There are a few recent news items about the Spindle City that deserves space here on this blog about Lizzie Borden and her city.
- Fall River is getting a Navy ship named after it!
New Navy ship named after Fall River, Mass.
March 25, 2010
FALL RIVER, Mass. –A new U.S. Navy ship is being named for the seafaring Massachusetts city of Fall River.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus joined Gov. Deval Patrick for the ceremony Thursday honoring the Fall River, which will be the Navy’s fourth Joint High Speed Vessel for transporting troops, equipment and supplies.
Mabus said the ship embodies the patriotic spirit of Fall River and the thousands of its residents who have served in the armed services.
It’s not the first time a ship has been named after the city.
The first, the USS Fall River, was a cruiser commissioned in 1945 and used largely on training missions. The tip of the bow of that now decommissioned ship is on display at Battleship Cove in Fall River.
- UFO sighted over Fall River on Feb. 20, 2010!
MUFON Case # 22457
Event Date: 02/20/2010 09:39
City: Fall River
Region: Massachusetts
Shape: Disc
Duration: 00:05:00
Distance: Over one mile
Location: City
Terrain: River
Visibility: Clear
Summary: Shot photo of UFO in distance while taking photos of Coast Guard helicopter.Report:
On February 20, 2010, at 9:39 AM, my toddler son and I were walking on the boardwalk at Fall River Heritage State Park, Fall River MA. We saw a US Coast Guard helicopter fly directly overhead very low to the ground along the edge of the Taunton River, heading north. Because my son loves helicopters, I took my digital camera out and started photographing it.As I was shooting photos, the helicopter turned west and accelerated quickly across the river toward Somerset, MA. I saw an object in the distance, moving at a steady speed in a northbound direction. One of my photos captured this object. At first, although I did notice it, I didn’t pay it much attention, assuming it might be a plane departing TF Green Airport in Providence RI. The object continued to fly in a northerly direction until it was out of sight past the treeline along the river.
However, when I uploaded the photos to my computer, I looked at the one of this object and noticed that it doesn’t appear to have wings or a tail section. I showed my wife and several friends, and all agreed that although the object is difficult to see clearly due to its distance, it does not in fact appear to have wings or a tail.
The first attached photo is the original unedited photo. I was standing on the aforementioned State Park boardwalk, facing west. The second photo is cropped and zoomed to show the helicopter and object relative to each other.
See how much fun it is to live in Fall River?
