As we kick off a new week, let's take a look back at the week that was.
Top stories this past week included:
Somerset Berkley Regional High School held a vigil to honor Zachary Deane , who on Aug. 10 died of rhabdomyosarcoma, a fast-attacking and lethal form of cancer. “This just meant the world to me,” said Ashley Deane, Zachary's mother. “Just what I needed.”
What improvements would you like to see for Fall River's parks and open recreation spaces? Take the city's survey .
The New England Patriots will be opening their regular season on Sept. 8. Here's where you can watch .
In local sports: a look ahead at high school football season, including Fall River area defensive players to watch in 2024 , Fall River area offensive players to keep an eye on this season, and previews of the upcoming season overall for Somerset Berkley Regional High School , Durfee , Atlantis Charter/Westport , and Bishop Stang .
The latest Greater Fall River real estate report, featuring a multi-family home in Fall River that sold for $760,000. The Maple Street home was built in 1900 and is located in the historic Highlands. Filled with modern updates and spacious layouts, the units have remodeled kitchens and bathrooms. Check out this property, as well as other recent top-sellers.
Swansea's Silver Stone Castle has taken another "major step" toward opening. Here's what's happening at the site .
These were the most read stories of the week on HeraldNews.com:
Saint Anne's hospital will have new owner: Lifespan announces $175M deal
Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River and Morton Hospital in Taunton will have a new owner, with nonprofit Rhode Island healthcare provider Lifespan agreeing to buy both operations.
Lifespan announced Thursday it will purchase the hospital operations, the buildings and their land for $175 million.
Here's what we know, as of this writing .
Lifespan announces $175M deal: Saint Anne's, Morton hospitals will have new owner
Preservation Society's Jim Soule dies at 59. How he loved, and changed, Fall River history
Jim Soule, the longtime president of the Preservation Society of Fall River and a champion of the city’s history, died this past Tuesday at home surrounded by family after battling cancer. He was 59.
Soule was born in Bridgewater and relocated to Fall River in the late 1980s when he married his wife, Connie. They restored a historic home they purchased at 577 Rock St., a project that led to his re-establishing the city’s defunct Preservation Society.
Here's how he loved, and changed, Fall River history .
Preservation Society's Jim Soule dies: How he loved, and changed, Fall River history
Herald News photos of the week
Herald News Photo Editor and Photographer Colin Furze has a lens of the community, and is sharing the Herald News photos of the week.
This past week, the spotlight was on the Great Feast, football, the last days of summer, and looking ahead to school.
Take a trip through the photos of the week .
Lens on the community: Herald News photos of Fall River area people and places
Petition asks Fall River schools to reverse phone ban
Earlier this summer, Superintendent Tracy Curley announced that Fall River's public schools would ban cellphones in class for grades 6 to 12, with most schools using Yondr locking pouches to enforce the ban.
Atlantis Charter School has already used the pouches this past year to enforce its policy.
A Change.org petition begun earlier this month is asking schools to rethink the policy.
The petition argues that blocking kids from using cellphones during the school day “hampers the free flow of communication" and is a safety concern.
Herald News Senior Digital Producer Dan Medeiros has the story .
Education: Petition asks Fall River schools to reverse phone ban. One school has already seen success
Students, families get first look at new Somerset Middle School
The new $85 million Somerset Middle School was open for orientation recently, with students and families in its three grades given the opportunity to tour.
Take a look inside the facility, and see how the tours went .
'Ten times bigger and better': Students, families get first look at new Somerset Middle School
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Top stories: Saint Anne's hospital will have new owner; remembering Jim Soule
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