Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 73 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fall River man accused of chasing juveniles with knife at park (wcvb.com) — Fall River police arrested a 38-year-old city resident accused of threatening and chasing juveniles with a knife at Kennedy Park, where two youths suffered minor cuts while trying to disarm him. Officers recovered a knife nearby, and both the suspect and injured juveniles were treated at local hospitals before the man was booked at Fall River Police Headquarters.
• Two Fall River men sentenced to prison for shooting into window of Taunton apartment with several children inside (fallriverreporter.com) — Two men from Fall River have been sentenced after pleading guilty to firing multiple shots into a Taunton apartment where several children were sleeping, following an earlier threatening phone call tied to someone from Fall River. Prosecutors linked shell casings to a gun found in the suspects' car, and the district attorney called the conduct dangerous and outrageous while noting both also had pending drug conspiracy cases.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
There is an emergency vehicle on I-95 N reported... There is an emergency vehicle on I-95 N reported at 6:02 AM. "Highway Assistance Patrol ON-SCENE. Slow Down, Move Over [IncidentClear]" (Nextdoor )
There is an emergency vehicle on I-195 E reported... There is an emergency vehicle on I-195 E reported at 11:52 PM. "Emergency Vehicle Use Caution" (Nextdoor )
Marquis Health Consulting Services posted a job opening for Activity Assistant in Fall River. Apply here.
PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Store Manager (PRRC) Salary Range $75,000 - $95,000/yr in Fall River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fall River here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somerset
3 suspects linked to dozens of 'ransacked' vehicles in Somerset (wpri.com)
Freetown
Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District cuts dozens of positions (turnto10.com)
A lost clambake tradition revives memory of legendary Gaspee parade founder (newportri.com)
H&M shares climb 3.1% after insider purchase of SEK 544 million challenges sell consensus (ts2.tech)
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