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Here's what these people in the Fall River community are thankful for this year.

In an effort to support children and strengthen families, Zen Dens were created by United Neighbors of Fall River, the Balanced Learning Center, and the Family Resource Center. The project was originally designed as a space in classrooms, but the organizations switched gears when the pandemic hit. They pivoted and recreated the dens as home-based kits. According to Wendy Garf-Lipp, the Executive Director at United Neighbors of Fall River, Zen Dens are rooms or areas designated for maximum calm. “When students need a break from the stresses of the day, they can come to the welcoming confines...

In response to the committee’s actions related to complaints filed last August, Malone told The Herald News, "So now we’re in January and the investigation is done and discipline has been meted out and I want to say I am embarrassed by my actions in August and I’m sorry for my lack of professional judgment and lack of professional decorum and I apologize from the bottom of my heart to those whom I have impacted.”  As a parent of a child with disabilities, Sara Rodrigues said the apology does not go far enough in addressing the head of the School Department using hate speech. In...