If you don’t live in Fall River, the mess that the city’s currently grappling with — namely, a mayor who’s been indicted not once but twice by the Feds, yet is still in office and could, theoretically, be reelected this fall — may be simultaneously diverting and comforting. Come for the over-the-top scandal; stay for the reassuring fact that, however bad things may seem in your city or town, at least they’re not as bad as in Fall River.
If you’re a Fall River resident, though, or if you’ve got deep ties to the community, the picture looks very different. In this episode, Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly head south and talk about the mood on the ground with Bob Kerr, a legendary journalist and longtime Fall River resident, and Lynne Sullivan, who edited the Fall River Herald News when Correia was elected, indicted, beat a recall election, and then was indicted again. Also discussed: what Correia’s second indictment says about the state of the burgeoning marijuana industry in Massachusetts and elsewhere, and why Correia’s superfans are staying loyal as his prospects grow increasingly dim.
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