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Swansea: There will be a parking ban in effect from 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Weather, snow-related cancelations, bans ...
Fall River has 80 total beds, and its homeless count is considered a moving target. Of the 140 unhoused individuals counted last winter, minus those relocated to sober living, Dion said there’s ...
Fall River's voting history largely mirrors that of Massachusetts as a whole. Before 1928, Fall River was a Republican-leaning city. Beginning in 1928, Fall River became a strongly Democratic city, owing to the large Catholic population in the city. Fall River even voted Democratic in the Republican landslide election wins in 1952 and 1956.
A man who was running away from police has been arrested after getting stuck in a chimney while trying to hide from them, authorities said. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Fall River ...
The Fall River Railroad opened from Myricks to Fall River on June 9, 1845, and to the Old Colony Railroad at South Braintree in December 1846. [3] [4]: 403 They merged as the Old Colony and Fall River Railroad in 1854. [4]: 403 As the Old Colony and Newport Railway, it opened a line from Fall River south to Newport, Rhode Island in 1864.
North Main Street, 1910. For much of its history, the city of Fall River, Massachusetts has been defined by the rise and fall of its cotton textile industry. From its beginnings as a rural outpost of the Plymouth Colony, the city grew to become the largest textile producing center in the United States during the 19th century, with over one hundred mills in operation by 1920.
Fall River District Chief Sean Flannery told 12 News the malfunctioning battery sent toxic fumes into the air. “Amazon staff shut the power off to [the battery] and minimized the off-gassing ...
The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge connecting Somerset, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts. The bridge carries U.S. Route 6 and Route 138 over the Taunton River, with connecting ramps to Route 79, and includes a bike path on its north side.