One-legged basketball player thrives in Fall River Boston.com By Greg Sullivan FALL RIVER, Mass.—If you are reading this story in search of a tear-jerking tale of a handicapped youth overcoming obstacles, you are in the wrong place. However, if you want a few laughs and to learn about a very upbeat kid with a ... |
Mill tenants have to move on after fire Providence Eyewitness News By Bill Tomison FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) - Two dozen small businesses at the Fall River mill complex that caught fire last month have had to leave even though the main building was spared from the flames. The fire destroyed an attached office building ... |
No Child Left Behind waiver won't affect Fall River schools Fall River Herald News Massachusetts was one of 10 states to be granted waivers from the education law, along with Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee. The states excused from following the law no longer have to meet a ... |
Fall River Man Charged With Robbing Man at Knife Point Patch.com By Matthew Sanderson Tiverton police charged a Fall River man with first degree robbery after he allegedly robbed a man last month on Main Road. Joseph Daanunciacao, 19, of 91 Park St., Apt. 1, Fall River, MA, was arrested at 10:32 am, Wednesday, Feb. |
Proposed food-to-energy plant in Fall River would create 100 jobs Fall River Herald News There are 9000 food-to-energy facilities across Europe, but the Fall River plant would be the first of its kind in Massachusetts. To encourage recycling alternatives and reduce greenhouse gases, MassDEP has proposed a ban on the disposal of commercial ... |
Fall River's graduation rate rises for fifth straight year Fall River Herald News By Will Richmond For the fifth year in a row, more students are graduating from Fall River school district. According to numbers posted Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Fall River's graduation rate hit 71 ... |
Fall River voter registration deadline nears Fall River Herald News While other states' presidential primaries have drawn significant attention nationwide, especially in relation to the Republican ballot, Camara said she does not have high hopes for a large turnout come Massachusetts' turn. “We don't usually get a big ... |
Fall River Catholic girls school to go co-ed Boston.com FALL RIVER, Mass.—The only all-girls Catholic school in Fall River is going co-ed. Seton Academy for Girls announced last week that it will start admitting boys this fall. School president Nancy Sturchio tells the Herald News (http://bit.ly/w9ebeD ... Seton Academy will open enrollment to boys next year |
Fall River, Roxbury among 6 New England towns picked for technical help Boston Herald The US Environmental Protection Agency said it selected Simsbury, Conn., Burlington, Vt., and the Massachusetts communities of Fall River, Holyoke, Northampton and Roxbury. They are among 56 municipalities in 26 states to receive help. |
Learn about MAKOPlasty Feb. 16 Taunton Daily Gazette James Worthington, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Coastal Orthopaedics, Fall River, will present "MAKOplasty: Innovative Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the Knee" on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 7 pm at Saint Anne's Hospital. |
