Mayor Paul Coogan was inaugurated as the city’s top executive for his fourth consecutive term on Monday, Jan. 5, giving supporters a peek into what his vision for Fall River holds: a resilient city that remembers its roots as it looks forward to a future of progress. 

Goals of bolstering public safety, a booming housing market that continues to represent a thriving private-public sector, and improvements to education, neighborhood communities, and strategies to stabilize the cost of living will follow Coogan’s aims into 2028, where a “balanced approach” will “continue building a Fall River that is strong, vibrant, safe, inclusive, and full of opportunity.”

Friends, families, and political supporters, along with state delegates, gathered at B.M.C. Durfee High School’s Nagle Auditorium to install the city's new elected municipal officials.

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