Jess Machado

Primary correspondent for the Greater Fall River area, Jess focuses on human interest stories and investigations into political corruption. She is a former fill-in host and digital contributor at The Howie Carr Show, former host of The Jessica Machado Show and SouthCoast Tonight on WBSM in New Bedford, former blogger at The Herald News and a former fill-in host at WSAR in Fall River.

Education

Jess MachadoJanuary 9, 2025
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Fall River School Committee members Aguiar and Dias talk teacher contract, retention

Fall River Reporter reached out to two sitting school committee members and asked them some questions about the status of…
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Community

Jess MachadoJanuary 8, 2025
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Incident Reports from Massachusetts Migrant Shelters Expose Sexual Assaults, Gang Affiliations, Drugs and Weapons

A public records request made by the Massachusetts GOP yielded thousands of pages documenting serious incidents that occurred involving migrants…
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Jess MachadoJanuary 7, 2025
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Somerset Republican Town Committee to host first “Town Hall” event

The Somerset Republican Town Committee will be hosting its first Town Hall event on Friday, March 7th from 6:30 to…
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Community

Jess MachadoJanuary 6, 2025
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CEO of Massachusetts Non-Profit behind Migrant Shelter Management Earned $417K in 2023

The CEO of one of the companies overseeing operations at hotels being used to house migrants in Massachusetts earned hundreds…
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Jess MachadoDecember 30, 2024
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BlueHub CEO benefited from 2014 Massachusetts Attorney General lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Elyse Cherry, the CEO of BlueHub Capital, the Massachusetts based non-profit that was recently offered controversal legal protection by a…
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Community

Jess MachadoDecember 23, 2024
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Five days away from being homeless in Massachusetts

While researching the Massachusetts migrant crisis, I was able to connect with people who were born and raised here in…
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Community

Jess MachadoDecember 20, 2024
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Somerset Christmas Decorations Go Missing

Inflatable holiday decorations that filled the Somerset town green have gone missing. The town green, located in the center of…
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Causes

Jess MachadoDecember 19, 2024
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Fall River daughter starts GoFundMe fundraiser to help dad heat home

A local daughter has reached out to the community asking for help to heat her family home. Tessa Dube of…
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Jess MachadoDecember 19, 2024
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Massachusetts AG Campbell files to block BlueHub Capital retroactive liability protections

Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office has filed an amicus brief in the case involving Massachusetts homeowners suing BlueHub Capital for…
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Jess MachadoDecember 17, 2024
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Insects and Rodents A Problem at Methuen, Massachusetts Emergency Shelter

Fall River Reporter has obtained exclusive photos that give a look at deplorable conditions inside one of the Massachusetts hotels…
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