As we kick off a new week, let’s take a look back at the week that was.
Top stories this past week included:
A look ahead at Somerset’s annual town election.
Your guide to Fall River Restaurant Week 2025.
The building that once housed Alexandra’s Bridal Boutique outlet store at 452 South Main St. in Fall River is for sale.
Fall River area softball players to watch in 2025. Plus, local baseball players to watch in 2025.
Local high school baseball previews, and softball previews, as well as lacrosse previews.
A profile of Joseph Case softball pitcher Cailyn Durand’s nerves of steel.
Fall River’s zoning requirements may be changing to fit more apartments. Here’s what we know so far.
The Ariston USA facility in East Freetown, a part of the Ariston Group, will be laying off employees, leading to a 48% reduction in the company’s full-time U.S. workforce.
Broadway will meet Shakespeare in a special production at Bristol Community College.
There’s something new brewing at Fall River’s historic carousel.
See what you’ll be able to find at the Easter Specialty Farmers Market, happening April 13 in Tiverton.
Eskimo King is opening soon for the 2025 season.
These were the most read stories of the week on HeraldNews.com:
Ex-Fall River police chief Gauvin fired
Former Fall River Police Chief Paul Gauvin has been fired after an external investigation found he stored three firearms not registered to him in his station locker and left “threatening” items in his desk for the person who succeeded him in the job.
According to several interviews conducted throughout the investigation by Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting LLC, Gauvin was accused of creating a hostile work environment — one of “harassment” and “intimidation.”
Former Fall River police chief Paul Gauvin is seen in this February 2023 file photo.
Mayor Paul Coogan confirmed that as of Monday, April 1, Gauvin was terminated following an investigation that began Dec. 16, 2024.
Ex-Fall River police chief Gauvin fired: Accused of threatening new chief, report says
Ex-Fall River police chief accused of theft, intimidation: What’s in the full report?
The city’s investigation into former police chief Paul Gauvin, a report that led to Gauvin’s firing on Tuesday, examined seven groups of allegations and 31 specific charges of misconduct.
The accusations, investigated by the firm of Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting, range from stealing pictures off a wall from the Fall River Police Department to taking pay for extra hours to leaving intimidating threats to his successor, interim Police Chief Kelly Furtado.
It resulted in a 90-page report.
Here’s a breakdown of everything in the report.
Report breakdown: Ex-Fall River police chief accused of theft, intimidation: What’s in the full report?
Lou’s Bakery in Fall River won’t be making sweet bread for Easter
Lou’s Bakery, a family-run fixture in Fall River that’s famous for its sweet bread, malassadas, pastries and other Portuguese delicacies, is in the midst of its first-ever hiatus, after more than 40 years in business.
Though hungry customers have been eagerly anticipating a projected April opening, Lou’s fans will have to go elsewhere for their Easter sweet bread this year.
Owner Louise Fournier shelves sweet bread at Lou’s Bakery on East Main Street in Fall River on March 21, 2024.
Here’s the latest update on Lou’s.
Easter sweet bread: Lou’s Bakery in Fall River won’t be making sweet bread for Easter. Here’s what to know.
Old yarn mill at Globe Corners gets OK to become apartments in $20 million rehab project
Fall River’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved a plan for 89 market-rate units in the old Globe Yarn Mill on Globe Street.
Edd Hamzanlui, founder of MassCan Capital LLC, a housing development and consulting firm, will convert the “underutilized” mill building “in disrepair” said Katie Enright, an engineer of Chelmsford-based Howard Stein Hudson who represented the project before the zoning board.
The mill currently houses a billiards club and flea market, and the plan is to transform it into four studio apartments, 57 one-bedroom units, and 28 two-bedroom units.
Globe Yarn Mills at 460 Globe St., Fall River, is seen here April 3, 2025.
Redevelopment: Old yarn mill at Globe Corners gets OK to become apartments in $20 million rehab project
Fall River’s Diman will lose $115K as Trump’s education cuts shock state
The Trump administration has cut $106 million in education funding slated for Massachusetts students to address pandemic learning loss and the youth mental health crisis.
Because of that, Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School will lose $115, 465.
This is what we know about the impact that the Trump administration’s cuts will have on the school.
Education cuts: Fall River’s Diman will lose $115K as Trump’s education cuts shock state. What to know.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Top stories: Ex-Fall River police chief fired. What’s in full report?