🌱 What Fall River’s no-confidence vote means for next year’s city budget
Fall River, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 5 min readCheers Fall River! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Fall River’s no-confidence vote means for next year’s city budget
- How one Highlands resident is transforming downtown Fall River’s business scene
- How Fall River is rallying after a teen’s South Watuppa drowning
Also on today's calendar: Somerset Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 95 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 92, low: 65.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Fall River council has 'no confidence' in CFO, but her job is safe (heraldnews.com) — Fall River’s City Council has passed a symbolic vote of no confidence in CFO Emily Arpke after failing to approve the city’s $483.3 million Fiscal 2027 budget, forcing a month-to-month funding plan. While the mayor still backs Arpke and her job is secure under the city charter, councilors say unresolved financial questions and audit issues are driving their concerns. 
2. Faces of Fall River #9: Joseph Holdiman (fallriverreporter.com) — A local entrepreneur who moved to the Highlands in 2012 is now helping reshape downtown Fall River through real estate, a popular café, and an incubator for small businesses. His work helped launch the NoMa district, which now unites about 140 businesses and plans 32 events this year, all aimed at boosting local pride and opportunity.
3. Fall River drowning victim remembered as 'brilliant, unique soul' by family (heraldnews.com) — Fall River officials and schools are mourning a 17-year-old former Durfee student who drowned Sunday night in South Watuppa Pond, with police and state investigators ruling out foul play. His family has launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs and honor his dreams, while the district is offering counseling support for students and staff.
4. DA identifies teen who drowned in Fall River pond (boston25news.com) — Authorities have identified 17-year-old Tristan Major as the teen who drowned Sunday night in South Watuppa Pond in Fall River, after an extensive search by local police and state dive teams. Investigators say he struggled while swimming to a floating dock with friends, and while no foul play is suspected, the case remains under investigation.
📸 Around Fall River
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Somerset Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ →
St Thomas More Rectory, 386 Luther Ave, Somerset
9:00 am -
Jason Poulos →
Somerset Old Town Hall, 1480 County St, Somerset
6:30 pm
Saturday July 18
Tuesday July 21
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Other local events
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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 -
Food Trucks @ the Gates Fall River →
City Gates Plaza, Ponta Delgada Blvd, Fall River
5:00 pm -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
10:30 am -
Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Fall River
Charlton Memorial Hospital People Incorporated, 4 South Main Street, Fall River, United States
6:30 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
6:30 am -
Assembly of Dust →
Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
7:00 pm
Friday July 17
Tuesday July 21
Wednesday July 22
Friday July 24
Thursday August 6
📣 Fall River Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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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 -
General Loss Grief Support Group - Virtual
Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Ave, Fall River, MA 02720
1:00 pm -
Infant Loss Support Group
Charlton Memorial Hospital St. Lukes Hospital – White Home Living Room, 101 Page Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740, United States
2:30 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 -
AAA Driving School
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Somerset, MA 02726
8:30 am -
Senior Portraits (Smile-Pro)
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Student Dining Center
8:00 am
Wednesday July 15
Friday July 17
Monday July 20
Tuesday July 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thank you 🙏 Lisa for your trust in my work
This client ask if I could replace old wood on her porch and painted paint an old door white I open all her holes in porch for better drainage … (Nextdoor Saint Anne's) - Thank you Pat for your trust in my work one more time
This client asked if I could wash all the porche 4 and both sheds and paint all of it So I did and replaced some rotten wood around Paint her… (Nextdoor Saint Anne's)
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- Blount Fine Foods Corporation posted a job opening for Expeditor 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: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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