When Paul Gauvin was an internal affairs investigator with the Fall River Police Department, his efforts to discipline officers for things like steroid abuse and excessive force were sometimes thwarted by station politics and powerful protections in union contracts. So when Gauvin was promoted to chief in December 2021, he said he tried to overhaul […]
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Fall River mayor switches police chiefs under pressure from unions
As Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan weighed four internal candidates for police chief, he said Kelly Furtado emerged as a popular choice among the department’s rank and file. Furtado comes from a police family: her father, husband and son have all served as Fall River police officers. She had also worked alongside the mayor at […]
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Incoming Fall River Mayor Pledges To Make Changes To Assessor’s Office Following Controversy
Fall River’s incoming mayor is pledging to make improvements to the assessors office after improprieties were revealed in the valuation of the former city administrator’s home.
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Reporter Debrief: After Mayor Correia, What’s Next For Fall River City Hall?
Fall River has a new mayor and the city’s outgoing mayor, Jasiel Correia, is facing federal corruption charges. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay sits down with South Coast reporter Nadine Sebai of the Public’s Radio and City Politics reporter Jo Goode of the Fall River Herald News to discuss the city’s tumultuous political culture and what’s next for the onetime textile manufacturing center.
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Fall River Residents To Vote For City’s Next Mayor Tuesday
Fall River residents will head to the polls on Tuesday in another confusing election involving their controversial mayor Jasiel Correia.
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Front Runner For Fall River Mayor Refusing To Debate Opponent
Fall River candidate for mayor Paul Coogan says he won’t debate his opponent ahead of next week’s election.
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Embattled Fall River Mayor Looks To Write-In Candidate To Sway Votes
Embattled Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia is banking on a third write-in candidate to help sway the outcome of the November election.
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Jasiel Correia, Paul Coogan Advance In Fall River Election
Fall River school committee member Paul Coogan received an overwhelming majority of the votes in last night’s preliminary mayoral election. But twice-arrested mayor Jasiel Correia got enough votes to win a spot on the November ballot as well.