Chronicle - Fall River/ New Bedford

DateSeptember 9 1987

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AbstractChronicle; Fall River/ New Bedford; commercials included; Bristol County Boom Time; Mary Richardson reports on the economic turn around during a couple of years. The slump and rise are discussed and explained by residents and administrators; clips from workplaces and cityscapes are the backdrop for a series of statistics and forecasting; no longer dependent on fishing alone, the industrial park and a wide range of manufacturing companies are visited; homeownership is one of the improvements the city managers talk about; Andria Hall reports on the Fall River's renewal through a variety of government programs; housing and the garment industry are elements discussed; Marion is visited as a "best kept secret" along the coast; residents are interviewed about what they like, and why they like to keep it to themselves; houses, harbor and golf course are glimpsed; an upcoming show on elderly healthcare; Lottery number; upcoming News Center 5 at 11 stories; intro for the special on the Catholic Church; Peter Mehegan reports from Rome, Italy, and the Vatican;