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Causes
Leukemia stricken Somerset boy with Down syndrome looking for cards and letters
You wouldn’t know it by seeing his smiling face, but a Somerset boy is having a rough go of it…
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Crime
Massachusetts man held on bail on manslaughter charges after overdose death
BROCKTON – A Dorchester man is being held on bail after he was arraigned on charges that he supplied an…
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Community
New tool issued in Massachusetts for those with substance issues and their loved ones
Chris Lisinski/SHNS For many individuals with substance use disorders, finding accurate information about how or where to seek treatment poses…
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Community
Fall River, New Bedford, other organizations, receive total of $1.5 million for racial equity in drug treatment
BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that $1.5 million has been awarded to 16 organizations across the state…
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Community
Family, friends, create group to help find missing woman with Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton ties
Police are still looking for the public’s help in a search for a missing local woman and family and friends…
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Editorial
Editorial: The heartbreak and struggles of a family dealing with addiction during the pandemic
This is an editorial from someone in Fall River that we will call Jane to protect her identity. She wanted…
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Community
FDA issues emergency use authorization for COVID-19 treatment
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment…
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Community
$1.4 million annually to be used for new Mobile Addiction vans in Fall River, New Bedford, Boston, Springfield, Worcester
BOSTON (May 20, 2020)- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the award of four contracts to provide…
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Community
FDA issues emergency use authorization for COVID-19 treatment drug
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the…
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Community
DEM reminds people what not to flush as wastewater system damage increases
PROVIDENCE – With new reports of damaged pump stations and overwhelmed screening facilities in wastewater collection and treatment systems, the…
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