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New Swansea Mall Center stores start opening, with restaurants and more coming
New retail businesses coming to Swansea have begun opening and setting opening dates. Gator Investments had previously announced that coming to Swansea Mall Center at 58-66 Swansea Mall Drive is Aldi Supermarket, Five Below, PetSmart, and Burlington. FiveBelow, with current spots…
WONDER OF THE WORLD: More Than One Wrong Way To Take The Plunge!
Ever rummaged through your spouse’s sweater drawer expecting to find argyles, yet instead stumbling across a secret fetish so utterly demented that it immediately sent you bolting toward a new life? Deftly directed by Jeanne Smith, Attleboro Community Theatre’s Wonder of the…
Taunton woman, Boston man, held without bail in Fall River Superior Court on drug trafficking, firearm charges
Two faced a judge Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court after previously being arrested on gun and drug trafficking charges. According to the Taunton Police Department, on Wednesday, May 6th, Taunton Police were dispatched to the parking lot of a local business for a reported…
Bristol County sheriff signs pledge to support ‘free and fair elections’
Sheriff Paul Heroux says he won’t interfere in elections this fall, but he’s worried ICE will.
Police arrest Fall River man after seizing Maine stolen firearm, magazine, 15 rounds of ammo
The Fall River Police Department arrested a city man after seizing a firearm reportedly stolen out of state. According to police, on Tuesday, with assistance from the Fall River Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit, the Community Action & Suppression Team executed a search…
ICE arrests surge in New Bedford area; immigrants warned to stay home
At least nine people were arrested in New Bedford and Dartmouth Tuesday, after at least 10 arrests Monday.
With ICE spotted in Fall River and at least a dozen arrested in New Bedford, Healey demands answers
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey is demanding answers after ICE reportedly arrested a least a dozen individuals in New Bedford yesterday: “We have been hearing from alarmed family members and advocates in New Bedford after ICE reportedly arrested at least a dozen people yesterday.…
Confidence rising in powerful late-week coastal storm for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
The National Weather Service says confidence is rising that a strong coastal low will affect Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut from Friday into the weekend. Dry, cool, and breezy weather should last through Thursday. Rain, gusty northeast winds, rough seas, and coastal…
Authorities nab 19 illegal dirt bike riders from Fall River, Framingham, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Dennis, Milford, Nantucket, and the state of Florida
A multi-agency patrol nabbed nearly 20 illegal dirt bike operators from Massachusetts and 1 from Florida in a 24-hour period. According to the department, a multi-agency patrol of officers from the Falmouth Police Department, Falmouth Department of Marine and Environmental…
Suspect in Fall River teen’s fatal stabbing held without bail, agrees to extradition
The 19-year-old charged in the fatal stabbing of Fall River teen and UMass Dartmouth football player Marvins Antoine was in court Monday. Chukuwnonso Uzoma-eze pleaded not guilty to a fugitive from justice charge in New Bedford District Court on Monday afternoon. He was ordered…
After reopening, Fall River’s Patti’s Pierogis closes for good to make way for new restaurant
A local favorite which had closed earlier this year to make way for a new restaurant and had returned for a limited time has closed for good. Patti’s Pierogis at 1019 South Main Street announced in late March on social media that they were returning for takeout only while the…
Major ICE operation in New Bedford, at least eight arrested
A Light reporter videotaped an arrest near the waterfront. Another reporter saw a half-dozen vehicles and what appeared to be ICE agents huddling at the Dartmouth Mall.