Talk:Fall River, Massachusetts
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Atlantis Charter School is not a private school. Either is Diman.
[edit] Percentage Portuguese
The 2000 census reports Fall River being only 43.9% Portuguese... I changed the stat to reflect this, and noted that this is the highest percentage in the US. The article previously said "it seems" that "60%" are Portuguese. If anybody can provide a source for the higher number, go for it. But it just sounded like a totally baseless estimate.
Mill Count
I don't know the exact number, but in 1970 Fall River had at least 60 big mills. Due to fires and gentrification the number is much lower in 2005. Some mills themselves have been converted to other uses including residential and shopping, and some still function as industrial spaces. User:McDogm--134.241.227.73 17:48, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
failing schools?
I cannot find any information to corroborate the statement that the Fall River school system is in "disarray." Some of the schools are underperforming, but others seem to be meeting their adequate yearly progress. In addition, B.M.C. Durfee high school is not unaccredited. The accreditation is done by the NEASC, and Durfee was removed from its probationary status in January 2006.
response: failing schools?
I couldn't find any evidence for the statements the the Fall River school system is in 'disarray' or that B.M.C. Durfee High School is unaccredited. These statements should be removed.
Re: failing schools?
In addition to misinformation on the school system (which may have been somewhat accurate years ago, but not today), I am unable to find evidence of the rise in crime in Fall River. According to the state's information, the crime rates have dropped fairly steadily since 1980. http://db.state.ma.us/msp/select.asp If there is more up-to-date information out there, I would be interested in seeing it.
Re Crime: Crime is all around, open your eyes, everyday i get harrassed by hookers on pleasant street and cambodian gangs along the shoreline.
The highest point in Bristol County is in North Attleborough at Sunrise Hill in the World War I Memorial park at an elevation of 390 feet not at Copicut Hill elevation 354 feet.
[edit] Request for link addition to Fall River, MA page
Dear Fall River, MA page editors/administrators,
My name is Tracy and I am an employee for The Standard Times website (SouthCoastToday.com). I am currently trying to add some relevant links to the local towns of South Coast Massachusetts for public use and up to date local information. SouthCoastToday.com contains town specific pages for each of the towns and cities in South Coast Massachusetts. The page link for Fall River, MA is http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=TOWN04 . This page contains all of the local news, events, photos, etc. specifically for Fall River, MA. I am writing today to request an addition for this link in your External Link section. If this is approved, can you please name the link SouthCoastToday.com/FallRiver
Also, please feel free to use any of the information on this page for the Wikipedia page. If you do use any of the information, please include us in your Reference link as SouthCoastToday.com/FallRiver.
Thank You for your time and consideration of this link. I truely believe that this will be a useful addition for the public.
--Tracys49 15:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- This is supposed to be an encyclopedia article. Do you really believe that a link to a newspaper (not a newspaper article, but a newspaper) is appropriate? Denimadept 05:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
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- I do believe that the link the the Fall River page on our site is very appropriate since this page is dedicated to Fall River, MA. It is the community website that local people can go to to get weather, events, news, etc. Thanks, --Tracys49 13:04, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Fall River dialect
As a lifelong resident of the city and the area, I think something needs to be said about the dialect, which is different than a typical Boston or New England dialect in that it is affected by its roots-an amalgamation of the area's many different ethnic roots. It even has its own version of pronunciation of Portuguese names, a more "Americanized" version in most cases. I've never heard of any research on this though - is there a way to work this in without citations? ToddC4176 (talk) 20:50, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
- According to the dissertation of Daniel Ezra Johnson (University of Pennsylvania, 2007), Fall River is part of the Rhode Island dialect region, despite being in Massachusetts. AJD (talk) 21:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
