Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Bristol Chapter, to offer discussion group

The Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Bristol Chapter, will offer a discussion group led by Bette-Anne (Pardey) Kile at the Somerset Public Library, 1464 County St., on Saturday, March 20, at 1 p.m.
Kile will speak about her experiences and share many tips she has learned during her years of research. There will be ample time for [...]

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Somerset Recreation Department to hold Easter egg hunt

The Somerset Recreation Department will hold its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 27, at 10:30 a.m. at North Elementary School on Whetstone Hill Road.
Rain date for the event is April 3. The Easter egg hunt is for children age 10 and younger. 
Pictures will be taken with the Easter Bunny and there will be [...]

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EMERALD SMILES: City shows its colors on St. Patrick’s Day

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Fall River shows its green on St. Patrick’s Day

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Area motorists will see a lot more green soon, just not the green they may have been…EMERALD SMILES: City shows its colors on St. Patrick’s Day Original post by GateHouse Media, Inc.Gov. Patrick asks Eagle supporters to believe in his recordMeeting with [...]

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COOKING THE BOOKS: Trustees want to turn vacant restaurant into library

The Library Trustees is looking into buying a former church and restaurant to convert it into a library for the Assonet section of town.
It would cost approximately $420,000 to rehab the South Main Street building. It would replace the Guilford H. Hathaway Library, which was built in 1895.
Trustees member Michael McCue said a basic outline [...]

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Too few parent volunteers means no party in Westport

The high school will not host a drug- and alcohol-free after-prom party this year because too few parents committed to volunteering.
The parent-teacher association ran the overnight party for two years and said they were “very successful,” giving students activities at the high school to lessen the risk of drug or alcohol use, said Jeanne Cawley [...]

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Westport’s after-prom party called off

The high school will not host a drug- and alcohol-free after-prom party this year because too few parents committed to volunteering.
The parent-teacher association ran the overnight party for two years and said they were “very successful,” giving students activities at the high school to lessen the risk of drug or alcohol use, said Jeanne Cawley [...]

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Four officers return to the Fall River police force

After weekends marred with violent crime, the city has fought back through a series of targeted operations and saturation patrols.
The effort was expanded Wednesday with the introduction of four officers who were rehired with an eye toward reinstating walking beats in four of the city’s troubled neighborhoods.
Mayor Will Flanagan, joined by Police Chief Daniel Racine [...]

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Fall River’s Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School traffic pattern changes to take effect

Traffic pattern changes around Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School that were approved by the City Council in January to alleviate backups and dangerous pedestrian crossings go into effect Thursday.
School officials ask motorists as well as parents of children who attend the school to be aware of the changes, though police will be at the site [...]

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SouthCoast Electric Power Group meets April 1

The New Bedford and Fall River Area chambers of commerce will host a meeting of the SouthCoast Electric Power Group, a collaboration of 36 large users of electricity in the New Bedford and Fall River area, on April 1 at 9 a.m. at Rachel’s Lakeside, 950 State Road. The meeting will recap the group’s combined [...]

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