Fall River Property Sales Range From $360,000 to $2.76 Million in Late-Summer Deed Period

Fall River recorded 19 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, per Bristol County Registry of Deeds records. Of those, 10 disclosed a sale price, ranging from $360,000 to $2,763,750, with a median of $525,000. The period's top sale was 575 North Main St. at $2,763,750, sold by Oakshire NMS

Obituary notices, week of August 31 through September 6, 2026

Five Fall River obituaries were published this week (August 31 through September 6, 2026): Goncalves, Nazaret DeJesus "Sardinha", 98; Nixon, Christopher; Oliver, Wannetta Joyce, 70; Pavao, Deborah Ann, 72; and Rioux, Paul, 82. Oliver was remembered as the wife of Kenneth Oliver, with wh…

Fall River Property Sales Range From $240,000 To $915,000 In Late Summer

Fall River recorded 18 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with 10 disclosing a sale price ranging from $240,000 to $915,000 and a median of $655,000. The period's top sale was 604 Rock St. at $915,000, sold by BMF III LLC to Juston and Jana Mercier. Hamlet Street and Valentine Street

Fall River Board of Health votes 3-0 to deny tenant's roach-report appeal

Fall River Board of Health denies tenant's bid to strike a "no violation" roach inspection report.

Library Adds Museum Passes, Digital Newspaper Archive

Fall River Public Library expanded its free cultural offerings this week, adding two new museum passes and opening digital access to decades of local history. The library, run through the city's Fall River Public Library system, added passes to Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, Rhode…

Obituary notices, week of Monday, August 24, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 2026

Eight Fall River obituaries were posted this week: Pamela "Pam" Anderson, Ana Paula DiGregorio, Georgette P. Macafee, Gilbert Mello, Susan Lynn Pochon, Flora R. Fusaro Raposa, Mark P. St Amour, and Thomas Francis Vanasse, all identified in their obituaries as Fall River residents, with …

Fall River Posts Demolition Notice for Former Police Station

Fall River City Hall has posted a formal notice announcing the planned demolition of the former police station. The notice, one of several items in the city's ongoing News Flash updates, gives no timeline for when demolition work will begin or what the site will become afterward. Elsewh…

Fall River home sales range from $7,500 land parcel to $820,000 house in August roundup

Fall River recorded 13 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, with disclosed prices ranging from $7,500 to $820,000 and a median of $432,500 among the eight sales that listed a price. The month's top sale was 974 Plymouth Ave at $820,000, followed by 781 Eastern Ave at $636,500 and 77

Fall River Firefighter, Army Veteran Vanasse Dies at 93

A longtime Fall River firefighter and Army veteran, Thomas Vanasse, has died at 93, Fall River Reporter reports. The outlet's report, headlined "Fall River man who gave several decades serving in United States Army, as ... Fall River firefighter has died," says Vanasse served decades in…

Lizzie Borden House Earns National Ghost-Tour Nomination

The Lizzie Borden House earned a national nod in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice contest this week, extending Fall River's true-crime tourism profile beyond local headlines. Meanwhile, City Hall kept two public review windows open, the FY25 draft CAPER report and the 2026-2036 Open S…

Moulton to Hold Fall River Campaign Event Thursday

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Seth Moulton plans a Fall River campaign stop Thursday evening, per a Patch calendar listing. The event is set for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at 35 North Main Street in downtown Fall River, according to the outlet's listing, "Meet Seth Moulton in Fall River!" Mou…

Fall River School Committee members pressed for a timeline on reopening the Durfee Jarabek Memorial Pool to public swimming after a district aquatics employee said the program has been closed since December.

A Fall River Public Schools aquatics employee told the School Committee on August 19 that the Durfee Jarabek Memorial Pool has been closed to public swimming since December 2025 and pushed for lifeguards and a fall 2026 schedule. Committee members Mr. Dias and Mr. Aguiar said they lack …

Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026

Nine Fall River residents' obituaries were published this week, August 17 through 23, 2026: Baptista, Maria Ana; Borges, Alda; Homem, Manuel Farias; Lecour, Paul W.; Medeiros, Maria Eduarda; Moss, Lorrie A.; Pacheco, Margarida C.; Sarantakis, Shirley M.; and Sypek, Gilda. Among them, Ma…

Fall River's Lizzie Borden Legend Heads to Tennessee Stage

Fall River's Lizzie Borden legend is heading to a Tennessee stage this week. A theater in Spring City, Tennessee is staging a production centered on Lizzie Borden, the Fall River woman acquitted in the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother that made the city's name synonymous wit…