Swansea News

Five priests of the Fall River Diocese will retire at the end of June, each after having served for decades in numerous parishes and other ministerial assignments.

Leon and Anna Menard, who reside at Swan Brook Assisted Living in Swansea, are celebrating 67 years together since meeting at an Indiana military hospital in 1945.

The Board of Selectmen in Swansea, Mass., has pulled the plug on Adrenaline Cycle 's business license after the owner was charged with 15 counts of receiving stolen property.

SPECTATOR PHOTOS BY BILL HALL CANDIDATE: Cynthia Christie de Muhlbach of Porsmouth was interviewed for the position of library director in Swansea.

The annual Memorial Day ceremonies honoring veterans as well as the citizens and student of the year was held Monday morning at Town Hall.

Five priests of the Fall River Diocese will retire at the end of June, each after having served for decades in numerous parishes and other ministerial assignments.

For the first time in several years, the Tiverton High School junior class hosted a post prom party at the high school Friday night into Saturday from 12 to 6 a.m., which reportedly saw more than 110 students.

PHOTO BY DEBRA RYAN/FALL RIVER SPIRIT HE NEVER FORGETS: Derek Pelletier, who received two Bronze Stars for his service as an Army sergeant in Operation Iraqi Freedom, relaxes with his dog Cleo at Bicentennial Park near the Iwo Jima Memorial.

What does an estimated 95 mail totes, 206 bags of groceries, 4,339 pounds of food, valued at $3,389 dollars, and equates to about 6,075 meals mean? A whole lot of families will be fed for weeks to come.

The Recreation Commission is preparing for the summer program that begins on June 25 running to Aug.

Hosting a number of successful comedy nights over the last few years, the Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce has tapped Boston native Paul Nardizzi for its next great comedy show scheduled for Friday, May 25 at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea.

UPDATE: Macklin Bridgens has been located and returned to the Meadowridge facility, Swansea police said in a news release.

Saying he wanted to continue helping towns and residents "wade through state government red tape," and improve the business climate in Massachusetts,A Rep.

Parishioners from three Swansea churches and from two Somerset churches received the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award from Bishop George W. Coleman yesterday at St.

Lakeville resident Nina Mach will be traveling through SouthCoast in a limousine today, a "Philanthropist for a Day," handing out checks to charities.

The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to revoke the shellfish license of a Swansea resident for one year after a hearing into violations held last Tuesday.

This cult classic about the antics of Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak made famous by Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard will open on Friday May 18 and run through May 20 at St.

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a pair of requests, including one continued from last month, during its meeting held Thursday night at Case High School.

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