· Updated January 16, 2025 12:05 AM · 3 min read read
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Jasiel Correia is 24 years old, the maker of a smartphone app, a former shoe salesman – and this hard-luck former manufacturing hub's third mayor in 13 months.
Two weeks into his term, Correia is tackling the economic malaise that has depressed this waterfront city for decades. Also on his agenda is dumping the city's meek motto: "We'll try."
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Jasiel Correia is 24 years old, the maker of a smartphone app, a former shoe salesman – and this hard-luck former manufacturing hub's third mayor in 13 months.
Two weeks into his term, Correia is tackling the economic malaise that has depressed this waterfront city for decades. Also on his agenda is dumping the city's meek motto: "We'll try."…