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24-04-2025
- Sport
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Vote for your favorite Herald News high school softball player
FALL RIVER — Twenty-eight players from the Fall River area have been selected to the 2025 Herald News Fan's Choice Preseason Softball Player of the Year ballot. This poll features athletes from six different high schools — Atlantis Charter, Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport. Advertisement Supporters of the schools and athletes can vote for the athlete of their choosing. Voting will conclude April 4 with the winner announced on and X (formerly known as Twitter). Don't wait, vote now and often for your favorite choice. More: Freshman pitches her 'best game' as Case softball claims sixth state title Case's Lila Alvarez hugs Breanna Fontes (14) at home plate after winning the 2024 MIAA Division 4 championship against Tyngsboro. YOU CAN VOTE HERE 2025 Preseason Fan's Choice Softball Player of the Year 1. Lila Alvarez, Joseph Case 2. Adriana Bates, Atlantis Charter 3. Madilyn Botelho, Joseph Case 4. Ashley Carvalho, Diman 5. Samantha Comeau, Somerset Berkley 6. Amiyah Corderio, Atlantis Charter 7. Emily Corderio, Atlantis Charter Advertisement 8. Julia Costa, Somerset Berkley 9. Kylee Couture, Atlantis Charter 10. Skye Dupre, Joseph Case 11. Evey Fernandes, Diman 12. Bre Fontes, Joseph Case 13. Julia George, Westport 14. Makayla Grace, Westport 15. Emma Javier, Somerset Berkley 16. Kacie Lynch, Diman 17. Nya Martinez, Diman 18. Danielle Mello, Diman 19. Jayda Pequita, Westport 20. Mackenzy Ponte, Westport 21. Ella Preston, Joseph Case 22. Nicole Rebelo, Joseph Case 23. Regan Ruggiero, Atlantis Charter 24. Julia Rumsey, Durfee 25. Katerina Rumsey, Durfee 26. Rachel Silva, Durfee 27. Tess Silvia, Westport 28. Tatum Swanson, Somerset Berkley Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@ You can follow him on Twitter @Chezsports This article originally appeared on The Herald News: VOTE: Fall River Herald News Preseason Softball Player of the Year
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
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Fall River's Diman will lose $115K as Trump's education cuts shock state. What to know.
FALL RIVER — On Friday, the Trump administration 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. In February, the Trump administration reaffirmed that Massachusetts recipients had until March 2026 — 120 days after the original deadline — to spend the grant money from a COVID-era Education Stabilization Fund. However, on Friday, at 5:03 p.m., the federal Department of Education notified all states that it had 'reconsidered your request' and terminated the program at 5 p.m. on March 28, three minutes before the statement was sent. Diman's Superintendent Brian Bentley confirmed the loss of the applied for grant would impact plans for next school year to implement 'services to students' that 'we don't normally provide during the school day.' Bentley said the funding would have been used to 'call upon outside consultants,' including mental health professionals to serve students, and professional development for instructors to assist in their response to students who are exhibiting mental health challenges. In addition to 'filling gaps' in mental health support services, Bentley maintained that after-school programs, such as math tutoring or instructional materials with a focus on science 'would be cut.' Specialty consultants who already serve Diman students or after-school instructors who invite students to participate in supplemental programming on a year-round basis will not be impacted this year, but next year, with plans in progress now off the table. 'We are already looking at contracts for next year,' Bentley said. 'If you're going to continue with those kinds of services, you would have to turn to the state or you would have to fund it out of your regular appropriation budget,' he said, speaking on behalf of public or vocational schools throughout the state. 'We're at 'minimum school spending,' which means that we only budget for things that we normally do year after year,' Bentley added, explaining no line items on the usual budget are on the chopping block. Take a look: Walk-through offers glimpse of new Diman in Fall River According to the United States Department of Education, other programs at risk in other school districts statewide involve literacy, math and science. Awarded money could have targeted enhanced screenings to identify students' risk of poor reading outcomes, including risk of dyslexia. Surveillance cameras, door alarms and emergency response technology could have been purchased to enhance school security. To Bentley, the federal funding that was committed until it was revoked last week was 'to help gateway cities like Fall River deal with extra money to call in consultants,' he said, and 'maybe even hire teachers' to help the neediest students in the district. It's a race: MBTA train vs. car from Fall River to Boston. Which is faster and better? With money in hand, school districts may have qualified for new HVAC system installation or could have built outdoor learning spaces, said Bentley. 'Projects were well underway in most schools,' he said. In New Bedford, initiatives were in motion to add a new student health center, install heating and air conditioning systems, and a variety of facility upgrades were planned to enhance the learning environment, New Bedford Public Schools Public Affairs Manager Arthur Motta said in a statement. Motta called the steep cuts an 'erroneous claw-back' that hopefully 'will ultimately be reversed,' he said, joining Gov. Maura Healey in condemning the reversal of committed awards. Healey's administration called the withdrawal of funding 'illegal.' This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Diman's plans to fund after-school mental health services get the axe
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Sport
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Vote: 16 Basketball players up for Herald News Player of the Week for Feb. 17-22
FALL RIVER — Sixteen boys basketball players from the Fall River area have been placed on the Player of the Week ballot. This poll is for performances from Feb 17-22. Supporters of the schools — Atlantis Charter, Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — and student-athletes can visit to vote for the person of their choosing. Diman's Matthew Frederick recorded the most votes for Feb. 10-16, which was 64.01% of the total vote. Voting will conclude Mar. 1 with the winner announced here and X (formerly known as Twitter). Vote early and often. Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@ You can follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @Chezsports. This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Vote for the High School Basketball Player of the Week
