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Panel directs counsel on Arruda's Lane hazard

Fall River's new Ad Hoc School Transportation Committee voted 5-0 to direct corporation counsel to respond to residents over a hazardous border road used by school buses. Kevin Aguiar was elected chair, 3-2, over fellow member Andrew Raposo.

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Government · City Council

Council suspends rules, hears five hearings

Attleboro City Council suspended its own rules Tuesday, 8-1, to bypass committee review on five license and permit hearings pending a solicitor-driven rewrite of hearing procedure.

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Government · City Council

Council panel advances trash fee ordinance 3-2

The Fall River City Council Committee on Ordinance and Legislation voted 3-2 to recommend second reading of an ordinance ending automatic trash pickup for five- and six-family properties.

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Government · City Council

Council Closes Hearing on Data Center Moratorium

Attleboro Municipal Council closed a public hearing on a proposed one-year data center moratorium without voting, after residents and Mayor Kathleen DeSimone warned the city's water and power systems could not handle one.

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