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The Herald News

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Children’s Author Fair coming to Fall River museum Nov. 7

Fall River’s first Children’s Author Fair will bring 16 authors and illustrators together with families for readings, activities, book signings and other events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7. The event, organized by Once Upon a Bookstore and The Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River, will be held at the museum at 441 N. Main St., according to a community announcement. Museum admission is required. Scheduled readings, interactive activities and demonstrations will give children and families opportunities to experience stories and meet participating storytellers throughout the event. David Mello, children’s librarian at Fall River Public Library, also will participate in the fair. Visitors may arrive at any point during the event and attend scheduled storytimes. The fair is intended to bring stories to life and encourage children to read, according to the announcement. Art, face painting and book signings The Greater Fall River Arts Association will bring its mobile art van, The Griffen, where children can make autograph books to collect signatures from participating authors and illustrators. Books will be available for purchase through Once Upon a Bookstore and may be signed during the fair. Face Paint and Body Art by Linz will offer complimentary face painting from

Fall River, MA · 2d

newportthisweek.com

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Newporter Joins Team USA in Surf Fishing Competition

Newport’s Paul Chapman will be among the first Americans to represent the United States in a major international surf fishing competition in Italy next month. Chapman will join five other competitors heading to Europe for the 2026 FIPS-M World Shore Angling Seniors Championship Nov. 7-14, in Sardinia. “I’m excited...

Newport, RI · 2d
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Rhode Island’s E-Bike Rules Face Test as More Riders Take to the Streets

NEWPORT, R.I. — After Kayla Watson died, a white bicycle appeared outside Miantonomi Memorial Park with a sign reading “Kayla Watson, October 11, 2023.”. A bucket truck turning left onto Hillside Avenue struck the 34-year-old as she rode her electric bicycle west on Admiral Kalbfus Road. Her death came amid a debate at the Statehouse over how to regulate electric bicycles as their popularity surged.

Newport, RI · 2d
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WPRI 12 News

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Case and North Attleboro each get a first round win in MIAA playoffs

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With the impending weather coming on Friday night, several teams in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island moved their first round playoff games to tonight. In Massachusetts, Case defeated Fairhaven 42-37 in D6. Aedan Borges rushed for 182 yards and 5 touchdowns for Case. It’s their first playoff win since 1992. They […]

North Attleborough, MA · 2d

Turnto10.com

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Newport-based Coast Guard cutter offloads more than $27 million in cocaine

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (WJAR) — The crew of the Newport-based U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma offloaded approximately 3,622 pounds of cocaine worth more than $27 million at Port Everglades on Wednesday, according to the Coast Guard. The drugs were seized during two interdictions in the Caribbean Sea that also...

Newport, RI · 2d

nbcboston.com

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Heavy rain brings flooding to parts of Mass. Friday

Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused flooding in parts of Massachusetts on Friday. In Falmouth, police urged people to stay off of flooded roads, sharing images of a flooded gas station and water coming into their own station. Off-duty officers were called in to help out. Video showed rivers of water...

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New Bedford Midnight Blaze On Willis Street Sparks Citywide Alert on E-Bike Battery Dangers

New Bedford, MA — At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Friday, New Bedford Fire Department crews responded to a report of smoke coming from the basement of a residence at 100 Willis Street. Engine 7 arrived to find heavy smoke conditions. Firefighters advanced a hose line into the basement and...

New Bedford, MA · 22h

Taunton Daily Gazette

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Taunton residents get free yard waste drop off days

Taunton residents can dispose of leaves, grass clippings and branches for free during four yard waste drop-off dates in November. Mayor Shaunna O'Connell and the Department of Public Works partnered to offer the program, according to a community announcement. Free yard waste drop-off will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the City Convenience Center, 330 East Britannia St., Taunton. Residents must provide proof of residency. Commercial waste and box trucks will not be accepted.The free drop-off dates are in addition to the city's free yard waste pickup during the week of Nov. 16.For questions, call the DPW at 508-821-1431. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton residents get free yard waste drop off days

Taunton, MA · 2d

TechCrunch.com

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At least 10 local governments have moved to drop Flock’s surveillance cameras since summer

The concerns range from privacy to how data is shared (and with whom) to procurement concerns.

League City, TX · 2d

theweektoday.com

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Marion police chief receives national public safety award

MARION — Police Chief Richard Nighelli at the national Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative's 10th annual awards ceremony on Oct. 21. Photo source: Marion Police Department. MARION — Police Chief Richard Nighelli at the national Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative's 10th annual awards ceremony on Oct. 21....

Marion, MA · 2d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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Flash flood warning issued for parts of Southern New England

A SEVERE WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team.

Bristol County, RI · 1d

Taunton Daily Gazette

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Greater Taunton Week 9 high school football scores and highlights

Another high school football postseason is upon us in the Greater Taunton area. In Week 8 , a Bridgewater-Raynham (5-2, 2-0 Pioneer Athletic Conference) senior running back had his "legend moment" to help lead the Trojans to a 13-7 win over Barnstable for the PAC-3 title. Taunton (3-5, 1-2 Hockomock Kelley-Rex) put up a pair of unanswered touchdowns but it proved too late in a 21-12 loss to Franklin while Bristol-Plymouth (4-4, 4-1 Mayflower Large) fell 20-7 to Diman for its first league loss and Dighton-Rehoboth (3-5, 2-2 South Coast Blue) battled but ultimately fell short of undefeated Apponequet, 34-20. In Week 9, Bridgewater-Raynham is the lone local team in playoff action, earning the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Division 2 tournament and playing host to No. 15 Waltham (3-5, 1-1 Dual County Foley) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. In non-playoff action, Taunton kicks thing off on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. with a trip to Braintree (1-7, 0-3 Bay State Herget) while, on Bristol-Plymouth hosts Sandwich (2-6) at 6 p.m. at Taunton High's Aleixo "Tiger" Stadium. Dighton-Rehoboth, meanwhile, elected to take a bye week. Follow this page for score updates during the games and game

Taunton, MA · 2d

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Women’s Basketball’s to Play in LaFrance Hospitality Tournament to Start 2026-27

BOSTON – A new era of Suffolk women's basketball will get underway this weekend as the Rams will compete at the LaFrance Hospitality Tournament in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The blue-and-gold will battle MIT Saturday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. and take on either the host UMass Dartmouth or Kings Sunday, Nov. 8.

Dartmouth, MA · 2d

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National Grid launches Fall River area no cost home battery pilot

WALTHAM, MA – National Grid is launching BackupBattery+, a new residential battery pilot program for income-eligible customers in the Fall River area. In partnership with Haven Energy, the program will provide up to 125 income-eligible households with no-cost home battery systems of up to 45 kWh. Home batteries provide backup power during outages and can help reduce strain on the local electric grid during periods of peak demand.

Fall River, MA · 1d

theweektoday.com

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Rochester meets Wally, Boston Red Sox mascot

Wally poses with Starr, Plymouth County Sheriff Department's therapy dog, Starr's sibling and Harlow, Abington Police Department's therapy dog. Photos by Tanvi Kulkarni. Wally with Rylie and Chase Dion, of Rochester. From left: Kathy and Mike Schea and Pauline and Rick Munroe. The event had three therapy dogs. Paige, of...

Rochester, MA · 1d

swimswam.com

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Tristan Furlow Flips Commitment from Navy to Boston College, Bringing in Top Times for the Eagles

Tristan Furlow from Newport, RI has flipped his commitment from the U.S. Naval Academy to Boston College as he brings in top times for the Eagles. Stock photo via Boston College Athletics. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news....

Newport, RI · 19h

Taunton Daily Gazette

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Power restored after lightning causes widespread TMLP power outage

Taunton and surrounding communities faced a widespread power outage that impacted approximately 10,000 customers from noon to 2 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 6, a TMLP spokesperson said. The Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant , in a social media post on Friday, Nov. 6, said the power outage affected Raynham, Taunton, East Taunton, and Lakeville." TMLP attributed the outage to "a lightning strike to a National Grid transmission line." A spokesperson for Taunton Public Schools said that multiple schools were using backup power during the outage and that the phone system was down. Paying off high school debt early Taunton dips into savings to give homeowners property tax relief TMLP service area TMLP provides electricity to Taunton, Berkley and Raynham and parts of Dighton, Lakeville and Bridgewater, according to the TMLP website. This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Power restored after lightning causes widespread TMLP power outage

Taunton, MA · 1d