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Southeastern, MA health care 'in crisis' even without hospital closings. How bad is it?
TAUNTON — With the fate of Steward hospitals like Morton in Taunton hanging in the balance, State Sen. Marc Pacheco said Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape and Islands “cannot withstand any further loss of healthcare in terms of hospital closings.”. “That just can’t happen. It would be a...
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style at these Fall River area restaurants
The holiday marks the Mexican army's pivotal defeat of the French army at the Battle of Puebla, during the Franco-Mexican War on May 5, 1862. Today, it’s not only a commemoration of the Mexican army’s historic victory: it has also become a day celebrating Mexican food and culture.
Several restaurants are on the Fall River real estate market. Why are they not selling?
FALL RIVER — The city has long had the reputation of having fantastic dining. It’s also currently in the midst of a scorching hot real estate market with several long-beloved eateries for sale. But selling restaurants isn’t easy. On the market right now are Fall River landmarks like Patti’s Pierogis, Mee Sum and O Gil, longstanding hotspots whose multicultural cuisine reflects the city’s history as a haven for immigrants. Newer eateries with promise, like Towne House and...
50 firefighters battle multi-alarm blaze at East Wareham, Massachusetts, home
WAREHAM, Mass. — Approximately 50 firefighters battled a multi-alarm blaze that ripped through a home in Wareham, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, triggering a large fire department response. Firefighters rushed to the home at 85 Fearing Street in Onset, just off Route 6. Video from the scene showed flames shooting...
All Five New Bedford Area State Reps Vote Against Giving Homeless Veterans Preference For Housing in Massachusetts
All five New Bedford State Reps, Tony Cabral, Christopher Hendricks, Christopher Markey, Paul Schmid, and William Straus voted against an amendment that would give homeless veterans preference for housing over others to include non-US citizen migrants. Served your country and paid taxes? You don’t get any benefit over someone who paid no taxes and traveled through 5 countries and dozens of states breaking immigration laws to get to Massachusetts.
Offshore wind development company highlights plans for New Bedford terminal
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Vineyard Offshore officials announced plans Monday to build a new operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in New Bedford. Vineyard Offshore, an offshore wind farm company, said the proposal would create about 50 long-term jobs. Open positions could include offshore wind technicians, vessel captains, warehouse...
New Bedford area housing issues play into a 'dream' for housing at UMass Dartmouth forum
DARTMOUTH — A newly created state agency charged with the Herculean task of addressing the state housing crisis has taken to the road to seek input. The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities was established in 2023 by Gov. Maura Healey to create more homes and lower housing costs to state residents.
New Bedford homeowners sue over ‘home equity theft’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two people are suing to reclaim hundreds of thousands of dollars in home equity that they lost through tax foreclosures in New Bedford. In both cases, a private tax collector working on the city’s behalf foreclosed on properties worth over $100,000 to collect on...
Former office manager of The Dartmouth pleads guilty to embezzling more than $223,000 from student newspaper
Nicole Chambers, the former office manager of The Dartmouth, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $223,000 from the student newspaper between April 2017 and September 2021. Chambers pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court in Concord, N.H., with Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty presiding. Chambers,...
It's been a long road back for this Somerset native baseball and football star
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The irony isn’t lost on Brandyn Durand. All the hits he dished out and took on the football field couldn't physically break him. It was a diving attempt for a fly ball in a baseball game that ultimately did the worst damage. The former three-sport...
Eastern Fisheries' in New Bedford dealt with another dock collapse incident.
NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Police Department confirmed the dock that partially collapsed Friday afternoon belonged to seafood processor Eastern Fisheries, the same company that dealt with a dock collapse incident in the fall. According to NBPD Media Relations Specialist Holly Huntoon, NBPD was called around 3:30 p.m. on...
Fall River has $8M to spend on opioid drug recovery. How should we use it?
FALL RIVER — The city needs your help in deciding how to spend nearly $8 million in cash from a landmark legal settlement with opioid producers, distributors and pharmacies. A meeting will be held today to solicit input from the public on the best ways to use this windfall. The meeting is open to everyone. ...
Southcoast Health welcomes Azorean nursing students through the ‘Bridging the Atlantic’ program
“Fall River, Mass. – Nursing students from the University of the Azores School of Health visited Charlton Memorial Hospital as part of UMass Dartmouth’s participation in the Bridging the Atlantic (BTA) exchange program. “We were delighted to have these nursing students visit Charlton Memorial to learn how Southcoast...
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