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As we head into a new week, let's take a look at the news from this past week. The iconic building overlooking County Street since 1843 which was the Wilson Funeral Chapel’s location for decades is reopening as a funeral home. Business owner John J.
Dillen of Wareham said it will be reopening as the Dillen Funeral Home this summer. It was previously considered as a possible site for a 32-resident sober home by NewLife LLC of Burlington. 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 . The Ariston Group is a global leader in sustainable solutions for hot water and space heating, components and burners.
In a statement, the company stated they would be relocating current production to another facility. Make sure to keep up with high school sports with scores, game highlights, and Player of the Week voting at https://www.southcoasttoday.
com/sports. And here are the most-read stories of the week on https://www.southcoasttoday.
com : Dartmouth Mall continues to thrive as other malls close. What's the secret to its success? As many malls are closing down across America, the Dartmouth Mall continues to stand as a modern retail success. The mall's secret seemingly lies in its strategic approach to community engagement and embracing new trends in guest experience.
Dartmouth Mall’s impact extends beyond its own walls and helps to bring in traffic to local businesses such as the nearby Mirasol’s Cafe and New York Bagel Co. What's the secret to its success? Dartmouth Mall continues to thrive as other malls close. $10M lawsuit: Improper sexual relationship led to Greater New Bedford Voc student’s death A $10 million lawsuit has been filed by the family of an 18-year-old Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational student killed in a car crash last January against the school, school district, and five individuals in U.
S. District Court. The 25-count lawsuit, filed April 4, stems from an alleged “inappropriate sexual relationship” between the student, Jacob Pothier, and former school security guard, Kathleen Martins.
$10M lawsuit: Improper sexual relationship led to Greater New Bedford Voc student’s death A $10 million lawsuit has been filed by the family of an 18-year-old Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational student killed in a car crash last January against the school, school district, and five individuals in U.S. District Court.
The 25-count lawsuit, filed April 4, stems from an alleged “inappropriate sexual relationship” between the student, Jacob Pothier, and former school security guard, Kathleen Martins. Century-old schools could become housing. New Bedford puts two buildings out to bid.
The vacant Kempton and Taylor elementary schools hosted housing developers. The city that is seeking proposals to turn the closed buildings into housing gave tours for interested developers. The Kempton School, 135 Shawmut Ave.
, was built in 1900 and closed in 2015. It includes a 1.6-acre parcel and 19,656-square-foot building.
It’s assessed at $1.8 million. The Taylor School, 620 Brock Ave.
, was built in 1920 and closed in 2017. It includes a two-acre parcel and a 36,000-square-foot building. It’s assessed at $3.
14 million. Housing: Century-old schools could become housing. New Bedford puts two buildings out to bid.
'Tourism season started a little early': New Bedford restaurants see uptick from new train The newly opened South Coast Rail connecting New Bedford to Boston is already showing its impact, particularly at local establishments in the downtown restaurant scene. At Candela Cucina, general manager Peter Biondi has also observed an increase in visitors in which he has linked directly to the new service. "I think that what we've seen is just a little bit more tourism, because we run a special with the Whaling Museum where if they show us their ticket the same day, they get 20% off, and I've seen an uptick in those,” he said.
'Tourism season started a little early' New Bedford restaurants see uptick from new train New Bedford has 'functional zero' homeless veterans. Here's how the city did it. The last time Gov.
Maura Healey visited New Bedford’s Veterans Transition House , she was attorney general and construction work was ongoing. She came back as governor to tour what is now the VTH campus to praise its transitional housing and other support services for veterans. New Bedford’s “done it right, and continues to get it right,” she said, by providing housing and a host of related support services to veterans.
Here's how the city did it: New Bedford has 'functional zero' homeless veterans. All of these stories can be read in their entirety at www.southcoasttoday.
com . This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Top stories: Dartmouth Mall, SC Rail impact, gov visits New Bedford.
