FALL RIVER — As we head into what is bound to be a difficult few weeks for the city, it feels appropriate to point out the positives.
The trial of former mayor Jasiel Correia II is set to begin Tuesday in Boston, no doubt shining a negative light on the city, particularly for outsiders. While local leaders we talked to say the city has and will continue to bounce back from the stain of Correia’s two arrests, we know it’s all too easy for some in the state and beyond to paint Fall River with a broad brush. How many times do we have to read about Fall River being “city of 89,000 that’s still hurting by the collapse of its once-booming texting industry”?
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