Economy

Demolition of Fall River’s 111-Year Old Bedford Street Police Station Set to Begin Next Week

It has stood empty and decaying for 30 years, so what’s a few more weeks before the ramshackle remains of…

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Fall River Redevelopment Authority Buys Waterfront Land That Could Add Up to 180 Parking Spaces

It took six years, but the Fall River Redevelopment Authority finally took ownership of nearly two acres of land in…

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Appraisal Finds Fall River’s Pearl Street Garage Sale or Repairs Unlikely Due to Long-Term Lease

A request for proposal to sell off the Pearl Street garage is expected to be released in August, but an…

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2013 Karam Contract Binds City of Fall River on Pearl Street Garage; Third Street Moves Forward with $6.5M Upgrades

The administration planned to invest $13 million in repairs to its two aging parking facilities, but that changed when a…

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Massachusetts cannabis buyers taking full advantage of higher purchase limit

BY COLIN A. YOUNG STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, May 28, 2026…..Cannabis consumers wasted no time taking advantage of the state’s newly-doubled…

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Massachusetts Health Insurers Seek 13% Rate Increase For Second Straight Year

BY ALISON KUZNITZ Nearly 700,000 Bay Staters are facing the prospect of double-digit premium increases next year as insurers struggle…

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Small Landlords Warn Massachusetts Rent Control Ballot Measure Will Leave Them Underwater

BY ELLA ADAMS Some small property owners are warning that a rent control ballot measure would put them underwater if…

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