🌱 Meet the new Southcoast Health providers now serving Fall River patients
Fall River, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 5 min readGreetings Fall River! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- Meet the new Southcoast Health providers now serving Fall River patients
- Why two Fall River residents face charges after an out-of-state spree
- What led to this prison sentence handed down in Fall River
Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid with occasional rain, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 84, low: 57.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Southcoast Health adds nine new medical providers (southcoasttoday.com) — Fall River patients will soon see more appointment options as Southcoast Health adds nine new providers in oncology, internal medicine, family medicine, palliative care, urgent care, cardiology, and wound care. Several clinicians will practice directly in Fall River, including at Charlton Memorial Hospital and Southcoast’s local primary care and cancer care sites, strengthening services across the city and nearby communities. 
2. Police say Fall River pair accused of multi-day theft spree at supermarket (fallriverreporter.com) — Two Fall River residents are facing charges in New Hampshire after store cameras allegedly captured multiple days of small-item thefts from a Colebrook supermarket, where marijuana was also seized during their arrests. Both individuals, identified as Fall River residents, were booked on theft-related and marijuana possession charges and later released on bail, with all charges still to be proven in court.
3. Man sentenced in Fall River Superior Court after crash in Somerset led to drug, gun, and OUI charges (fallriverreporter.com) — A man has been sentenced in Fall River Superior Court after pleading guilty to drug, firearm, and OUI charges stemming from a 2023 police pursuit that ended with a crash in Somerset. He received a two-to-three-year prison term, with credit for time already served, after cocaine trafficking and weapons offenses were among the convictions entered in the local court.
4. The mystery of the World Cup's first hat-trick – and how the truth emerged 76 years later (nytimes.com) — Fall River’s own Bert Patenaude is finally recognized as the scorer of the first World Cup hat-trick, decades after FIFA initially credited an Argentine star. The story traces his rise from local textile-town soccer fields to global history, while spotlighting how Fall River once rallied around its powerhouse Marksmen club and later largely forgot its soccer pioneers.
📸 Around Fall River
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Upcoming Events in
Fall River
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
6:30 am -
Widow and Widower Grief Support Group
Charlton Memorial Hospital Mattapoisett Council on Aging, 17 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, 02739, United States
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
6:30 am
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
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JOINT Somerset Berkley Regional School Committee and Somerset School Committee →
Somerset, MA Calendar, 625 County St., Somerset
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
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Gr. 8 Promotion Ceremony - Gym
Somerset Middle School Somerset, MA 02726
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - New Bedford
Charlton Memorial Hospital New Beginnings Moms Do Care, 543 North Suite D, New Bedford, MA, United States
6:30 am -
World of Tim Burton 6/29 - 7/3 →
Somerset Berkley Regional High School, New England, Somerset
9:00 am
Tuesday June 23
Wednesday June 24
Friday June 26
Monday June 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Level 2 Assistant Manager(03795) - 390 Rhode Island ave in Fall River. Apply here.
- Brunswick Corporation posted a job opening for Freedom Boat Club - Seasonal Dock Hand in Fall River, MA (April through October) in Fall River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fall River here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They might crack up... (Thank you Cat R. for sending it in!)
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