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.

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Jess MachadoNovember 6, 2024
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Fall River turns red in 2024 Presidential Election

Preliminary election results for the city of Fall River show that for possibly the first time in modern election history,…
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Jess MachadoOctober 28, 2024
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A 2020 Biden and Elizabeth Warren Voter Explains Why This Year, Trump and Deaton Got His Vote

Ray Medeiros is a Bristol County resident who agreed to answer some questions about this year’s election. Medeiros chose the…
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Jess MachadoOctober 24, 2024
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Somerset will have additional election day security after video of ballots goes viral

Somerset Board of Selectman Chairman Jamison Souza told the “Somerset Sentinel” that there will be additional security measures in place…
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Jess MachadoOctober 21, 2024
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Time for Ten with Bristol County Commissioner and candidate for re-election, John Mitchell

Time for Ten is a series where we ask past and current elected officials ten questions. Because it is an…
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Jess MachadoOctober 18, 2024
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Massachusetts mail-in ballots: Four years later

With the November election approaching, let’s take a look at the evolution of mail-in ballots in Massachusetts. Once only used…
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Education

Jess MachadoOctober 16, 2024
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Bristol Aggie to Show Off at their Fall Show

Bristol County Agricultural High School is hosting it’s annual Fall Show this weekend. The two-day event taking place this Saturday…
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Community

Jess MachadoOctober 16, 2024
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Somerset Scorecard: Weekly update on politics, community events, and all things Somerset

This is a weekly update on all things Somerset, shared each Wednesday. If you have news that is related to…
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Jess MachadoOctober 14, 2024
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Letter to the editor: Thurber is genuinely committed to finding a balance that protects everyone on all issues

This is an opinion letter that was submitted to Fall River Reporter and was not written by us as we…
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Community

Jess MachadoOctober 14, 2024
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Somerset author Amy DaSilva wins Literary Titan Gold Book Award

Local author Amy DaSilva has won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for her book “Periphery”. “Periphery” is the first…
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Jess MachadoOctober 11, 2024
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The Last Day of Paul Gauvin As Fall River’s Police Chief

I sat down with Fall River Police Chief Paul Gauvin earlier this week. I asked him to sit for an…
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