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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a confrontation at Kennedy Park ended with teens in the hospital
  • How gun evidence tied two Fall River men to a Taunton shooting

Also on today's calendar: Reverend Horton Heat and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • 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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    Friday August 21
  • 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
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
    Charlton Memorial Hospital 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, United States
    10:30 am
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Swansea
    Charlton Memorial Hospital Swansea Free Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea, MA, 02777, United States
    6:30 am
    • Friday August 28
  • 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
    • Thursday September 10
  • Reverend Horton Heat →
    Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
    8:00 pm

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  • 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 )
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🗞 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)

Swansea

  • Pedal for the Path (wanderer.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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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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