Fall River wants stricter discharge permit rules for Weaver's Cove

While the threat of a liquefied natural gas terminal came off the table last year, the city, through its longtime consulting lawyer, told federal and state officials Wednesday night its permit guidelines for discharging stormwater into the Taunton River are “insufficient and not strict enough.”
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x1898615256/Fall-River-wants-stricter-discharge-permit-rules-for-Weavers-Cove

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:23 -0700

Experts: Fall River behind in economic recovery, but there's hope

There may be no tougher place to find a job in Massachusetts than Fall River, which in March had the highest unemployment rate of any city in the state, at more than double the state average. Some recent signs could be encouraging. Though high, the unemployment rate in March — the latest month with data available — was an improvement over the two prior months and is markedly better than the rate ...
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x43407453/Experts-Fall-River-behind-in-economic-recovery-but-theres-hope

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 22:42:03 -0700

Fall River kids get in gear at Bike Safety Day

With the days getting longer and only a few weeks to go before summer vacation, more children will be outside riding bikes around their neighborhood. To ensure that all kids have a safe, enjoyable summer, the Fall River Bicycle Committee sponsored a free Bike Safety Day on Sunday at Kennedy Park.
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x624593643/Fall-River-kids-get-in-gear-at-Bike-Safety-Day

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 22:26:30 -0700

List of Memorial Day ceremonies for Greater Fall River

The following is a list of parades, ceremonies and other activities planned for Memorial Day weekend this year for the following towns: Berkley, Bridgewater, Dighton, Fall River, Little Compton, Middleboro, Raynham, Rehoboth, Swansea, Taunton, Tiverton, Westport.
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x639952961/List-of-Memorial-Day-ceremonies-for-Greater-Fall-River

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 14:42:00 -0700

Fall River native will have new destroyer named in his honor

When the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer enters service, it will bear the name of Thomas Hudner, a Fall River native who received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman in 1951.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120524/NEWS/205240348

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 22:04:23 -0700

National Guard member Donald Reis, Fall River native, dies of cancer

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Reis of Fall River, the 31-year-old Massachusetts National Guard member who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, died in a Boston hospital Sunday after a battle with cancer, military and local officials reported Tuesday.
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x272277766/National-Guard-member-Donald-Reis-a-Fall-River-native-dies-after-cancer-battle

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 16:56:33 -0700

Mass. Breaks Ground On Biomanufacturing Center In Fall River

The Fall River center aims to help pharmaceutical startups test their production at small scale.
http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/fall-river-biomanufacturing-center

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:12:34 -0700

Fall River and New Bedford join ‘Ports of Mass. Compact’

FALL RIVER and New Bedford teamed up with Boston, Gloucester, Salem and state officials to form the Ports of Massachusetts Compact, The Herald News reported Monday.
http://www.pbn.com/Fall-River-and-New-Bedford-join-Ports-of-Mass-Compact,67261

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 10:27:09 -0700

Hospital offers MAKOplasty program at Wamsutta Club

FALL RIVER — If hip or knee pain is keeping you from doing the things you love, you are invited to learn about innovative robotic-arm assisted technology that has changed the way Fall River-area orthopedic surgeons can treat one of the most common...
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120523/PUB02/205230394

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:38:00 -0700

Fall River man honored at Workers Memorial Day event

Family members, union representatives and friends stood on the Statehouse steps Thursday at noon and read the names of 58 Massachusetts workers killed on the job in 2011. One of them was Daniel Callazo, 28, of Fall River, who died after his hand was caught in a food grinder at Tribe Mediterranean Foods Inc., in the Myles Standish Industrial Park in Taunton.
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x1942594087/Fall-River-man-honored-at-Workers-Memorial-Day-event

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:20:13 -0700