Fall River The Latest Massachusetts Municipality Ordered To Pay Lawyer’s Fees For Not Turning Over Public Records

Fall River The Latest Massachusetts Municipality Ordered To Pay Lawyer’s Fees For Not Turning Over Public Records

The city of Fall River is planning to appeal a judge's order to turn over records showing why the city forced out a long-time employee and to pay legal fees to the newspaper that sued for the records.

The director of the city's Department of Community Maintenance resigned in June 2022 after the city hired a private investigator to follow him around and interview other employees, according to the Fall River Herald News.

Massachusetts Man Contracts West Nile Virus
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Massachusetts Man Contracts West Nile Virus

Tom Joyce

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently announced the sixth human case of West Nile virus in the state this year.

The person exposed is a male in his 70s in Middlesex County.

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