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FROED chief Ken Fiola refuses to release contract after stealthy extension - Fall River Herald News
“To my knowledge, the executive committee can approve a contract and not inform the board and ask for their vote,” said a FROED board member who reported he heard the speculation and asked not to be named. Fiola verified that to be the case, ...
Fall River public works director Kenneth Pacheco suspended - Fall River Herald News
“Everybody at Government Center thought it was nuts,” said a source who asked not to be named. The person said the news had spread “like wildfire.” Flanagan, who has a designated parking space at Government Center, said he has never parked improperly ...
State Police and FBI pursuit ends with wrong-way, head-on collision in Fall River - Fall River Herald News
... transported for hospital treatment following his extrication from the crushed compact, officials said. Fall River Police assisted at the crash scene. “It's strictly the State Police,” said a sergeant on the city force who declined to give his name.
Boston Marathon Notebook - Fall River Herald News
A bike EMT who declined to give his name said the runner was suffering from heat exhaustion. He checked the runner's pulse and asked him how he was feeling. It was 87 degrees. The runner mumbled that he thought he'd be OK. “We've been getting a lot of ...
Man shot on Barlow Street; Fall River police investigating - Fall River Herald News
One resident, who declined to give her name out of fear, said she heard a woman in the street screaming “my baby” when she emerged from her apartment. Fearing a child may have been hit by a car, the resident said she ran outside to instead see a man ...
Fall River police investigate reported shooting on Barlow Street - Fall River Herald News
One resident, who declined to give her name out of fear, said she heard a woman in the street screaming “My baby” when she emerged from her apartment. Fearing a child may have been hit by a car, the resident said she ran outside to instead see a man ...
Source: Kennedy to launch Congressional campaign in Newton Centre - Fall River Herald News
By Chloe Gotsis Joe Kennedy III will announce his campaign for the Fourth Congressional district Thursday morning at the Newton Centre Green Line stop, according to a source close to the campaign. Kennedy, 31, the son of former Congressman Joe Kennedy ...
Ousted interim Fall River fire chief Coogan goes out on sick leave - Fall River Herald News
According to sources who would not speak for attribution, the listed medical cause is stress-related. Since firefighters receive unlimited sick time that they can document, Coogan will continue to receive his full $78884 lieutenant's salary.
Westport Town Hall Annex murals to be painted over to brighten building - Fall River Herald News
A worker in the Board of Health, who asked not to be named, said the issue had been made into a bigger deal than it should be, and that the murals simply didn't conform in the building, which is the former Milton E. Earle School, built in 1918. ...
Flanagan, firefighters union consider return to civil service - Fall River Herald News
According to a source on the sixth floor of Government Center, who asked not to be named, Flanagan has scheduled a meeting Monday with deputy chiefs Silvia and Robert Viveiros and the nine district fire chiefs. The purpose of that meeting will ...
Former AJ Wright workers toiling hard to re-enter work force - Fall River Herald News
Another former worker, who asked that her name not be used, finished training two months ago to become a patient care technician and is looking for work in a hospital or nursing home. She hasn't heard back from any prospective employers. ...
Brayton Point testing producing flame above treetops - Fall River Herald News
He asked that his name not be used so he wouldn't ruffle neighbors' relationship with the plant. Residents in Swansea are impacted, too. A woman living off Gardners Neck Road said the noise was shaking her house. "Needless to say, I'm not a happy ...
Fall River mayor's storm gag order included threat of discipline - Fall River Herald News
One department manager, who asked not to be identified, said Flanagan began the meeting on hurricane preparedness by saying he wanted it to be clear he would release all information, that he did not want his directive misunderstood and that he would ...
Health Inspectors' hearing changes tone from disciplinary to fact-finding - Fall River Herald News
Seen with him, outside the Lafayette Park's fence, are three Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation employees who declined to be identified. By Kevin O'Connor Hearings began this morning to determine if two city health inspectors ...
AFSCME layoffs averted after extra tax collections surface - Fall River Herald News
asked one worker, who asked that his name not be used for fear of retribution. He said he told his co-workers all along that the layoffs wouldn't take place and that next time layoffs are predicted, workers might not take the bait. ...
Many bus riders say SRTA, makeshift terminal serving their needs - Fall River Herald News
Another woman, who asked that her name not be used, said she's had a few experiences with disrespectful drivers but that just that morning a driver had waited for her while she ran to pick up the bus. Robert Rachel, who takes the bus up to three times ...
State public health medical director: Body in pool posed no health risk - Fall River Herald News
Seen with him, outside the Lafayette Park's fence, are three Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation employees who declined to be identified. By Kevin P. O'Connor A doctor with the state said those who swam in the pool at Lafayette Park ...
Fall River mayor suspends health inspectors after pool death - Fall River Herald News
Seen with him, outside the Lafayette Park's fence, are three Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation employees who declined to be identified. By Kevin P. O'Connor Mayor Will Flanagan has placed on adminsitrative leave city health ...
Police identify woman pulled from Lafayette Park pool in Fall River - Fall River Herald News
Seen with him, outside the Lafayette Park's fence, are three Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation employees who declined to be identified. By Kevin P. O'Connor Marie Joseph went swimming in the pool at Lafayette Park Sunday with ...
Woman's body pulled from Lafayette Park pool in Fall River - Fall River Herald News
Seen with him, outside the Lafayette Park's fence, are three Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation employees who declined to be identified. By Kevin P. O'Connor Investigators are expected to release more details this morning after ...
Fall River couple starts FLY Foundation to help younger people through cancer - Fall River Herald News
Carlos, 34, a Swansea man who chose to remain anonymous, was working as a truck driver when he was diagnosed with a tumor behind his left eye. “I woke up one morning, and I just couldn't see. It kept watering,” Carlos said. ...
Former residents recount reasons they chose to leave Fall River - Fall River Herald News
Like most others who told The Herald News about why they moved out of Fall River, he asked that his name not be used. A former Fall River couple that owned a business in the city said they retired and moved to the South because taxes were too high. ...
City will borrow $13.4 million to cover delayed tax revenue - Fall River Herald News
... to offset delayed tax revenue due to the lack of a certified tax rate, administration officials said at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. ...
Rehoboth firefighter dies on duty on Thanksgiving - Fall River Herald News
One volunteer firefighter who declined to give her name said that she enjoyed working with Marshall for many years. “He was friendly and personable,” she ...
Sources: Regatta owners seek $5M for property - Fall River Herald News
... the closed waterfront bar and grill, has the property on the market for lease or sale with an asking price in the $5 million range, sources said. ...