Breakfast with Carole

Join Representative Carole Fiola for breakfast in June and help keep the campaign going! http://electcarole.com/event/breakfast-carole/

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"Coffee and Conversation with Carole" dates and locations

State Representative Carole Fiola announces a series of visits to local coffee shops and breakfast establishments called “Coffee and Conversation with Carole” during which constituents can meet with the Representative in a casual setting and discuss matters and issues of concern to them. Representative Fiola will be available on the following Mondays, 8:30-9:30am through April…

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Roundtable discussion with the Department of Public Health on the Prescription Monitoring Program

http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140311/NEWS/140319276/?tag=1 Brian Fraga Herald News Staff Reporter Posted Mar. 11, 2014 @ 1:39 pm Updated at 1:48 PM FALL RIVER – About 72 percent of Fall River residents have received a prescription for highly-addictive opiates such as Oxycodone and Methadone, which places the Spindle City well above the state average of 40 percent. “Based upon…

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Public landfill meeting held at BCC, Monday 3/10/14

http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140310/NEWS/140319584 Jo C. Goode Herald News Staff Reporter Posted Mar. 10, 2014 @ 8:42 pm Updated Mar 10, 2014 at 9:01 PM FALL RIVER — The contamination at the Fall River Industrial Park landfill poses no threat to public health, said representatives of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection during a public meeting at Bristol…

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No simple answers: a community response to substance abuse

http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140308/OPINION/140307012/0/SEARCH By Carole Fiola Posted Mar. 8, 2014 @ 12:01 am Substance abuse is just not a Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, or Boston problem. Substance abuse knows no property boundaries and is present throughout all our cities and suburbs. It is a problem for rich and poor alike, professional and blue collar workers, homeless…

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