Green, Trahan Clash on College Costs, Immigration in Debate

Green, Trahan Clash on College Costs, Immigration in Debate

The high cost of college can be addressed by stopping the federal government from guaranteeing banks no-risk student loans, congressional candidate Rick Green said.

Green, a Republican, debated with Lori Trahan, a Democrat, and independent Mike Mullen at Fitchburg State University on Thursday night. All three are seeking the open Third Congressional District seat representing the Merrimack Valley being vacated by U.S. Representative Nikki Tsongas (D-Lowell).

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Indicted Fall River Mayor Skewered By Local Newspaper

John Cronin

Jasiel Correia II, 26, Fall River's mayor, recently made a series of apparently off-the-cuff statements at a press conference following his indictment on federal fraud charges in connection with a software business he founded.

The Fall River Herald News picks apart his comments in a staff report.

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