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As a response to the violence and unease currently afflicting the country, Bristol Community College is hosting Community Day on Sunday, September 25, from Noon – 4 p.m. at the BCC Fall River Campus, 777 Elsbree St. Sponsored by BCC Campus Police, the public is invited to this free* event …

Bristol Community College has received a Commonwealth Commitment Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP) Grant of $30,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s awarding of $910,000 in individual grants to 22 public colleges and universities to expand opportunities for high school students to get a jump start on college. CDEP grants …

The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc., better known locally as the Veterans Transition House (VTH), is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Priscilla Fonseca as the 2016 Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year. Mrs. Fonseca is the 21st recipient of this award. Mrs. …

DROP-OFF DAYS Dates Set for Residents to Dispose of Confidential Papers, Tires, Needles, Hazardous Waste, & Medications New Bedford & Dartmouth, MA New Bedford and Dartmouth residents can discard confidential papers, tires, needles, household hazardous waste, and medications at drop-off events sponsored by the City of New Bedford, the Town …

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 25-year-old Fall River repeat felon will serve five to seven years in state prison after being convicted last week of drug distribution and illegal firearm charges. Shawn Rose submitted an “unagreed plea” to Judge Rafi Yessayan in Fall …

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 43- year-old Fall River man was convicted at trial late Friday afternoon of cutting off another man’s finger. John Soares, formerly of 998 Middle Street, was convicted by a jury on charges of mayhem and assault and battery …

Values of Local Seafood in the Spotlight What: 7 th Annual Boston Local Food Festival Date: Sunday, September 18, 2016 Time: 11:30 am: Opening Program and Festival Kick-off in the Fish Stock Zone 12:30pm – 2:30pm: Seafood Throwdown in Fish Stock Zone 11 am – 5 pm: Boston Local Festival …

Last evening at approximately 9:45 p.m., on Route 24 north in the area of mile marker 9.0 in the city of Fall River, a 21-year-old woman from Taunton driving a 1999 Toyota Avalon struck a 67-year-old male pedestrian from Fall River. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Ivo Luis indicates the pedestrian …

The Bristol Community College Office of Transfer Affairs is pleased to announce expanded transfer partnerships with Johnson & Wales University in the development of 25 new articulation agreements in a variety of programs and majors. The agreements listed below are posted on the transfer website and targeted emails will be …

In the heart of downtown Fall River, 9 entrepreneurs celebrated the culmination of a 12-week intensive Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) accelerator program. After much success in Lowell and Lawrence, EforAll expanded its operations to South Coast, MA last fall. This is the second round of entrepreneurs going through the program. …