As we prepare to start a new week, let’s take a look back at the week that was.
Top news from the past week included:
The Preservation Society of Fall River creates low-income housing in ways people don’t expect. Jim Soule, who co-founded the Preservation Society of Fall River and serves as chairman of its board of directors, is trying to change the face of low-income housing. A house on June Street has undergone a year of restoration and will be rented as low-income apartments in the coming weeks. Take a look at this historic and updated property.
The latest Greater Fall River real estate report, featuring a beautiful Westport Colonial that sold for $845,000. The home at 13 Autumn Dr. features pocket doors, built-in bookshelves, and multiple fireplaces. Take a look at it, as well as other recently sold best properties.
These were the most read stories of the week at HeraldNews.com:
SouthCoast Portuguese American Mom to Lead a Culinary Adventure in the Azores
To many on the South Shore and beyond, Westport resident Stacy Silva-Boutwell is known as the Portuguese American Mom.
She has a blog, a cookbook, a bakery and a tea shop, and now she has a new cooking project: she will travel to the Azores this fall to share her food knowledge with travelers through a 10-day culinary and cultural immersion. days. experience.
Silva-Boutwell has partnered with Fall River-based travel agency Sagres Vacations to lead an intimate and hands-on tour of São Miguel, the largest island in the Azores archipelago.
Here’s what you’ll explore during your visit to São Miguel, from food to history and more.
Have a good trip:SouthCoast Portuguese American Mom to Lead a Culinary Adventure in the Azores
Fall River police sued again: Man says he was injured when cops broke into the wrong apartment
Another city resident filed a lawsuit alleging excessive use of force and civil rights violations against the Fall River Police Department, this time after officers allegedly entered the wrong apartment and injured a man as they responded. to a call about a suspect with a gun on Division Street. in January 2020.
Attorneys for Lawrence Galego, a local construction worker, filed the civil suit in Boston federal court on December 31 against more than a dozen defendants, including former Fall River Police Chief Albert Dupere, eight of the responding police officers and four dispatchers involved in the call to the alleged victim’s apartment.
Herald News reporter Jo C. Goode takes a look at the case, here.
Fall River police sued again:Man says he was injured when cops broke into the wrong apartment
A new Fall River drug and alcohol rehab center is not yet accepting patients; this is why
It’s been over a year since Stanley Street Treatment and Resources celebrated the opening of a shiny new facility on Weaver Street, but the first patients have yet to walk through the doors.
A legal battle is still holding up part of the building’s operation as a substance use treatment center.
“It impacts the community. Without these services, everyone who needs them doesn’t always have access,” said Sherry Ellis, Executive Director of SSTAR. “We want to make sure that we can serve everyone who needs it.”
Legal battle:A new Fall River drug and alcohol rehab center is not yet accepting patients. this is why
Coming to your city: construction projects carried out by Diman students
Each year Diman students learning different construction trades spend their final year working to build a house in Fall River, Somerset, Swansea or Westport.
This year, they are taking the lead on two projects: the construction of an on-site restroom for cemetery workers in Westport and a building expansion for a local non-profit organization.
“They can use the skills they learn in the store area in a real-life setting,” said María Torres, the school’s Assistant Director of Technical Affairs.
Arriving in your city:Construction projects carried out by Diman students
Historic Grateful Dead concert posters on display at the Narrows Center for the Arts
The Narrows Center for the Arts and the Bahr Gallery have teamed up to present the largest collection of Grateful Dead concert posters ever exhibited.
This exhibit will display a variety of original vintage posters used to advertise Grateful Dead concerts from the 1960s through the band’s final year in 1995.
They have some pretty psychedelic works to share as part of the exhibit and an opening reception planned for Sunday February 5th.
marvelous:Historic Grateful Dead concert posters on display at the Narrows Center for the Arts
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