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Maybe Fall River Voting Out Its Competent Mayor Was A Bad Idea

October 11, 2018 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

Jasiel Correia was 23 when Fall River voters elected him mayor over  incumbent Sam Sutter, rejecting an experienced, proven steady hand to stick a thumb in the establishment's eye by electing someone who'd never won an election before and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: fall-river, Jasiel Correia

I Hope You Know What You’re Doing, Fall River

November 4, 2015 By thegreenmiles 7 Comments

Fall River has its third mayor in less than a year as 23-year-old Jasiel Correia II defeated Sam Sutter. "This is Correia’s first successful election," today's Herald News report explains. "He took office as a 10th place winner on the nine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fall-river, Jasiel Correia, sam-sutter

Last night was a victory for women’s health

August 14, 2013 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund 1 Comment

We are celebrating the nomination of pro-women’s health candidates in three special Democratic primaries last night: Dan Cullinane in the 12th Suffolk District, Dan Donahue in the 16th Worcester District, and Carole Fiola in the 6th Bristol … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 12th suffolk, 16th worcester, 6th bristol, boston, democrats, election, fall-river, house, massachusetts, planned-parenthood, pro-choice, special-election, state, worcester

More Coal Closures in Midwest – When Will MA Go Coal-Free?

February 25, 2013 By thegreenmiles 12 Comments

The Sierra Club is announcing a big victory for clean air and climate action in the Midwest today: Today a coalition of citizen groups, states and U.S. EPA announced a landmark settlement agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coal, energy, fall-river, holyoke, sierra-club

Is PEER’s New England Chapter Lost in the Woods?

October 22, 2012 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility does some great work nationally, but the PEER New England Chapter's strong opposition to Cape Wind has split the group from many of its traditional allies in the conservation community, with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cape-wind, environment, fall-river, Hockomock-Swamp, Kyla-Bennett, new-bedford, PEER, Public-Employees-For-Environmental-Responsibility, southcoast, southcoast-rail, William-Koch

Help Restore a WWII Memorial

December 14, 2008 By southcoast82 9 Comments

David Miller was a WWII hero who Fall River honored with a memorial on a small piece of city land in 1946. Cpl. Miller survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March  in the Phillipines where the Japanese committed atrocities upon the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cpl.-david-miller, fall-river, mayor-correia, memorial, veterans

Back on track: commuter rail Massachusetts

October 2, 2008 By tim-murray 24 Comments

I urge you to read the details of the plan in articles today in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette or the New Bedford Standard Times or the Globe I've been working on rail issues for a long time, because I believe making better use of our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: commuter-rail, csx, fall-river, lieutenant-governor, new-bedford, public-transportation, tim-murray, worcester

Patrick’s plan for commuter rail?

April 5, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 30 Comments

Gov. Patrick rolls out a plan to get commuter rail to Fall River and New Bedford by 2016. That's a fine idea, and one that Tim Murray, Chris Gabrieli and seemingly everyone else talked about in the campaign. The New Bedford mayor compares … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: commuter-rail, fall-river, mbta, new-bedford, patrick

Fall River: Mayor and police chief support Patrick

October 24, 2006 By Charley on the MTA 1 Comment

I get Google Alerts for news stories about Deval Patrick, which is a nifty way to get stories from around the state like this:"We can all cite statistics, but it all comes down to if an individual can feel safe in their home," Mayor Edward … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, fall-river, governor, massachusetts, patrick, taxes

Romney Screws Over UMASS Once Again

September 2, 2006 By Ryan 15 Comments

"It's a clear indication from (Romney's) perspective that the university was too bold in its stance to support the law-school issue," said Mr. Karam, of Tiverton, R.I., who is president and CEO of the First Bristol Corp., a development … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fall-river, mitt, mitt-romney, new-bedford, romney, south-coast, umass, umass-dartmouth

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Town Meeting done in one night! Assist by postponement of Capital Projects. Great turnout and a good show to bring 'em back on June 15th. Climate change planning, biz zoning, and M'Squompskut approved. School Committee members disappointed. #msquompskutma #swampscottma #mapoli

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