City schools sold, Route 6 development and more: Top stories of the week
As we prepare to kick off a new week, let's take a look back at the week that was.
Local supporters of abortion rights were shaken but determined in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade.
The free concert series that started as a way to bring neighbors together during the pandemic is returning as Summer Evenings in the Park kicks off next week.
In other news, Fall River's Take 5 Off 195 tourism campaign entices Cape-bound travelers to take a spin around the Spindle City and a Fall River couple bring grandma's recipes to the new Grilla Greek Kouzina in Taunton.
But the most read stories of the week on heraldnews.com were the following:
'Great news for the city'
When David Hebert convinced the City Council Committee on Real Estate in 2016 to sell him the former Silvia and Lincoln schools for a total of $15,000 he did it with the promise of redevelopment that included a boutique hotel, restaurant and a high-end apartment building.
Neither building ever saw any sort of transformation.
Now Hebert is selling the two former schools for $850,000, with $42 percent of the sale proceeds going to the city.
Hebert sells school properties: A developer bought these former Fall River schools for $15K. He just sold them for $850K.
Taunton man electrocuted
A man was electrocuted Thursday while trying to remove an antenna from a Taunton home after the antenna touched a power line, according to a preliminary investigation.
Two workers for Horner Millwork in Somerset were making a delivery and witnessed the fatal incident and resulting fire. The two witnesses were so shaken that they had to go home.
A fellow Horner Millwork worker said the driver of the delivery truck described the incident this way: "He heard a cracking noise, looked up and saw the guy going on fire."
'It's heartbreaking': Man electrocuted on Danforth Street after antenna touches power line, ignites fire
Real estate report
This might be the most affordable waterfront home in the SouthCoast. And a dream home of its own, if tidy living is your goal.
A 416-square-foot home on .13 acres on Lees River Road in Swansea, with waterfront on Lee River, recently sold for $160,000 on June 1. That total living area is about the same size as a two-car garage.
Read more about this property, check out the top-selling home in Greater Fall River and see what other hoes are going for in your area.
Off the market:: Tiny Swansea home (416-sq-ft) on tiny lot (.1 acres) sells for tiny bit
What's new in Somerset
The next phase of the Fairfield Commons development on Route 6 would bring more than 100 new apartment units to the town, including dozens of affordable units.
Marc Landry, the developer behind the project, has already recently developed land on Route 6/the Grand Army of the Republic Highway to include a hotel and several businesses including Starbucks, Jersey Mike's and a Mexican restaurant set to open this summer.
Now, he’s looking to continue his work in the area by adding a luxury apartment complex that would include 120 units across two buildings, both four stories tall.
Route 6 development: 'Friendly' 40B project would bring 120 new luxury apartment units to Somerset
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Top stories in Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, Westport, Tiverton
