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Committee tables commuter-rail noise resolution; police describe vandalism incident as isolated

Fall River City Public Safety Committee · April 8, 2026
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Summary

The Public Safety Committee lifted a 2025 resolution about MBTA commuter-rail safety and noise but tabled it for lack of MBTA representation; Deputy Chief JT Hoare told the committee a vehicular vandalism incident in the affected neighborhood was "an isolated incident" linked to a juvenile from a nearby group home and had been mitigated.

The Fall River City Public Safety Committee lifted a previously tabled resolution concerning commuter-rail safety and noise but ultimately tabled further action April 7 because no MBTA representative attended and some neighbors still report ongoing noise concerns.

Committee members discussed a report in The Herald about a $6,800,000 state capital…

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