Incumbent Mayor Paul Coogan and challenger Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral debated a spate of issues stacked against the city of Fall River on Tuesday night — all in time for the Nov. 4 biennial municipal election.

At an Oct. 21 forum hosted by Fall River Community Media at Bristol Community College, Coogan and Amaral spoke about finding Fall River’s residents affordable housing, the city’s school system, the growing need to fund public safety, the municipal budget, and pitfalls in the city’s reaction to homelessness during an hourlong live-streamed forum. 

Coogan, seeking his fourth consecutive term as mayor, referred to a host of programs that have come about during his tenure as city chief; Amaral spoke of the current administration as one wracked by kickbacks and nepotism. 

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