🌱 What we know about the brutal Aetna Street double homicide case
Fall River, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Fall River! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about the brutal Aetna Street double homicide case
- Which Greater Fall River high school ranked highest this year?
Also on today's calendar: Meet Seth Moulton in Fall River! and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 28-year-old man pleads not guilty in brutal Fall River double murder case (fallriverreporter.com) — A Fall River man is being held without bail after pleading not guilty in Superior Court to charges in a June double homicide on Aetna Street. Police say two young men, one from Fall River, were found dead at the scene, and the suspect was arrested nearby allegedly covered in blood with a firearm. A pretrial conference is scheduled for September 28. 
• See how Greater Fall River high schools ranked in Massachusetts (heraldnews.com) — Families in and around Fall River can now see how local high schools stack up in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings for Massachusetts. Diman Regional and Atlantis Charter both make the list, while B.M.C. Durfee and Argosy Collegiate also appear further down. Nearby schools in Somerset, Swansea, Westport, and across Greater New Bedford are ranked for comparison.
📸 Around Fall River
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Meet Seth Moulton in Fall River! →
35 N Main St, Fall River, MA 02720,
5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
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Other local events
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Fall River Innovators Toastmasters →
200 Pocasset St, Fall River
6:00 pm -
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 -
Paint Pottery! →
Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio, 10 Wampanoag Trl, East Providence
1:00 pm -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
10:30 am -
Back to School Social
Letourneau Elementary School 323 Anthony Street, Fall River, MA 02721
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Swansea
Charlton Memorial Hospital Swansea Free Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea, MA, 02777, 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
5:30 am -
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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Reverend Horton Heat →
Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Thursday September 10
📣 Fall River Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Swansea
Charlton Memorial Hospital Swansea Free Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea, MA, 02777, 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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Show Choir Camp
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Somerset, MA 02726
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Grade 5/New Student Welcome Back Social
Westport Middle- High School
5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
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🗞 Nearby News
Freetown
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- Find your SouthCoast polling place for the Sept. 1 state primary (southcoasttoday.com)
- The mountain as medicine, 40 years running (dav.org)
Swansea
- Southampton vs West Ham Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds (sportsgambler.com)
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