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FALL RIVER — It’s easy enough to miss if you’re driving by, but there’s a Fall River business on the fourth floor of a former mill building on Quarry Street that quietly and methodically manufactures formal dress coats and pants for the Chicago Police Department. It also makes full dress uniforms for the New Bedford Police Department. And that’s just scratching the surface. Anchor Uniform Manufacturing is also “an approved manufacturer” of dress uniforms for the New York City Poli...

BOH in 20 hard-hit, low-income averaging communities, including Fall River and New Bedford, are part of an effort to reach out to under-served communities to increase trust in the vaccine and reduce barriers in their communities for accessing the vaccine through public messaging and targeted vaccine clinics. Some BOH have criticized the decision to administer vaccine through the mass sites rather than in local clinics. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks BOH developed plans for Emergency Dispe...

FALL RIVER — Marc Dennis is doing his part to inject some life into a downtown district riddled with storefront vacancies. The professional Portuguese pop and rock singer, retired school teacher and real estate investor has just opened a new restaurant with an international flair at 201 South Main St. Dennis says he’s still undecided whether to call the restaurant 201 Dining at the Cultural Center or Dining at the Cultural Center. He had a soft opening with free food samples last Wednesday ...

FALL RIVER — Kerry Barlow has resigned herself to the fact that the new $13.50 state minimum wage is causing her to pay more for her daily fix of Dunkin’ brand hot and cold coffees. “I’m paying for their raise, basically,” Barlow said, referring to minimum wage earners, after placing an order at the Dunkin’ inside the 7-Eleven on New Boston Road. She doesn’t accuse franchise owners of being greedy. “If I’m the owner I understand I have to raise prices to make money. I get it,�...

NEW BEDFORD — Staying home and working remotely during the pandemic hasn’t been an option for Jeff Glassman and his staff. “We’re a very labor-intensive business,” said Glassman, chief executive of Darn It!, a New Bedford-based warehouse, distribution and garment repair business. Glassman said his staff of nearly 80 sewers and warehouse workers have been back on the job for eight months. “It took a few months to get the staff back,” he said. “Our business is certainly down,” e...