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Former Fall River Mayor Stabbed Multiple Times

Social Media Manager: Samantha McCarthy  Email: smccarthy12@umassd.edu Will Flanagan, former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was “inches from death” after a brutal stabbing that took place on October 20 just down the street from Cosmopolitan Dispensary, the cannabis dispensary Flanagan owns.  Flanagan served as the Democratic mayor of Fall River from 2010 to 2014 and stepped down after facing a recall election after he was … Continue reading Former Fall River Mayor Stabbed Multiple Times

 
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Fall River Police Officer Arrested

(Image via turnto10.com) Written by Anonymous. The Fall River police department recently took a significant blow: Officer Mitchell Walsh, 28, was arrested last week in Charleston, Massachusetts. Following an undercover operation targeting online sex trafficking, Walsh is accused of attempting to pay for sex with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl who was actually an undercover officer  This arrest was made by the … Continue reading Fall River Police Officer Arrested

 
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Family of Deceased Student Files Federal Lawsuit: Is the School to Blame?

(Image via maps.google.com) Staff Photographer: Katelyn Pereira Email: kpereira18@umassd.edu The family of Jacob Pothier, an 18-year-old student at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, who tragically died in a car crash on January 5, 2024, has filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against the school district, several administrators, and a former employee.  The lawsuit alleges that the school failed to protect Pothier from … Continue reading Family of Deceased Student Files Federal Lawsuit: Is the School to Blame?

 
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