Durfee High School announces their top 10 seniors and bios for 2025. 1. Katerina Rumsey, valedictorian, is the daughter of Alan and Maria Rumsey. She will attend Brown University, where she plans to study Applied Mathematics. A dedicated student-athlete, Katerina served as captain of the varsity softball team and was also a member of the...
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Plymouth Police make heroic rescue of unresponsive man at town pond
Massachusetts police officers are being called heroes after an incident that took place on Wednesday. According to Plymouth Police, on Wednesday morning, Plymouth Police Officers Thomas Foley, Josh Smith, Eric Decelle responded to a critical call for help at the Long Pond boat ramp. A caller had reported seeing a kayaker in distress who had...
Massachusetts man has family in mind after hitting big money playing Keno
A Massachusetts man is all about family after hitting big money on a State Lottery game. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Wayne Jackman of Sagamore Beach is the winner of a $120,000 prize after all nine of the numbers he played on his Keno ticket were among those selected in a game drawn on...
Massachusetts tax collections running nearly $3 billion over last year’s pace
Chris Lisinski BOSTON, MA…..State tax collections continued to cruise in May, putting the total haul with just one month left in the fiscal year more than $2.8 billion ahead of last year’s pace. The Department of Revenue reported Wednesday that it collected $2.629 billion in May, which is $183 million or 7.5% more than in...
Fall River man pleads not guilty, released on personal recognizance, after allegedly crashing while driving impaired with young child in vehicle
A Fall River man faces several charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. According to WJAR 10, on Thursday, police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on State Road (Route 6) involving property damage. At the scene, officers found a white bumper with a license plate in the...
Southcoast Health welcomes five new providers to Fall River, New Bedford, Wareham, Dartmouth, Swansea, Middletown
DARTMOUTH, FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD, WAREHAM, SWANSEA, Mass. and MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce that the not-for-profit community health system welcomed five new providers this month. They are joining the family medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, orthopedic surgery, and vascular surgery specialties. Kassandra Cordeiro, CNM | OB/GYN Kassandra Cordeiro, CNM, earned her...
New Bedford man to be arraigned in Fall River Superior Court for murder of Karina Martinez-Ortiz
A man is set to be arraigned Thursday in Fall River Superior Court after being indicted late last month concerning a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a Bristol County woman. District Attorney Thomas M Quinn, III previously announced that 49-year-old Wilo Morales-Colon of New Bedford had been arrested and charged in the shooting...
Diman Regional High School in Fall River has announced top 10 seniors and bios for 2025
Diman Regional has announced their top 10 seniors with their bios. Diman Regional is pleased to announce Madison DaCosta will graduate as valedictorian of the Class of 2025. Madison DaCosta, a standout senior in our Medical Assisting program, is making waves as she prepares to embark on her journey to Emmanuel College this fall. Madison...
Fall River Police investigating after student found with bullet, school placed under shelter in place
Fall River Police responded to a city school after a student was found with ammunition. According to police, this morning, one unspent bullet was discovered in a student’s possession while they were entering Resiliency Preparatory Academy. The bag in which the item was found never got past the entry security checkpoint. The student involved is...
Concern expressed after man with Rhode Island and Massachusetts ties goes missing
A local man has gone missing and as police search for him, his loved ones are concerned. Jeff McCallum has been missing from the Coventry area since Friday. He also has contacts in Providence, Pawtucket, Warwick, Prudence Island, and all of southern Massachusetts. According to those who know him, he did not take any of...