The Fall River Public Schools district has until Oct. 13 to fix a host of asbestos-related issues at the Robert L. Medeiros Resiliency Preparatory Academy, or it will face $81,250 in state fines.

The state’s Department of Labor Standards inspected the school at 290 Rock St. on Sept. 3 in response to receiving a “community complaint” on Aug. 29 that listed dust, noise and “asbestos concerns” related to a window renovation project. As a result, the district was issued a civil citation with penalty and an order to correct 23 violations, incurring fines ranging from $500 to $1,000, to comply with Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act requirements. 

According to a 10-page report of AHERA’s findings dated Sept. 15 and shared with The Herald News, prime issues included lax record-keeping, and a lack of warning signs indicating asbestos and “awareness training,” with DLS noting issues in poly-sheeting in a third-floor hallway and loose caulking in the cafeteria.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

More than a dozen people are without a home after a fire broke out in New Bedford Tuesday morning.

Crews responding to 14 Roosevelt Street around 7:15 a.m. found a fire on top of a stove extending to the cabinets and walls in one of the apartments.

Fire District Chief James Fortin said the fire was quickly extinguished and all of the residents and pets got out safely before crews arrived.

There is water and electrical damage to the second floor, but the building is not a total loss.

See more at heraldnews.com.

One person has died after a crash Monday morning on I-195 East in Rehoboth.

Crews responding to the area of Exit 5 around 9:30 a.m. found a car that had left the highway and ended up in the tree line.

Massachusetts State Police said the preliminary investigation showed the driver suffered a medical emergency before crashing. That person was brought to the hospital where they later died.

Three juveniles were also in the car and transported to the hospital, according to state police. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.

See more at wpri.com.

The 27th annual Red Mass in the Diocese of Fall River is scheduled for 4 p.m. Oct. 4. The event will take place at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Fall River, according to a community announcement. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be principal celebrant and homilist.

The Red Mass is a tradition that dates back to 13th-century Europe. It is named for the red vestments worn by the celebrants and is intended to invoke guidance and strength for those working in law and justice.

Judges, attorneys, court personnel and others in the justice system from Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands are invited to attend.

See more at heraldnews.com.

A defense lawyer representing Karen Read revealed plans to sue three state troopers and five people who were at the Canton home on the night in January 2022 when Boston Police Officer and Braintree native John O'Keefe was killed.

Attorney Damon Seligson told Plymouth Superior Court Judge Daniel O'Shea that Read's defense will entail claims against the Massachusetts State Police and state police investigators Brian Tully, Yuri Bukhenik and Michael Proctor.

"Those claims would be in the nature of violations of Karen Read's civil rights and conspiracy," Seligson said of the individual officers. "The claims against the Massachusetts State Police would be negligent training, supervision and retention of Massachusetts State Police troopers."

See more at heraldnews.com.

The city could be pushing for greater “regionalization” when it comes to sharing the maintenance, operations and associated costs of utilities — in particular, wastewater treatment.

Already, Fall River’s wastewater management network includes inter-municipality agreements with Freetown, Westport, and Tiverton, Rhode Island, in a move that has consolidated utility services by means in some cases of supplying satellite municipalities with water and accepting their wastewater, helping to relieve the burden of utility costs on the city’s taxpayers when it comes time to pay for services. 

Fall River hasn’t serviced Somerset’s water since the 80’s, though a pipe was placed under the Taunton River that connects the city to the town in the 70’s. 

Read more at heraldnews.com.

The office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III has revealed the identity of a man found dead in a van Friday at 107 County St. in Rehoboth.

Quinn’s office said 54-year-old David Lunn was found unresponsive on the property by a relative just before 7 a.m. The property is also where the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro was found in August.

Lunn’s wife, who’s currently being identified as a 48-year-old woman, was also found unresponsive in that van. She was rushed to the hospital and is in critical, but stable condition, according to Quinn’s office.

Two dogs were also in the van. The pets have since been released to Rehoboth Animal Control and are expected to be okay.

See more at wpri.com.

There’s now a new way to travel between New Bedford and Boston.

Starting Monday, Cape Air will have twice-daily flights between New Bedford Regional Airport and Boston Logan International Airport.

Travelers catching flights at Logan Airport will be able to go through TSA security checkpoints in New Bedford, officials said, potentially saving them some time.

Carry-ons and personal items are free to take on the plane, while checked bags could be subject to a fee. Parking is also only $10.

See more at wpri.com.

The cast for the fourth season of Netflix's "Monster" series, which will focus on the story of Lizzie Borden, is growing.

Ryan Murphy, creator of the TV shows “American Horror Story” and “American Crime Story," will be tackling the story of Fall River's most notorious resident, according to previous reports by The Herald News and Variety.

Although the show's title is "Monster," it must be noted that Lizzie Borden was never found guilty of any crime, much less the gruesome murders that she was accused of.

On the morning of Aug. 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found butchered in their home at what is now 230 Second St. in Fall River. They were evidently killed with a hatchet, their heads savagely hacked to unrecognizable pulp, though a definitive murder weapon was never found.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

Friday Night football returned for Week 4.

Five Greater Fall River area teams — Atlantis Charter/Westport, Joseph Case, Diman, Durfee and Somerset Berkley — were in action.

Check here for updates from heraldnews.com.

Matt Sherry did not have the best of starts under the lights on Friday night.

The Durfee quarterback's first attempted pass went straight into the hands of Somerset Berkley's Sam Melo for an interception just a minute into the contest.

For the next 35 minutes, Sherry was lights out.

The Hilltopper junior had a hand in all four touchdowns as Durfee handed the Raiders their fourth straight loss, 27-13, in a non-league game at Somerset Berkley Regional High School.

See more at heraldnews.com.

A forensic audit the McKee administration has refused to release for more than a year shows state officials should have been aware of growing structural issues tied to the westbound Washington Bridge long before it abruptly closed in December 2023.

The 64-page forensic audit, conducted by Virginia-based WJE Associates, shows the McKee administration was “entirely justified” in closing the westbound bridge to traffic to protect public safety.

But the auditors also blamed everyone — including state officials — for issues repeatedly raised about the structural problems that ultimately failed. They included decades of neglect and ineffective repairs, chronic poor maintenance, flawed oversight and a failure to act on recommendations.

“Many of the issues highlighted in this report show that program managers, bridge inspectors, and designers should have and could have been aware of problems that were developing,” WJE auditors wrote in a draft report dated April 5, 2024.

See more at heraldnews.com.

Sedgwick L. Harris is officially Bristol Community College’s fifth president since its founding in 1965. 

On Friday, Sept. 26, Harris took to the stage in the Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center Theater flanked by Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, the state’s Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega, and Bristol’s Board of Trustees Chairwoman Joan M. Medeiros.

Bristol’s faculty, students, community members, alumni, and color guard attended the live-streamed inauguration ceremony, and looked on with state legislators and higher education institutional delegates.

Harris’s wife, Jamica, his daughter, Sedreyana, and son, Jametric helped facilitate the official investiture and oath of office, administered by Ortega and Tutwiler. Harris was presented with the presidential medallion to be worn at ceremonial occasions.

See more at heraldnews.com.

Fall River residents can dispose of hazardous waste for free on Oct. 4. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at the Fall River Fire Department Headquarters, 14 Commerce Drive, according to a community announcement.

Accepted items include brake fluid, grease, mercury-containing items, drain cleaners, wood preservatives, paint remover, insect spray, pesticides, fertilizers, weed killers, herbicides, pool chemicals, rodent poison and ammonia-based cleaners.

See more at heraldnews.com.

On Friday, the MIAA released its first tournament power rankings for fall sports teams.

The rankings only include scores entered into Arbiter, verified by MIAA and schools as of Sept. 26 at 4 a.m.

The top 16 football teams with at least three wins and seven games played qualify for the postseason tournament. The top 32 ranked schools for soccer, volleyball and field hockey qualify, plus any team outside of the top 32 that finished with a record of .500 or better. 

See where the Fall River area sports teams are ranked by clicking here.

A man and a woman were found unresponsive Friday in a van at 107 County St. in Rehoboth, the same property where the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro was found in August.

The office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said the man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was rushed to the hospital. The pair reportedly appeared to be living in the vehicle.

Quinn’s office said the incident does not appear to be suspicious in nature. According to Rehoboth police, the call initially came in as a carbon monoxide-related incident.

See more at wpri.com.

Tiverton High School’s varsity football team will not play any more games this season.

Superintendent Christopher Haskins said the decision was made due to a combination of low player participation and injuries that have left the school unable to safely field a team.

After a 49-0 loss in Week 1, the Tigers forfeited their matchup the following week. Since then, Haskins said they took a “hard but realistic look” at what to do for the rest of the season.

“While our current roster lists 25 players, several are sidelined due to injury, and 16 of our athletes are freshmen and sophomores,” Haskins said in a statement. “Given these circumstances, continuing to compete at the varsity level would not be responsible or safe at this time.”

See more at wpri.com.

A New Bedford firefighter has been suspended over a comment he made about the late Charlie Kirk. 

Officials say Jonathan Pacheco was placed on paid leave earlier this month as the department launched an investigation into the incident. 

A screenshot shared from X shows a post Pacheco allegedly made, where he called the assassinated political commentator a derogatory name and said the world is better off without him.

Cape Air’s first 35-minute New Bedford flight to Boston’s Logan Airport is scheduled to take off Monday, Sept. 29.

The price for a one-way ticket is $79, according to Cape Air’s website.

It’s the inaugural flight in a new twice daily service to Boston from New Bedford Regional Airport, with departure times of 8:15 a.m. and 2 p.m.

See more at heraldnews.com.

A Dartmouth man faces charges in connection with the early morning garage explosion that rocked a Dartmouth neighborhood on Sept. 2.

Police Chief Brian P. Levesque announced that the Dartmouth Police Department has charged a resident of the home at 20 Sagamore Drive following an investigation into the explosion and house fire at the site.

Kevin Ruiz, 54, of Dartmouth, will be summonsed to New Bedford District Court on Monday Oct. 6, to be arraigned on charges of possession of component parts capable of creating a destructive/incendiary device, possession of explosives, three counts of wanton destruction of property over $1,200, and disturbing the peace, according to a press release.

See more at heraldnews.com.

The Fall River Public School district has several invoices for bills that are being paid late, said School Committeeman Collin Dias at the Sept. 8 school board meeting. 

School Committee member Kevin Aguiar told the board that the district had racked up close to $13,000 in late fees associated with unpaid National Grid bills this year alone. “I don’t know how this is even possible,” said Aguiar, adding that he had asked for clarification in the form of supporting documentation from the administration, but “to date, still have not received a response.”

Dias said he counted 12 overdue bills in his batch that awaited his authorization, including an $800 late fee associated with a $229,000 contract for a technical integrated system for Special Education classes, brokered by Deborah Harris.

The National Grid late fees for schools and other district buildings this year alone, according to six pages of line-by-line charges shared with The Herald News, total to $13,839.19.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

An investigation is underway after a New Bedford cemetery was vandalized earlier this month.

Officers were called to Oak Grove Cemetery last Thursday regarding damage to several headstones.

12 News visited the cemetery Wednesday and saw a number of broken and toppled headstones.

See more at wpri.com.

Starting on Feb. 14, Breeze Airways will be offering seasonal flights to Cancun, Mexico, from T.F. Green International Airport, subject to government approval.

The airline said the flights will run on Saturdays starting at $159 for a one-way ticket.

“We’re excited to bring the same convenience and elevated experience they love about our domestic flights to three exciting new international destinations,” Breeze Airways CEO and founder David Neeleman said in a press release.

Breeze will also be offering seasonal flights between Cancun and Charleston, New Orleans and Norfolk.

See more at wpri.com.

More Massachusetts senior citizens are being scammed out of their hard-earned money. 

The FBI's Boston Division tells WCVB-TV that since 2023 there's been an uptick in cases involving elder fraud, specifically so-called "grandparent scams."  That's where con artists convince their victims that their grandchildren or other family members are in trouble and need their financial help, then send couriers to their homes to collect cash or even gold bars.   

During that time period, 59 Massachusetts residents lost a collective 18-point-six million dollars.

The former treasurer of the Freetown-Lakeville Middle School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is facing embezzlement charges, according to police.

Zachary Granville-Wilmot, 43, of Assonet, has been charged with two counts of forging a check, two counts of uttering a false check, embezzlement of more than $250 by an association member and conspiracy.

James Granville-Wilmot, 41, of Assonet, has also been charged with conspiracy.

Police said the investigation began late last month when the PTO contacted the Lakeville Police Department to report missing funds.

See more at wpri.com.

The New Bedford City Council has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to decide whether the mayor’s appointment of the city’s new police chief requires council approval.

The action in Superior Court comes nearly three months after Mayor Jon Mitchell announced his choice of Jason Thody, the former police chief for Hartford, Connecticut, to lead New Bedford’s department.

While Mitchell is arguing that he has sole authority to appoint the chief under city code, some council members insist a confirmation vote must take place first.

Despite raising that concern publicly, the council has reportedly not scheduled or taken a vote since first being notified of Thody’s nomination in June.

See more at wpri.com.

The Salvation Army Massachusetts Division has welcomed new leaders to its Fall River Corps and Community Center.

Captains Sergo and Edelyne Lalanne will oversee the organization’s day-to-day operations, including community programs, social services and worship services.

“In communities like Fall River, where nearly 20 percent of the population is living in poverty, many local residents rely on The Salvation Army for their next meal, gifts for their children at the holidays, and to give them hope in tough times,” Sergo Lalanne said. “We are excited to help meet the need of this community and to continue to grow our youth programs.”

See more at heraldnews.com.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office has identified two city teenagers who were killed in a car crash in Dartmouth over the weekend.

An early morning accident Sept. 20 on Interstate-195 claimed the lives of 16-year-old Brielle Raposo and 15-year-old Cameren Gutter, both of Fall River, the DA confirmed on Monday, Sept. 22.

In a statement Monday evening, Sept. 22, Superintendent Tracy Curley reported that four Fall River Public Schools were open Sunday, Sept. 21, to provide grief counseling and other services to students, staff, and families as well as a space to remember Gutter and Raposo — one who attended B.M.C. Durfee, and the other Resiliency Preparatory Academy. That support will continue throughout the weeks ahead.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

A person has died after being struck by a car on I-95 North in Providence Monday night.

Rhode Island State Police said the crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. near Exit 37.

The victim was found in the high-speed lane and pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.

A preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian was attempting to cross the highway.

See more at wpri.com.

A Warren man was arrested Monday after he allegedly carjacked multiple people on Aquidneck Island and crashed two stolen vehicles.

Jaron Monroe, 37, is now facing several charges, including felony assault, according to police.

Middletown police said they were called to the Shaw’s on East Main Road just before 8 a.m. for an armed carjacking. The two victims told police they were stopped outside the supermarket when a suspect with a gun stole their Jeep.

A few minutes later, Newport police responded to a crash involving the stolen Jeep near the rotary at Admiral Kalbfus Road. The vehicle was disabled, police said, and the suspect allegedly got out, waved a handgun and threatened bystanders before fleeing on foot.

See more at wpri.com.

Karen Read will be back in a Massachusetts courtroom today as her legal focus turns to the civil case against her. 

Read was acquitted of all charges related to the 2022 death of her Boston cop boyfriend John O'Keefe in June. 

The O'Keefe family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Read in Plymouth. 

Read has brought back attorneys Alan Jackson and Elizabeth Little from the criminal trials to help with the civil case.

The Battleship Massachusetts was the scene of a dramatic rescue on Thursday, Sept. 18 — several dramatic rescues, actually, with more than 80 members of the fire service from across the state taking part.

But no one was harmed in the daylong training event, organized by the Massachusetts Association of Technical Rescue Specialists, known as the Battle of the Masses tech rescue challenge.

All day, highly skilled firefighters with specialized technical rescue training were diving into the water of Battleship Cove, climbing hundreds of feet to the top of the superstructure, rappelling down a narrow shaft deep into the bowels of the ship.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

State gas prices slightly declined last week and reached an average of $3.08 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.11 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The average fuel price in state rose about 5 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.88 on April 14, 2025, and as high as $3.13 on Sep. 16, 2024.

A year ago, the average gas price in Massachusetts was 2% higher at $3.13 per gallon.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

Massachusetts schools are feeling pressure from the Trump administration to remove all "gender ideology" content from its sex education curricula — and the Fall River Public Schools district is no exception. 

It was reported Sept. 2 that state health officials received letters from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) demanding that all references to transgender people from its Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) be eliminated within 60 days. 

Federally funded PREP programs teach comprehensive sexual health education and life skills to middle and high school students in communities with the highest teen birth rates in Massachusetts, according to the state.

PREP currently serves teenagers in these Massachusetts communities: Andover, Chelsea, Chicopee, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Pittsfield, Revere, Salem, Springfield, and Stockbridge.

The city is one of 14 school districts subjected to PREP changes and therefore at risk of losing federal funding.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

Friday Night football returns for Week 3.

Four Greater Fall River area teams — Atlantis Charter/Westport, Joseph Case, Durfee and Somerset Berkley — are ready to turn the page and gear up for high-powered evening action. Diman is idle for this week.

Click here to see scores at heraldnews.com.

For the second straight week, the Joseph Case football donned the letters 'AP' on their helmets in memory of assistant coach Al Palladino Jr.

Palladino Jr., 67, of Johnston, RI, formerly of North Providence, passed away on Aug. 6, 2025. He is the father of Cardinals athletic director and former head coach Anthony Palladino.

Case could have used Palladino's big shoulders on Friday night for comfort following a 40-17 loss to unbeaten Tri-County.

"We're young and we're still learning," Cardinals head coach Alex Monteiro said. "Some missed tackles and some ball-watching that killed us a little bit. They had some long plays. Ultimately, we need to coach better and analyze better. We needed to execute better and good things will happen."

Read more at heraldnews.com.

Southcoast Ventures Inc., a nonprofit corporation that assists Southcoast Health in renting office space, is the first bidder to purchase two parcels of land ripe for development along Davol Street southbound. 

Though the sale may appear to be fast-tracked, considering construction of the Route 79-Davol Corridor is not due to wrap up until early 2026, Bristol County Economic Development Consultants Executive Vice President Ken Fiola said he’s not at all surprised by the purchase.

“We’re excited about the proposed expansion of Southcoast Health along the waterfront,” Fiola said.

He confirmed that the proposed development will be non-residential, calling it “a complementary use” for the Route 79-Davol Corridor. 

Read more at heraldnews.com.

Taunton police are investigating after a teenager was killed in a crash in Taunton late Friday night.

Just after 10 p.m., Taunton police were called to a single vehicle crash in the 100 block area of Tremont St.

When first responders arrived on scene, they found a Toyota Tacoma pick up truck that was fully engulfed in flames.

Investigators said initial reports showed the truck went off the road on Tremont St., struck the front porch of a home and rolled into cars that were parked in the driveway.

See more at wpri.com.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s office said two teenagers were killed in an crash in Dartmouth early Saturday morning.

Just after 1 a.m., Massachusetts State Police received several 911 calls for an erratic driver traveling at high speeds on I-195 west in Dartmouth.

When troopers arrived in the area of the Reed Road exit, they found a KIA sedan that had driven off the road and crashed into the median.

The two people inside the vehicle, a male and female, both teenagers from Fall River, were ejected from the car and found lying on the roadway. They were both pronounced deceased at the scene.

See more at wpri.com.

Nurses at Saint Luke's Hospital in New Bedford are seeking a wage increase and a resolution of staffing issues. 

Their union said contract talks with parent company SouthCoast Health have failed to reach an agreement. 

The nurses staged an informational picket outside the hospital yesterday afternoon. 

In a statement, SouthCoast health said it remains committed to reaching a fair and sustainable agreement for both sides. 

A $56 million loan will bolster the Dartmouth Mall’s future growth, according to the owners.

PREIT, the mall's owner, announced Sept. 18 that it has secured a $56 million loan for the mall, ensuring the property’s continued role as the "leading shopping and community destination in Southeastern Massachusetts." 

Chief Financial Officer Mario Ventresca Jr. said in a press release that it was important to secure this loan for the mall, for Dartmouth and the surrounding area.

"This was an important financing that lowers our interest burden and strengthens our balance sheet, supporting our ability to reinvest in the mall," he said in the release. "As the region’s only enclosed center and a key community and economic hub, we see a lot of opportunity for continued merchandising upgrades."

Read more at heraldnews.com.

Fairhaven has taken a big step to ensure better water quality along its coastline by unveiling a new autonomous trash-collecting robot.

The device, known as “Jellyfishbot,” was purchased for about $45,000 using grant money.

The water robot has a range of about 800 yards and can be remotely controlled by an operator onshore or on a boat. The operator can also use a grid system to keep the robot in a specific zone, and it can run for up to 14 hours at a time.

Its main purpose will be to clean debris and trash from the water, but it also has the capability to maintain and assist with oil spills. The robot can also measure water depth and conduct its own bathymetric survey.

See more at wpri.com.

Fourteen people are without a home after a fire broke out at a home in New Bedford Thursday night.

Crews responding to the scene on Katherine Street around 10:30 p.m. found flames coming from the third floor.

The fire was knocked down quickly, according to District Fire Chief Bob Mourao.

No one was hurt and firefighters saved a cat.

See more at wpri.com.

An explosive device found in a Tiverton home was safely detonated on Wednesday. 

Police were called to a home on Riverside Drive at around 10 a.m. after receiving a report about a device that was found in a garage. Officers were able to locate a solid projectile at the scene and homes in the area were evacuated. The Rhode Island State Fire Marshal's Explosives Operations Division and U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were called to the home and an x-ray determined the device was an armor-piercing shell.

Police say the device was taken off-site and detonated. There were no injuries, and the incident is under investigation.

Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School on Wednesday morning was briefly locked down after police said a caller claimed to be having a mental health crisis and was in a school bathroom with an assault rifle and a bomb.

Fall River police later said the incident appeared to be "a hoax call."

All students were dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after the lockdown was lifted and parents were allowed to take their children home.

The school first notified parents via the ParentSquare app of a lockdown around 10:15 a.m. Parents flooded the scene around Locust Street and Stonehaven Road. Police blocked the area around the school with vehicles during the incident, and a State Police helicopter circled the scene.

See more at heraldnews.com.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss on Tuesday ruled out challenging U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in next year’s Democratic primary, ending months of speculation about his political plans.

“I am not going to challenge Ed,” Auchincloss told The Boston Globe, while also declining to endorse Markey for another term.

“After November, I spent six months digging into how I could best help — the country is in crisis, the party is in the doldrums,” Auchincloss said. In the end, he said, he decided that “an expensive primary campaign” would be less impactful than his position as chairman of the new group Majority Democrats, a coalition of young elected officials around the country who want to move the party in a different direction.

The comments will end a period of intense chatter in Massachusetts politics about whether the 37-year-old congressman would mount a primary challenge against Markey, who will turn 80 and mark a half-century in Congress next year.

See more at wpri.com.

One man is in custody and another was being sought following a raid in Freetown Monday that resulted in the seizure of drugs and guns. 

Thirty-two-year-old Matthew Clark was arrested on multiple drug-related charges as the result of a search of his home on Chace Road. 

The other suspect, identified as 46-year-old Frederick Clark is wanted on multiple charges.

The New Bedford Board of Health rejected a controversial proposal Tuesday evening that would’ve allowed for the construction of a solid waste transfer facility in the city.

The $30 million facility would have processed up to 1,500 tons of waste daily within the city’s industrial park. It also would have been owned and operated by South Coast Renewables, formerly known as Parallel Products.

“Our job is to be gatekeepers for the health and safety of New Bedford,” explained New Bedford Board of Health’s Alex Weiner. “We’re not bound to rubber stamp this.”

Weiner added that South Coast Renewables has not addressed residents concerns regarding the proposed facility.

See more at wpri.com.

Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan will face off against Gabriel Amaral in the November election, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night.

Coogan received 49% of the vote in Tuesday’s preliminary election with 3,076 ballots cast, while Amaral received 31% of the vote with 1,954 ballots cast.

Despite suspending his campaign, Christopher Silva came in third with 616 votes, or 10% of ballots cast.

Voter turnout across the city was just 10%, with a little over 6,000 battles cast in total, according to the unofficial results.

See more at wpri.com.

 An Attleboro man is picking up the pieces after his house caught fire over the weekend.

Gary Doyle told 12 News he was sitting on his front steps chatting with a neighbor Sunday afternoon when she noticed smoke coming from inside his East Avenue home.

Doyle hurried inside to investigate and discovered his couch was on fire.

See more at heraldnews.com.

A hunter in Bristol was sent to the hospital with a leg injury on Monday, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

The DEM said they responded to 100 Acre Woods on Jameson Drive around 5:30 p.m. for a report of an injured bow hunter.

A 12 News crew saw police focused on a crossbow lying in the grass.

Archery deer hunting opened for the season on Monday. The DEM, in partnership with the town of Bristol, opened four areas of town-owned property in an effort to reduce the deer population.

See more at wpri.com.

A 22-year-old Middleborough man is facing operating under the influence and other charges following an early morning crash yesterday in Lakeville. 

Police said Russell Nietlich was at the wheel of a car that veered off Precinct Street around four a.m., went into one yard, continued through a fence and slammed into a house in another yard. 

Nietlich and his female passenger were treated for minor injuries, no one in the house was hurt.

Election season is here in Fall River, with residents preparing to narrow down four candidates for mayor to the top two. But what can the next mayor expect out of the job? And does everyone grasp the responsibility involved?

According to former mayor Ed Lambert, candidates have to expect “busy days, and many times busy nights — and through the night.”

To former mayor Will Flanagan, “it was almost being a parent.”

“You were the father of the city. You had a responsibility to make sure the city was reaching its fullest potential and to keep the city safe and healthy,” Flanagan said.

See more at heraldnews.com.

A member of the city Historical Commission has resigned his post after sharing negative comments in reply to a social media post about the death of conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk.

The right-wing media figure was assassinated on Sept. 10 in Utah by a single gunshot wound to the throat while speaking in front of about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Last week, The Herald News and other local news organizations, along with Mayor Paul Coogan’s office, were sent screenshots of two comments by former Historical Commission chairman Jason Bouchard-Nawrocki which were hostile toward Kirk. The comments were made on an Instagram Story that has since been removed. Instagram Stories disappear after 24 hours unless archived or saved.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

There's a lot of mosquito-borne virus in southeastern Massachusetts. 

Between August 22nd and this past Monday, September 8th, West Nile Virus was confirmed in Attleboro, Fairhaven, New Bedford, North Attleboro, Norton and Somerset. 

Additionally. Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been found in Easton, Raynham and Taunton. 

The public continues to be advised to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

Who would have thought a positive trick play can change the entire complexity of a football game?

Well it did for the Durfee football team on Friday night against non-league foe Taunton High.

On the first play from scrimmage, Durfee quarterback Matt Sherry connected with Jaylon Williams on a perfectly thrown pass play down the left sidelines for a big gain to the Tigers 5 yard line. But a holding penalty on the HIlltoppers negated the 62-yard gainer.

"That absolutely surprised us, I thought they were going to run it," Tigers head coach Brad Sidwell said after a 29-7 win in Durfee's home opener. "They had us beat. I did not see the penalty. Coach Brown does a good job. That's a good team and they'll get nothing but better."

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The City of Fall River and Greater Fall River Re-Creation are hosting a free drive-in movie night Sept. 19.

The event will feature the new live-action "Lilo and Stitch" movie at the old Durfee High School parking lot on 367 Ray St., according to a community announcement.

Gates open at 5 p.m. with activities and games for all ages, along with free food and refreshments. The movie will start at 7 p.m.

No tickets are required, but attendees are encouraged to arrive early for a good parking spot. The event is sponsored by Bristol County Savings Bank.

For updates, residents can check the Events in Fall River, MA Facebook page, as well as the Fall River Government and Greater Fall River Re-Creation Facebook pages.

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The Sept. 8 Conservation Commission meeting heard contentious debate when it came to one, seemingly innocuous, agenda item: an old dump that is in need of landfill capping, some in town say. But third-party findings indicate some planning may need to be remedied to meet state and local standards.

Though the old landfill that operated in the 1970s until 1981, and was inactive by 1983, hardly resembles a trash heap these days, remaining waste could pose a threat to the environment, abutters and surrounding wetlands — issues that were raised at Monday night’s meeting. 

The 22-acre area along Sears Road is privately owned by Paul LaFlamme and his wife, Michelle, who are seeking an agreement with the town to cap the landfill. The former landfill's footprint spills over onto town-owned land.

According to earlier reports from 2013, it was discovered that the dimensions of the former landfill were wider than originally expected after test borings were made at 34 locations around the site.

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Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a dog that was found dead near the Tiverton Yacht Club last week.

The dog’s body was discovered inside a 27-gallon black and red storage bin that was floating in the water off Riverside Drive on Sept. 1.

Police said the dog was wrapped in a red, button-down long-sleeve shirt, along with three bags of ice and a pillow.

The dog is described as being an 8-year-old unspayed female Labrador and pit bull mix. She has black fur with a small white patch on her chest and weighs between 60-80 pounds.

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Quick response is credited with minimizing the impact of an oil spill in New Bedford Harbor Tuesday night. 

The Coast Guard said it happened when an offshore supply vessel was conducting an "internal fuel transfer." 

The estimated 216 gallons of oil was contained and removed with the use of a containment boom and absorbent pads.  

The city’s Emergency Medical Services has been dealing with pending repairs to Center Station on Bedford Street, and has not given up the idea of buying a building to permanently house their public safety department. 

At a City Council meeting last month, EMS officials presented councilors with the idea of leasing, rather than buying or constructing, a building at 74 Corneau St., maintaining that the space was large enough to hold Fall River’s EMS personnel and equipment.

That dream was deferred — and still is, after councilors vetoed the initial appropriation amount to enter into a lease. And at the Sept. 9 City Council meeting, a new resolution spearheaded by City Councilor Cliff Ponte to ensure the council must approve any real estate lease, license or occupancy agreement entered into by the city and costing more than $50,000 was referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation.

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Calling it "a waste of money," the Fall River School Committee on Monday, Sept. 8, voted not to renew its annual contract with John Guilfoil Public Relations firm — a nation-wide communications and media relations company that has served the school district for years. 

All members of the school board, with the exception of School Committee member Shelli Pereira abstaining, rejected the reportedly $27,000 contract, which is up for renewal October 2025.

School Committee member Kevin Aguiar admitted to being less than satisfied with the firm’s role in helping share the district’s news. 

Instead, the board will seek alternatives, which could include hiring a media relations representative internally and keeping local press in the loop. School Committee member Collin Dias suggested the district “turn back on comments” on its social media posts.

Read more at heraldnews.com.

In an election season off and running with four candidates vying for the job of mayor, and a fifth candidate dropping out of the race, voters will take to the polls on Sept. 16 to decide which of two candidates will move on to the Nov. 4 biennial municipal election. 

Incumbent candidate Mayor Paul E. Coogan is seeking a third consecutive term in office. Three other candidates for mayor — Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral, Carlos Cesar and Christopher Silvia— found themselves agreeing on homelessness, public safety funding, the waterfront, and trash collection at a previous forum held by the Flint Neighborhood Association on Wednesday, Aug. 27.

Silvia suspended his campaign days later. A fifth candidate, Michael J. Vandal, did not attend the forum.

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Lovers of the macabre and true crime have been attempting to piece together the Lizzie Borden murder case for over 130 years, and now they can take that to another level.

The owners of the Lizzie Borden House are taking pre-orders for the Lizzie Borden House Building Block Set — a buildable Lego-style model of the home at 230 Second St. where in August 1892 someone savagely murdered Andrew and Abigail Borden.

“Whether you’re a true crime buff, a paranormal enthusiast, or just love a good haunted build, this set is your chance to own a slice of spooky history,” reads a description for the set on U.S. Ghost Adventures’ online store.

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The Somerset Berkley athletic department announced the hiring of three winter sport coaches for the 2025-26 season on Monday.

Assistant coach Chris Mendes takes over the boys basketball program after longtime head coach Bob Slater stepped down. Assistant boys basketball coach Andy Laurence takes over the girls basketball program after a short stint by Emily Travis.

Justin Couture is now the Raiders head ice hockey coach after the retirement of longtime head coach Kevin Snyder.

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Rhode Island and Massachusetts leaders are condemning political violence after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at a Utah college on Wednesday.

Kirk is the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization, Turning Point USA.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle took to social media following the shooting to share their thoughts. See their reactions at wpri.com.

Market Basket’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday night to fire longtime President and CEO Arthur T. Demoulas after mediation between the two was unsuccessful.

In a lawsuit explaining their decision, the board noted that it had “repeatedly tried to work with Demoulas for years to gain his cooperation.”

“Demoulas would have none of it,” the lawsuit stated.

This comes more than a decade after an unrelated family feud nearly destroyed the beloved Tewksbury-based grocery store chain. Market Basket lost millions of dollars in revenue when Demoulas was ousted from ownership by his cousin back in 2014.

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A 46-year-old Fall River man who sexually molested three juveniles will spend 20 to 30 years in state prison.

Danny Arruda was convicted after a jury trial in Bristol County Superior Court on July 31, and sentenced last week in Fall River.

On Friday, Sept. 5, Judge Rene Dupuis sentenced Arruda to 20 to 30 years in state prison for aggravated rape of a child with a 10-year age difference, six counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under the age of 14 and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14.

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Drought conditions have worsened across almost all of Massachusetts.

The state’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) announced Tuesday that the Southeastern Massachusetts has entered a mild drought, which is level 1 on a scale from 0-4.

According to the EEA, Nantucket County and the Western, Connecticut River Valley, Central and Northeast regions have all worsened to a level 2, or significant, drought. The Cape Cod region was already experiencing significant drought and remained at the same level.

The conditions are said to be due to below-normal rainfall over the past three months, with August being particularly dry.

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A 19-year-old Taunton man was seriously injured in a shooting outside of a condominium complex Tuesday evening, according to police.

Police said officers rushed to the Somerset Gardens Condominiums off Somerset Avenue after receiving a call regarding a man who’d been shot.

The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was brought to a local trauma center, police added.

The shooting remains under investigation at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Taunton Police Department at (508) 821-1475.

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For Faith Monteiro, the last month has been a blur.

But she will never forget the last words her 18-year-old sister Kylee Monteiro said to her.

“‘I love you so much,'” Faith recalled her sister telling her over the phone. “We don’t talk like that. Usually, we’re just like, ‘I love you and I’ll talk to you later.’ But she was just like, ‘I love you so much,’ and I remember in my head thinking, ‘Why so much?'”

Faith told 12 News that Kylee was the youngest of their father’s five children.

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Just 24 hours after learning it would lose one of its largest commercial taxpayers, Pawtucket is now preparing for life after Hasbro.

Following months of discourse and speculation, Rhode Island-based toymaker Hasbro officially announced on Monday it will move its headquarters to Boston. For more than a century, the company has operated out of Pawtucket, with its main campus currently located on Newport Avenue.

“It wasn’t a surprise for those of us who have been involved,” Grebien said. “It would have been more of a surprise if they stayed—just because of the signs that have been out there for the last several years.”

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Nearly two months after a deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility exposed the perils of short-staffed fire companies, the city’s firefighters’ union said it reached a “tentative agreement” with the city to boost staffing levels to nationally recommended standards. And it's working on meeting more safety goals for firefighters.

“It’s a great win for the safety of the citizens of the city and surrounding communities,” said firefighter Michael O’Reagan, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1314.

O’Reagan was among the firefighters who worked the Gabriel House fire on July 13 despite being off-duty, helping tackle an incident that saw about 70 elderly and physically infirm residents trapped inside. Ten people died as a result of the fire, and about 30 people were injured, including first responders.

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A Fall River man will serve up to four decades in state prison for stabbing a woman 22 times, leaving her so disfigured she lost an eye.

Derrell Hampton, 33, of Fall River on Sept. 4 pleaded guilty to charges including attempted murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing seriously bodily injury and mayhem, in the case of a stabbing on Jan. 21, 2021.

According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, on the night of the attack, the victim and Hampton arranged to meet in the parking lot of the former Sam’s Club warehouse on Brayton Avenue.

Around 8 p.m., surveillance footage from the area showed a man arriving on foot and entering the victim’s car. The DA’s office said the victim's vehicle then drives, suddenly stops, then drives in circles before coming to a stop. Footage shows that at 8:14 p.m., the man fled on foot toward Quequechan Street.

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 A man was critically injured after a two-vehicle crash on I-95 north in Attleboro early Sunday morning.

According to Attleboro Fire Chief Scott LaChance, just after 1:00 a.m., the fire department was called to a multi-vehicle crash on the highway.

When crews arrived on scene, they found debris field stretching nearly a quarter mile involving two vehicles, with a driver of one of those vehicles still trapped inside.

Firefighters were able to remove the victim from the vehicle. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in critical condition.

Atlantis Charter/Westport 8, Monomoy 0

Nathaniel Benevides had 4 receptions for 122 yards and scored the lone touchdown of the game for the Tritons (1-0) in a road win against Monomoy. He also contributed 3 sacks and 7 tackles. Matheus DeSouza had 4 sacks and 6 tackles. Desan Rooks had 8 tackles, including 5 for losses.

Diman 12, Joseph Case 0

Logan McKenzie ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to James McKenzie in the Bengals shutout win against Joseph Case.

Durfee 42, Falmouth 14

The Hilltoppers scored early and often in a road blowout win against Falmouth. Durfee, which won its third straight game dating back to last season, led at halftime, 21-8.

Hanover 34, Somerset Berkley 7

Sam Melo rushed for 145 yards on 4 carries and scored the lone Raiders touchdown in the season opener against Hanover.

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Southcoast Health is hosting a hiring event aimed at expanding its urgent care services, offering on-the-spot interviews and sign-on bonuses for several clinical roles.

The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the UMass Dartmouth Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, located at 151 Martine St. in Fall River, according to a community announcement.

Southcoast Health is looking to fill positions for certified medical assistants, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and radiology technologists. Sign-on bonuses are available for many roles, according to the announcement.

Attendees will have the chance to meet hiring managers, explore career paths, and learn about Southcoast’s benefits and wellbeing programs. Registration is available at southcoast.org/workhere.

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After five years of promoting local tourism, organizing festivals, and rallying support for local businesses, Viva Fall River has to be put “on pause.”

Executive Director Patti Rego, who led the grant-funded group for about five years and had been involved since 2019, said in an interview Friday that .the state funding that supported Viva Fall River since its inception has run dry. Its visitors center selling Fall River-themed merch will close on Sept. 30, and Rego will step down as the group’s head at the end of October.

And without her, Viva Fall River will go dormant.

Though the state grant was not the only funding source, “Unfortunately a lot of the funding that really fueled us in the beginning started to dwindle,” Rego said.

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 Jackson Wimes loves giving back.

That’s why the 5-year-old decided to sell lemonade to raise money for those affected by the devastating fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility back in July.

The idea came from a teacher at Wimes’ day care, according to his mother, Crystal Botelho.

“They were talking about the fire and how they could help,” Botelho explained. “He said, ‘How about we sell lemonade?'”

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Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Taunton Thursday night.

Officers were called to Morton Hospital just before 7 p.m. after a man walked into the emergency room with a gunshot wound, according to Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh.

Walsh said the 24-year-old victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was eventually flown to a local trauma center.

Investigators believe the actual shooting happened on Granite Street. Walsh said this does not appear to be a random act of violence.

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Matthew Nelson is frustrated by the number of ATV and dirt bike riders that drive recklessly past his Fall River home almost daily.

“You hear them coming and it’s scary,” Nelson said.

Nelson told 12 News a rider crashed into his car at the corner of Broadway and Osborn Street.

“As I was turning, one passed the vehicles on the right-hand side — and destroyed my car,” Nelson recalled. “[The dirt bike] landed in my front yard.”

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Hasbro executives are keeping Rhode Island leaders in the dark as speculation intensifies that the toymaker is preparing to announce a decision on whether it will relocate its headquarters.

The global entertainment conglomerate has kept state and local leaders guessing about its future for months, following years of internal discussions about a new headquarters. The company has been based in Pawtucket for more than a century.

Massachusetts leaders have lobbied hard to lure the company — along with its hundreds of jobs and market cap of $11.2 billion — north to the Boston area. The possibility of the company’s departure for Greater Boston first came to light nearly a year ago.

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks initially told staff he’d share plans about any potential move by spring. But President Donald Trump’s tariffs delayed the decision, since Hasbro has significant exposure to import taxes and has had to navigate the shifts in federal policy.

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Massachusetts is now requiring health insurers to cover the cost of vaccinations that include COVID shots. 

The insurance mandate follows Governor Maura Healey's order that authorizes COVID shots for all people aged five and older. 

The order follows federal guidelines that only require COVID shots for people 65 and older. 

Healey says Massachusetts is not going to let Donald Trump or Robert Kennedy get in the way of patients and the medicines and care they need.  

Week 1 of high school football season is finally here.

Five teams — Atlantis Charter/Westport, Joseph Case, Diman, Durfee and Somerset Berkley — kick off the new season this Friday.

The Hilltoppers, Raiders and Tritons each hit the road for their matchups while the Bengals will host the Cardinals at B.M.C. Durfee High School in a non-league game.

Every week throughout the season, Herald News Sports Editor Steven Sanchez will pick the winners of each matchup. 

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Rumor has it that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning to say “I do” next summer.

Page Six said an insider told the column that the pair is getting married in Rhode Island.

While word on the street is that they are not in a rush, the blog’s insider said, “They are getting married next summer in Rhode Island. She is in a hurry to have children.”

 Rumor has it that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning to say “I do” next summer.

Page Six said an insider told the column that the pair is getting married in Rhode Island.

While word on the street is that they are not in a rush, the blog’s insider said, “They are getting married next summer in Rhode Island. She is in a hurry to have children.”

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Funeral arrangements have been announced for 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro.

The Rehoboth woman, who was 11 weeks pregnant at the time, was found dead in Rehoboth last month after a weeks-long search.

Her boyfriend, 22-year-old Gregory Groom, has been charged with murder after he admitted to stabbing her and burying her on his property. He is currently being held without bail.

See more at wpri.com.

A lockdown has been lifted at UMass Lowell after reports of an armed man roaming campus. 

An alert sent to students said Massachusetts police were looking for an Asian male carrying a long weapon, but authorities now say they believe the person left the area. 

Video on social media appears to show a person with a gun walking near a residence hall. 

There have been no reports of injuries or shots fired.  Police officers were stationed on campus overnight.

The Trump administration is vowing to appeal after a judge overturned the freezing of billions of dollars in funding for Harvard University. 

The ruling comes as Harvard and the Trump administration are reportedly in talks on a settlement to end the ongoing dispute. 

The federal judge found that the halting of two-point-seven-billion-dollars in grant money for Harvard was not constitutional. 

The Trump administration has accused Harvard of failing to protect students from antisemitism, and of discrimination in its admissions process.

Since announcing his intention to drop out of the race for Fall River mayor on Aug. 31, cafe owner Christopher Silvia said not only is he “out of the campaign business,” but indicated that he had been running against something bigger than his opponents alone — causing him to suspend his campaign.

In a Sept. 2 interview at his 1816 S. Main St. coffee shop and cafe?, Silvia admitted to his shortcomings as a politician, echoing his comments from a video posted to Facebook on Sept. 1 where he said he was “unqualified for this position, no question.”

“I’m heartbroken that I didn’t have the strength to take on this machine,” Silvia said, gesturing at the city’s tense political landscape.

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The new year may have just started, but Westport Elementary School and Westport Middle High School will be closed on Wednesday.

Superintendent Fran Roy said the closures are due to an unforeseen well water issue.

“While this does not impact the first day of Kindergarten at Macomber School, it may impact bus pick-up and drop-off times,” Roy said in a letter to parents.

Students are asked to be at their bus stop 15 to 20 minutes before the posted times.

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Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect who robbed a Fall River sandwich shop over the weekend.

The man, caught on surveillance footage wearing a gray hoodie and black ski mask, targeted the Subway restaurant on Globe Street Sunday evening, according to police.

He was last seen leaving the restaurant on foot.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Fall River Detective Matthew Gauvin by calling (508) 676-8511 ext. 4105 or emailing mgauvin@frpd.org.

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Two cells housing inmates at the Bristol County Jail in Dartmouth didn’t have running water, possibly for several days.

An inmate who said he was in one of those cells told 12 News on Monday that he hadn’t been able to brush his teeth or flush the toilet since Friday.

Sheriff Paul Heroux said he hadn’t been notified of the problem until 12 News reached out to him on Monday. Superintendent Joseph Oliver was also reportedly not made aware of the issue.

Heroux confirmed that two cells with inmates didn’t have running water, but noted that the inmates were given water to drink with their meals.

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A dog has died and one person was rushed to the hospital after a house explosion in Dartmouth early Tuesday morning.

Crews responding to Sagamore Drive around 1 a.m. found heavy fire and explosions coming from the garage.

All residents evacuated from the home before first responders arrived, but one was transported to the hospital with burns that are believed to be serious, but non-life-threatening.

Three dogs were also inside the home at the time of the explosion, officials said.

Neighbors said the explosion was so loud it woke them up.

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Coffee shop owner Christopher Silvia has evidently dropped out of the race for Fall River mayor.

Silvia, appearing on local podcast The Bobby Couto Show, announced that he is “out of the campaign business.”

Silvia joined the campaign in July after having built a social media following in recent months around community activism, principally regarding what he has suggested is ineffective homeless outreach. On the podcast, he said he was pulling out of campaigning, citing negative responses to his campaign on social media and the prospect of facing oppositional research and scrutiny.

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Chris Antao's main objective when he started Gnome Surf Therapy was to save at least one child from feeling the pain he experienced.

He turned to the ocean and got into surfing where he found happiness, joy, self-esteem, self-confidence and an overall love for the sport of surfing. 

"When I found surfing, it was like one of the only times I felt present in the moment and I could focus, and after I was done felt these extreme levels of happiness, self-confidence and self-esteem that would last for weeks on end," he said. 

He found his calling — starting a surf camp for kids of all abilities, including those with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, depression, epilepsy and LGTBQ youth.

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It’s 2025, and another election season is closing in on the city as candidates running for mayor, City Council, and the School Committee have gathered signatures, are in the opening act of launching campaigns and have begun to set the stage when it comes to their vision for Fall River. 

Election Day on Nov. 4 may still seem far away, but the time is quickly approaching for citizens  to narrow the selection of mayoral candidates and make their voices heard in September’s preliminary election. 

Absentee and early voting-by-mail ballots have been making their way to registered voters since Aug. 22. They aren’t due back to the city’s Elections Department until the day of the preliminary election, Tuesday, Sept. 16.

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Governors of five northeastern states released a joint statement Monday highlighting the significance of the offshore wind industry and warning of the negative implications of the Trump Administration’s recent funding cuts.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, along with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, stressed their “unwavering support” for workers and unions involved in ongoing offshore wind projects on Labor Day.

“On Labor Day, we honor the strength, skill, and determination of America’s workers. From construction sites and factories to ports and power plants, working people are the backbone of our economy and the foundation of our shared prosperity,” the statement read.

At the end of August, the federal government abruptly halted construction on Revolution Wind — a wind farm off Rhode Island’s coast that is 80% complete and expected to deliver power to more than 350,000 homes.

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Four people, including a New Bedford woman, were injured in a crash on I-95 South in New Hampshire over the weekend, according to police.

Troopers responded to the three-car crash in North Hampton just after 5 p.m. on Sunday. Officials said a car heading north crossed the median and struck a southbound pickup truck, forcing it off the road and into the woods.

New Hampshire State Police identified the driver as 29-year-old Jaceline Miranda Gomes of New Bedford. Her Toyota sedan first collided with a GMC pickup truck driven by 33-year-old Anthony Crudale of Plaistow, N.H., then crossed into the southbound lanes and hit a Toyota truck driven by 71-year-old Sandy Herbert of Newburyport, Mass.

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One person was rushed to the hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Dartmouth early Tuesday morning.

Crews responding to Seminole Road around 1 a.m. found the garage fully engulfed in flames.

Fire Chief Tim Lancaster said one resident suffered some burns, but their condition is unknown at this time.

“The Fire Marshal’s office did make a request for the bomb squad to come and check the contents of the garage,” Lancaster said.

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