By Dan Medeiros - The Herald News FALL RIVER — A hard day at the office for Tom Richardson meant hanging out on the Taunton River catching 36-inch striped bass, then heading to lunch at Pier 52 on the waterfront. When you run a travel and outdoor leisure TV show,...
Legends of Lizzie What her small town believes about Lizzie Borden, who was acquitted of murdering her family with a hatchet blade, is nearly as fascinating as the facts. By Edmund Pearson, April 14, 1933, The New Yorker When the curtain falls on the first performance...
An in-progress list of Fall River’s Public Art, a catch-all term to describe murals, street art, statues, lighting art, etc., throughout the City.
You’ve almost certainly heard the catchy rhyme about the Borden murder mystery many times…But did you know the rhyme’s content is completely inaccurate?
Housed in a 19th century mansion and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Fall River Historical Society is a museum, a library, a tourist destination, and much more.
By Ashley Soebroto Globe Correspondent,Updated March 30, 2023, 5:36 a.m. FALL RIVER — At 230 Second St., a green clapboard house sits eerily quiet. An American flag pokes out of the doorway, flapping in the wind, as shrubbery lies beside the steps leading up to the...
by Dan Medeiros - The Herald News FALL RIVER — The Quequechan River Rail Trail is about to get a tiny bit longer, just in time for outdoor-fun season. The 2-mile multi-use path, which runs through the heart of Fall River, is currently undergoing construction at the...
Jo C. Goode The Herald News It’s been 40 years since the Fall River Redevelopment Authority took four acres of waterfront property on the Taunton River by eminent domain. And finally, after four decades of contamination clean-up, redevelopment and the expenditure of...
FALL RIVER — Visitors to Talbot Middle School and Henry Lord Community School may notice some bright new additions to the school buildings — new murals that include art from students. "It sort of sends a message to the community," said Brian Raposo, principal at...
FALL RIVER — Almost 126 years after it was originally written, a letter from Lizzie Borden has found its way to its destination — just three blocks from her home, although it traveled across the country first. According to Fall River Historical Society Curator Michael...