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The Herald News
Christopher's expands with Christopher & Nate's: Opening day announced at 99 South Main
This story was updated to add new information. FALL RIVER — Christopher's , the South End cafe known for its constantly evolving menu of fresh, unique eats, has announced that their new location at 99 South Main St. will be opening on Tuesday, March 18. Just 1.6 miles from their flagship 1816 South Main St. eatery, Christopher and partner Nate Silvia are opening Christopher & Nate's in the historic A. J. Borden Building. The pair have been transforming what was once a corporate cafeteria for Travelers Insurance, which moved out of the office building at the corner of Pocasset...
Turnto10.com
Four men sentenced in connection with large-scale retail theft schemes
Four people involved in a large-scale scheme to steal and re-sell high-value products from home improvement stores and other retailers across multiple states were sentenced Thursday. The defendants, all Guatemalan nationals illegally present in the United States, have been in federal custody since their arrest in April 2024. They were...
The Herald News
Former Fall River city chief, Mayor Coogan explain resignation: 'Wish this never happened'
FALL RIVER — The abrupt resignation of former city administrator Seth Aitken came after officials raised concerns that Aitken helped file business incorporation papers for a city EMS official who had planned to start a business. Through a public records request, The Herald News obtained paperwork relative to an “internal, unofficial investigation” of Aitken that took place recently. Included in the records were two incorporation documents from the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office , dated April 9, 2024. The businesses being incorporated were Curos Holdings LLC and Curos Billing and Compliance LLC, both managed by Nicholas Silva, an employee...
tampafp.com
Illegal Turkish National Arrested By ICE In Massachusetts On Rape Charges
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Bilal Karayigit, 26, an illegal Turkish national, in Burlington on February 19th, in connection with rape charges. According to ICE, Karayigit is accused of raping a Massachusetts resident. “Bilal Karayigit stands accused of brutally victimizing a resident of our community,” said ICE...
Taunton Daily Gazette
Ackerman calls Taunton CFO 'big fat liar.' We fact-checked it. Ackerman got it wrong
TAUNTON — When an official calls out another official by name during a public meeting it is bound to get attention. During the March 6 Taunton Planning Board meeting, Vice Chair Dennis Ackerman called out the city’s Chief Financial Officer Patrick Dello Russo, with allegations that “he intentionally misinformed the public” with comments and statements made to City Council concerning a big proposed housing project. The proposal in question is a plan to convert the 42-acre Whittenton Mills Complex at 437 Whittenton St. into a 390-unit market-rate apartment complex . The developer, Greystar, was before the Planning Board on...
ABC6.com
Surveillance footage captures women picking up lost family dog in West Warwick
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — A West Warwick family is heartbroken after losing their beloved dog, but security footage at a nearby store may help bring him home. The Beltrans said they welcomed a Shih Tzu, Hercules, to their family about 11 years ago. “When we first got married,...
Boston 25 News WFXT
Disciplinary hearing for Trooper Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, concludes
The Trial Board is weighing whether or not Proctor is guilty of allegations of misconduct in the performances of his duties as a uniformed trooper.If Proctor is found guilty, the panel will recommend a punishment to Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble.
The Enterprise
Emotional day: Heart recipient donates van to crash victim after reading Enterprise story
WEST BRIDGEWATER — It was Christmas Day when Bill Lucini read an Enterprise story about Allison Knight — and he realized he had a very special gift he wanted to give her. Knight, 26, was left paralyzed from the chest down after a car crash in April 2024. Insurance won't cover a wheelchair-accessible vehicle or residence for Knight , which has greatly reduced her quality of life, her family told us back in December. For Knight, a once active young woman who enjoyed working, spending time with her friends and traveling, that meant spending the foreseeable future bedridden in...