall River crews responded Saturday to a home after a child fell from a window. According to scanner transmissions, at just before 4:00 p.m., a call came in for a 5-year-old female that fell from a second story window from a residence on the 900 block of Bedford Street. The child was brought uFall River, Massachusetts · Fall River Read Article

Durfee High School Athletic Hall of Famer, former Fall River School Department teacher's aide, passes away

A standout Fall River athlete who was also a member of the Fall River School Department has died. According to an obituary, 70-year-old Cathleen E. (Farrell) Senra of Fall River, passed away on Thursday at Charlton Memorial Hospital. "Cathy was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School class of 19Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River Read Article

Trial to begin in Fall River Superior Court concerning fatal shooting of Angel Cruz where suspect also allegedly fired at police with stolen gun

A trial is set to begin in Fall River Superior Court Monday concerning a shooting that killed one and also injured another. Jon Zell, an 18-year-old from Mattapoisett at the time of the incident, was arraigned on Murder and firearm related charges. New Bedford Police received 911 calls on NoveFall River, Massachusetts · Fall River Read Article

Bristol man pleads guilty in deadly wrong-way crash

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FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — A Bristol man was sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison for causing a wrong-way crash that claimed the life of a Portsmouth man in January 2021. Hector Fernandez, 55, pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. He was sentenced two and a half years, with 18 months to serve at the House of Correction and the rest suspended for five …Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River See the Story

Bristol DA Quinn: Somerset man sent back to prison on probation violations in Fall River court after violent assault on girlfriend

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced that a 50-year-old man was found in violation of his probation in the Fall River Superior Court and sentenced to serve an additional State Prison Sentence of two to four years. Rodney Johnson of Somerset had previously plead guilty in Essex Superior Court on June 13, […]Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River Read Article

‘Lizzie Borden took an ax’: Inside America’s most chilling unsolved murder

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"She gave her mother forty whacks..." Lizzie Borden’s haunting rhyme and unsolved 1892 murders continue to haunt us.Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River See the Story

Editorial: Assisted living residences shore up safety protocols

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Completed surveys from all 272 assisted living residences in Massachusetts will soon be distributed to local fire departments as part of new annual safety requirements imposed by the state in the wake of July’s deadly fire in Fall River. Ten residents of the Gabriel House assisted living center died in that July conflagration, raising questions about safety and preparedness at the centers, which range from entirely independent living facilities …Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River See the Story

City of Fall River, Fall River School Department, local food banks, holding Election Day Food Drive with SNAP benefits paused

FALL RIVER, MA – On Tuesday, November 4th, the City of Fall River in collaboration with the Fall River School Department and local food banks will sponsor an Election Day Food Drive. “We want to encourage everyone to bring non-perishable food items to polling precincts on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. All collected items […]Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall River Read Article

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‘Lizzie Borden took an ax’: Inside America’s most chilling unsolved murder

Bristol County DA criticizes sentence for man who attacked Fall River police

Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Selects Mom and Her 3 Kids to Live at New Residence, Former Site of Franklin Congregational Meeting House

Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Selects Mom and Her 3 Kids to Live at New Residence, Former Site of Franklin Congregational Meeting House

Obituary: Doris Garside - What's Up Newp

Fall River personnel respond to residence after young child falls out of window

Durfee High School Athletic Hall of Famer, former Fall River School Department teacher's aide, passes away

Trial to begin in Fall River Superior Court concerning fatal shooting of Angel Cruz where suspect also allegedly fired at police with stolen gun

Bristol man pleads guilty in deadly wrong-way crash

Bristol DA Quinn: Somerset man sent back to prison on probation violations in Fall River court after violent assault on girlfriend

‘Lizzie Borden took an ax’: Inside America’s most chilling unsolved murder

Editorial: Assisted living residences shore up safety protocols

City of Fall River, Fall River School Department, local food banks, holding Election Day Food Drive with SNAP benefits paused

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Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Selects Mom and Her 3 Kids to Live at New Residence, Former Site of Franklin Congregational Meeting House

Obituary: Doris Garside - What's Up Newp

Fall River personnel respond to residence after young child falls out of window

Durfee High School Athletic Hall of Famer, former Fall River School Department teacher's aide, passes away

Trial to begin in Fall River Superior Court concerning fatal shooting of Angel Cruz where suspect also allegedly fired at police with stolen gun

Bristol man pleads guilty in deadly wrong-way crash

Bristol DA Quinn: Somerset man sent back to prison on probation violations in Fall River court after violent assault on girlfriend

‘Lizzie Borden took an ax’: Inside America’s most chilling unsolved murder

Editorial: Assisted living residences shore up safety protocols

City of Fall River, Fall River School Department, local food banks, holding Election Day Food Drive with SNAP benefits paused