Swansea News

To accommodate the increasing needs of patients who have chronic pain, especially a growing number from communities west of Fall River and in the East Bay communities of Rhode Island, Saint Anne's Pain Management Center has expanded to include a new 11,000-square-foot center here that opened Nov.

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Swansea family held police off with a shotgun at their Swansea home for two hours last night, while a 2-year-old baby slept inside amid a cache of guns and ammo, police said.

At 10:50 pm Tuesday, Swansea Police responded to the area of Barneyville Rd and Old Providence Road for a welfare check of a person possibly locked in a vehicle.

Three people were arrested after a two-hour standoff between police and some suspects outside a home in Swansea Tuesday night.

Some people begin decorating for the holidays as soon as Thanksgiving dinner is cleared from their plate.

Sleigh rides are a staple of life in New England. It gives you an image of peaceful snow filled night riding in a horse drawn sleigh through the woods of Massachusetts with the one you love or together as a family.

Jupiter Images A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.

After more than 30 years working as a librarian for the town of Swansea, Corine Mello was retiring, "because it was time." Fellow staff members, family and friends held a party for her last Wednesday at the library and, later they were joined by the Board of Selectmen who presented a citation to Mrs.

Gwendolyn A. "Gwen" Godwin, 74, of New Bedford, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the Savoy Nursing and Rehab Center in New Bedford.

The Bristol County Visitor Centers on Interstate 195 in Swansea and I-95 in Mansfield will close Sunday, the victim of Gov.

Craig Lyne, who has spent 11 years in various capacities with the United States Post Office, was sworn in as the postmaster of the Swansea office during a ceremony held at the office on Thursday.

Irish eyes were smiling Sunday afternoon as Kenny Barry won the race and Jon McKennedy won the series title capping off the season for the True Value Modified Racing Series, at Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH.

MA: Two suicides by women at Dartmouth House of Correction. One clings to life and the other dies.

Two female inmates were listed in critical condition Wednesday after they tried to kill themselves in their cells at the Dartmouth House of Corrections, officials said.

Women from all walks of life gathered at Morton Hospital and Medical Center on Thursday for the first public meeting of the Bristol County Commission on the Status of Women, a hearing at which women told commissioners about their most pressing needs.

Fall River native David Leite grew up rejecting his Portuguese heritage. Not until his mid-30s, after his grandmother's passing, did he experience an epiphany about the importance of sustaining family memories through food.

Ronald J. "Ronnie" Ferris, age 67, of Fall River, an owner, operator and President of the family founded Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea passed on September 30, 2009, after a lengthy illness at his residence surrounded by his loving family and friends.

A local teacher with a reported history of alcohol related problems has been busted for allegedly driving drunk in Bristol... 4:27 PM whatever wrote ... Sad when parents who volunteer have to pass a BCI but union teachers don't. 29861467 3:41 PM jennithib wrote ... If she was say, a grocery store clerk, would everybody be as upset? Why is it ...

Bernice Wolfson says she is grateful for many things and wakes up with new energy every day.