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...]
I Hope You Know What You’re Doing, Fall River
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...]
Last night was a victory for women’s health
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...]
More Coal Closures in Midwest – When Will MA Go Coal-Free?
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...]
Is PEER’s New England Chapter Lost in the Woods?
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...]
Help Restore a WWII Memorial
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...]
Back on track: commuter rail Massachusetts
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...]
Patrick’s plan for commuter rail?
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...]
Fall River: Mayor and police chief support Patrick
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...]
Romney Screws Over UMASS Once Again
"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...]