🌱 How a Rodman Street apartment project just cleared a big hurdle
Fall River, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Fall River! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Rodman Street apartment project just cleared a big hurdle
- Motorcyclist critically hurt on Route 79 — what responders are urging now
- How Fall River kept Lizzie Borden’s story alive for generations
Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 63, low: 50.
- Wednesday: Windy, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals allows project to move forward that would bring 22 new apartment units (fallriverreporter.com) — A new six‑story, 22‑unit apartment building on Rodman Street has cleared a key hurdle with unanimous approval from the Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals. Despite one neighbor’s concerns about traffic, sunlight, and neighborhood fit, officials said the project meets setback, parking, and dimensional rules and requested only minimal zoning relief, moving it forward in the city’s approval process. 
2. Rider suffers significant injures after Fall River motorcycle highway crash (fallriverreporter.com) — A motorcyclist suffered significant injuries Saturday after hitting a guardrail near the North Main Street exit on Route 79 South in Fall River. Local EMS and firefighters rushed the rider to Rhode Island Hospital’s trauma center and are urging Fall River drivers to slow down, watch for motorcycles, and always use seatbelts to prevent similar tragedies.
3. What Happened After Lizzie Borden Was Acquitted of Murder? (thoughtcatalog.com) — Lizzie Borden’s post‑trial life remained rooted in Fall River, where she bought the Maplecroft mansion, lived under social suspicion, and was ultimately buried alongside her parents in Oak Grove Cemetery. Today, locals know the former family home as the Lizzie Borden House B&B, while the Fall River Historical Society preserves key artifacts, photos, and trial materials that keep the mystery alive.
4. Police find gun in toilet while arresting Fall River shooting suspect (wpri.com) — Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times near Cash and Jencks streets in Fall River and later hospitalized. Officers say an 18‑year‑old suspect was arrested in New Bedford, where they also recovered a loaded handgun hidden in a toilet, and he now faces several firearm and theft charges as the case continues.
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★ Featured events ★
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Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
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10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
Charlton Memorial Hospital, 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth
10:30 am -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Swansea
Swansea Free Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea
6:30 am -
Sp Borden ES Open House
Spencer Borden Elementary, 1400 President Ave, Fall River
5:00 pm -
Fall River’s Cult Murders: A Presentation by Rep. Alan Silvia →
5:30 pm -
Silvia ES Open House
Frank M. Silvia Elementary School, 1899 Meridian St, Fall River
5:00 pm -
Talbot MS Open House
Edmond P Talbot Middle School, 124 Melrose St, Fall River
5:00 pm -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford
6:30 am -
Upper Cape Cod RVT at Diman RVT →
Diman RVT, 251 Stonehaven Rd, Fall River
5:00 pm -
Ana Popovic →
Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
7:00 pm -
Brandon Furtado Acoustic @ The Tipsy Toboggan →
The Tipsy Toboggan, 75 Ferry Street, Fall River
9:00 pm -
Hicks Farm Hoedown Fundraiser →
Pardon Gray Preserve, 3228 Main Rd, Tiverton
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Friday October 2
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