Fall River News

Share + Jul 10, 2009 12:30 pm US/Eastern FALL RIVER Fall River has one of the worst unemployment rates in the state and now the city has been hit with more bad news.

Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. announces auditions for CHILDREN OF EDEN, which will be in performance October 29 through November 1, 2009 at the Margaret L. Jackson Performing Arts Center.

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a flood advisory for eastern Bristol County, including the cities of Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River.

The Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant will be held at Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on July 10 and 11, a change of venue that organizers hope will make the pageant more accessible to Massachusetts residents.

On Thursday, as police investigated the fourth New Bedford homicide in less than a month, Standard-Times reporter Curt Brown interviewed witnesses.

A 22-year-old Brockton man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the armed robbery and assault of two fishermen at Gooseberry Island in Westport.

A 22-year-old Brockton man was arrested Wednesday for an incident at Gooseberry Island, where a fisherman was pelted with rocks and a second fisherman - a 74-year-old Fall River man - was attacked and robbed.

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While growing up in Fall River, MA, there was one thing everyone loved. That was being able to walk anywhere and find almost anything you needed.

The state's highest court has ruled that burial permit fees are legitimate regulatory fees, not an illegal tax, as a Fall River funeral director had argued.

The proprietor of a Fall River concrete company and a Massachusetts amusement corporation were both indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury Thursday on separate manslaughter charges, District Attorney Sam Sutter announced today.

Adults and students can get a jumpstart on summer reading and support the SMILES Mentoring program by visiting the SMILES Book Fair at Barnes & Noble on June 26.

A hearing is scheduled Tuesday, June 23 on Beacon Hill to discuss a bill that some may consider to be for the birds.

Two Dartmouth men were charged Saturday night with breaking into and vandalizing a car in Freetown State Forest.

A Fall River grandfather passionate about pigeons is prepared to ruffle feathers on Beacon Hill in order to unionize the fowl for work in film.

Sherri Killins, commissioner of early education and care, will hold a public meeting on the initiatives ahead in early education from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bristol Community College Commonwealth College Center.

A 39-year-old man who was ordered held without bail Thursday on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping was allegedly under the influence of crack cocaine when he repeatedly stabbed a 24-year-old New Bedford man, according to court documents.

Hiring is expected to pick up across Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island between July and September, according to a survey conducted by the employment services company Manpower.

A motorcyclist is in serious condition Monday morning after a crash that killed his passenger late Saturday afternoon.

An image from Richard Renaldi's book ''Fall River Boys,'' which contains 89 black-and-white photographs taken over the past decade during Renaldi's visits to the city.