Transcript
Welcome to Fall River Now. This is our weekly recap for the week ending July 24, 2026, where we cover the most significant local government news.
Topping the news, a City Council committee is backing the creation of a new panel to oversee school transportation funding. The Committee on Ordinances and Legislation, chaired by Councilor Andrew J. Raposo, also ordered a review of the city’s billboard regulations this week. The moves followed public comment from School Committee member Collin R. Dias regarding a dispute over school transportation costs.
Also this week, the Fall River School Committee voted to lower the number of graduation credits required for students at the Evolve Academy. The committee, led by Mayor Paul E. Coogan, also authorized spending up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars for technology following a report from its Policy Subcommittee.
The city’s Historical Commission gave its support for two local projects at its meeting on Tuesday. The commission backed a resident’s proposal to turn the former police station site at 158 Bedford Street into a memorial green space. It also gave its backing to the Globe Mills project.
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a petition to create a new single-family home lot on Crescent Street. At the same meeting, the board denied a request for a variance on Augusta Street. Several other petitions were continued to a future meeting.
On city streets, resident complaints about potholes more than doubled from the previous week. Reports cited road damage near Highland Avenue and at the corner of Valentine and Robeson streets. One resident also filed a report about a bush at New Boston Road and Garden Street that is blocking drivers’ view of oncoming traffic.
Looking ahead, it will be a busy week at Government Center. The full City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, July 28th. Other boards meeting next week include the Redevelopment Authority, the School Policy Subcommittee, the Board of Health, and the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.
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In this episode
- Fall River Council Committee Backs New School Transportation Panel, Orders Billboard Ordinance Review on July 23
- Fall River School Committee Lowers Graduation Credits for Evolve Academy on July 22
- Fall River Historical Commission Backs Memorial Green, Globe Mills Project at July 21 Meeting
- Resident Reports Bush Obstructing View at New Boston Road Intersection
- Pothole Reported Near Highland Avenue Amid Rise in Complaints
- Pothole Reports Rise; New Damage Sighted at Valentine and Robeson Streets
- Fall River Zoning Board Approves Crescent Street Home Lot, Denies Augusta Street Variance on July 16