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New historic calendar captures Fall River memories
Fall River residents can revisit nearly a century of local memories in the Fall River Scholarship Foundation’s 2027 historic calendar, featuring scenes from Sandy Beach, Main Street, the Braga Bridge and other familiar city locations. The $5 calendar is now on sale at several area businesses, according to a community announcement. Proceeds from calendar sales will fund a scholarship for deserving students next year. James Rogers, editor of the annual calendar, said its 12 photographs highlight Fall River’s history and enduring character over the past 100 years. The cover captures a summer day at Sandy Beach, where hundreds of people are shown swimming and enjoying activities along the waterfront. Another photograph looks back at the huge roller coaster that once stood at Sandy Beach. The calendar also captures two dramatically different winters. One photograph shows cars creeping along Main Street during a raging 1967 snowstorm. Another, from December 1968, shows snow-covered Main Street decorations during the Christmas season. Historic Fall River moments fill the calendar Other photographs capture an April walk over the Braga Bridge, old typewriters once used in classrooms, a smiling young girl strolling a baby carriage and two seniors laughingly “hitchhiking” in front of the downtown senior
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Hegseth's Military War College Overhaul Reduces Civilian Faculty
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered sweeping changes to the military’s professional education system, directing war colleges to prioritize instructors with military experience, restrict tenure for newly hired civilian professors, and replace traditional academic assessments with competitive wargames. The Nov. 9 memorandum, titled “Reforming Professional Military Education to Forge...
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'American Idol', 'The Voice' winners headline holiday show at Durfee
The eighth annual Christmas in Fall River Concert will bring American singing competition winners Abi Carter and Javier Colon to Durfee High School on Dec. 18 while raising money for a local holiday toy drive. The concert will be held at the Nagle Auditorium at Durfee, 460 Elsbree St., according to a community announcement. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Carter won Season 22 of "American Idol" in 2024. Colon was the first winner of "The Voice," taking the title in Season 1. The Durfee Chorus will also perform, with student singers opening the concert. How to get tickets for the Christmas in Fall River Concert Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased online at https://fallrivercalendar.com/event/2375 or in person at the Mayor’s Office in Fall River Government Center. Money raised from the concert will support the Law Enforcement Assisting Families Toy Drive and its work helping children and families in the Greater Fall River area, according to the announcement. Bristol County Savings Bank is sponsoring the event again, helping keep tickets at $10, according to the announcement. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step
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Lawsuit says Gabriel House owner sold condo with termites | Exclusive
FALL RIVER – A homeowner on Brightman Street has filed a lawsuit against former Gabriel House assisted living facility owner Dennis Etzkorn, claiming he sold her a condominium that leaks and is infested with mold and termites. According to filings in Bristol County Superior Court, Francia Toussaint of 160 Brightman St. has sued Etzkorn and one of his corporations, Detyga LLC, alleging the condo she bought from him turned out to be a lemon. Toussaint claims Etzkorn and Detyga “used cosmetic wall-to-wall carpeting and toxic waterproofing ‘Drylock’ masonry paint to intentionally conceal massive, pre-existing structural envelope failures, rotted bedroom subfloors, and active foundation cracking” from her, home inspectors and the mortgage company. She also claims the building has a “dangerous, unpermitted wiring shell” that could cost more than $17,400 to fix. Laying blame: Company accused of giving oxygen to known smoker in Gabriel House fire Demand letters sent to an attorney for Etzkorn and Detyga in 2025 and 2026 request $125,000 to settle all claims due to repairs she’s had to make, breach of contract, negligence, property damage and more. Responses from Etzkorn’s attorney included in the filing defended the company against the claims and said Toussaint is not entitled