Mayor Sam Sutter

Once Amazon decided to move ahead with construction of a one-million square foot distribution center in Fall River, crews wasted little time getting on the site and beginning work. Crews were cutting trees and clearing the site on Monday...

The construction of a new Amazon "fulfillment center" or warehouse in Fall River is about to begin. In a release distributed Friday afternoon, Mayor Sam Sutter said construction could begin as early as Monday with clearing of the site at the Fall River-Freetown line...

The Stanley Street Treatment and Resource Center in Fall River played host to a group of State Senators Wednesday as part of the "Commonwealth Conversations" tour. The Senators visit focused on the region's substance abuse epidemic. Stanley Street Director Nancy Paull urged lawmakers to support more funding for inpatient treatment programs...

Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren is visiting the Southcoast on Friday. Her first stop is in Fall River for a meeting with Mayor Sam Sutter and other officials. Then its on to UMass Dartmouth, where at noon the Senator will tour the university's new Bioengineering Lab...