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- Trend Hunter TVa s a Top 20 Trends in 2009a Featured in The Herald News
The original Trend Hunter TV episode covered our forecast of the Top 20 Trends for 2009 according to Trend Hunter Research, and can be seen above.
- Detention in gun cases challenged
Immediately after he took office in January 2007, Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter took a tough new approach to reducing the violent gun crime that has ravaged cities such as Fall River and New ...
- Sutter to defend use of dangerousness law before state's high court
Sam Sutter is interviewed by the The Sun Chronicle lasat year Bristol DA on Monday to argue in favor of using the statute in illegal firearm cases involving a felony SUN CHRONICLE STAFF Bristol County District ...
- Bristol County Superior Court celebrates 150th
The majestic Taunton Superior Court dominates the Taunton Green. Next year, the Massachusetts Superior Court, one of the oldest trial courts of general jurisdiction in the country, will mark its 150th ...
- Dining Out: Capsule reviews of restaurants visited in 2008
As you review the list of restaurants which occupied this Dining Out space in 2008, you'll note many small, neighborhood establishments.
- Pot law rules in a haze
With a new law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana about to take effect Friday, local police are scrambling to find ways of dealing with the impact.
- BCC and tidal energy company team up on green job training
A partnership between a Fall River community college and a New Bedford business will begin teaching potential workers about renewable energy and the processes used to produce it this month, with the goal to ...
- Beloved grandparents perish in Christmas Eve blaze
"It's unbelievable right to this minute," said Eunice MacIntyre of Fall River, whose sister, Marion Gagnon and her husband, Leo Gagnon, died in Bourne on Wednesday night.
- 4-year-old girl injured in Fall River bakery
A 4-year-old girl seriously injured her left hand Wednesday afternoon when she apparently put it into an industrial bread-crumb machine at Terminal Bakery at 547 S. Main St.
- Mass. girl injured in bakery accident
FALL RIVER, Mass.- A 4-year-old girl has been seriously hurt after sticking her hand inside a grinding machine at a Fall River bakery.
- Pop Music: Fiddle player and singer Carrie Rodriguez combines the traditional and the modern-day
Carrie Rodriguez brings her mix of traditional and contemporary vocals and fiddle music to the Narrows in Fall River Friday night.
- Mass. lawmakers OK'd bills big and small in 2008
There are two kinds of bills on Beacon Hill. There are the major pieces of legislation that draw heated debate and set policy for years - think 1993's Education Reform Act or the landmark 2006 law mandating ...
- Steady community banks still lending
Last year, BankFive, a Fall River-based community bank, bought out Luzo Community Bank, which was an even smaller local bank with just two branches in New Bedford.
- Fall River issues parking ban for Friday
A citywide parking ban will be in effect beginning tomorrow Friday, December 19, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. until further notice.
- Connie Barbosa joins Bank of Fall River as Mortgage Originator
John Clifford, President & CEO of Bank of Fall River, has announced that Maria "Connie" Barbosa has joined the bank as a Mortgage Originator.
- What if it were snow?
After days of endlessly dreary skies and intermittent rain, the sun finally came out yesterday.
- Jon Shain Live at The Narrows on 2007-07-13
Audio Archive > Live Music Archive > Jon Shain > Jon Shain Live at The Narrows on 2007-07-13 Jon Shain Jon Shain Live at The Narrows on 2007-07-13 embed this Collection: : JonShain Band/Artist: Jon Shain Date: ...
- Fall River lawyer target of grand jury investigation: suspected of forging judge and DA signatures
A popular Fall River defense attorney already under indictment for witness intimidation in Plymouth County may face a new round of unrelated charges in Bristol County, sources tell Lawyers Weekly.
- East coasters ride high in ESA ranks as year wraps up
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 9 December, 2008 : - - It was a very good year for surf, and a great year for the local Eastern Surfing Association competitors.
Fall River Classifieds
Local classifieds for Fall River, MA
City DescriptionFall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about 46 miles (74 km) south of Boston, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island and 12 miles (19 km) west of New Bedford. The city's population was 91,938 during the 2000 census, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The current mayor of the city is Bob Correia.
Located along the eastern shore of Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, the City became famous during the 19th century as the leading textile manufacturing center in the United States. While the texile industry has long since moved on (first to the South, and now overseas), its impact on the City's culture and landscape remains to this day.
Fall River's motto is "We'll Try." It is nicknamed "The Scholarship City", which is seen on the welcome signs upon entering the city. Fall River is well-known for Lizzie Borden, who was accused, and later acquitted of the 1892 double axe-murder that occurred at her home on Second Street in the city. Fall River is also known for Battleship Cove, the world's largest collection of World War II naval vessels. It is also the only city in the United States, to have ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Bristol County
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City Contains:- Bristol Community College
- Fall River Heritage State Park
- Watuppa Ponds
- Oak Grove Cemetery
Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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