Education
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Local group responds after sign at Dartmouth High School causes outrage, controversy
A local group has issued a response after a sigh at an area high school made national news. According to…
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District Review of the Fall River School Committee and the Fall River Public Schools requested by Coogan released; shows strengths, issues
Interim Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Smith has announced in a letter that earlier today, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary…
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Improvements are coming to some Fall River sidewalks and streets to make walking to school safer for students
Changes are coming to make walking to school for Fall River students a little easier. According to a release and…
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Brian Bentley to retire as Diman appoints next Superintendent-Director, Assistant Superintendent-Principal
Fall River, MA — The Greater Fall River Vocational School District has announced the appointment of Leslie Weckesser as the…
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Fall River City Councilor Christopher Peckham expresses concerns over city’s fiscal condition after approval to purchase former Bishop Connolly for $28 million
Fall River City Councilor Christopher Peckham has released the following statement concerning his no vote after the City Council approved…
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Mayor Paul Coogan and Interim Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Smith release statement, details, on purchase of former Bishop Connolly High School property
The City of Fall River and Fall River Public Schools announced today details in a joint statement after the Fall…
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Fall River City Council approves $29.8 million loan order to purchase former Bishop Connolly, overrides mayor’s veto authorizing Council to hire outside legal counsel
The Fall River City Council approved a loan order on Tuesday to purchase a shuttered school. Fall River Mayor Coogan…
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Fall River woman who gave decades to Fall River School System, many community organizations, passes away
OBITUARY Beverly Soja Nawrocki, age 87, of Fall River, MA, the wife of the late Stephen J. Nawrocki, to whom…
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Diman Regional releases top 10 seniors for 2026 and their impressive bios
FALL RIVER, WESTPORT, SOMERSET, SWANSEA, MA – Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School has released this year’s top 10 seniors…
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93-year-old man killed in Shaw’s parking lot was professor, Pulitzer Prize winning historian
A local man who died from injuries sustained in a pedestrian collision this weekend has been identified. According to police,…
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