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Massachusetts Senate passes ban on cellphones in schools
The state Senate passed legislation in a 38-2 vote Thursday that would ban students from using their phones during the school ...
9 dead in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire. Chief calls it "unfathomable tragedy."
Nine people were killed and one was critically injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, authorities said. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon called the fire at ...
Fall River assisted-living facility where fire killed 10 temporarily lost certification for resident mistreatment
The Fall River assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago.
9 dead, dozens hurt in fire at assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts: Officials
Nine people have been killed and dozens are hurt as a fire tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River, ...
Massachusetts assisted living reform proposals delayed in wake of deadly Fall River fire
Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run will delay ...
Fall River fire that killed 9, injured 30 deemed ‘not suspicious’; Victims identified
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quin III identified the 9 victims on Monday as 64-year-old Rui Albernaz, ...
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No chain restaurants: Fall River waterfront land worth billions. What could it look like?
Fall River will look nationwide for developers to start building out Fall River's 22 acres of waterfront property in 2027.
Fall River firefighters: ‘There are no words for what I’ve seen’
The firefighters greeted each other with handshakes and back slaps. But they soon shifted to mournful recollections of what ...
Another scorcher of a week prompts opening of Fall River cooling center. What to know
The SouthCoast is facing another stretch of scorching weather this week, which has prompted Fall River to open up the ...
Fall River Mayor: Owner of assisted-living facility where nine people died in a fire is cooperating
Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people. At a news conference, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said the building's owner was cooperating and that the ...