Karen Rezendes

By Karen Rezendes “Oh, him? Ugh. He’s so weird.” That was the response of a guidance counselor when I asked her to meet with a student whom I thought needed a support network and coping resources.When I was a high school administrator, that student had made an appointment to speak with me. I met with the young man several times. I learned that he knew he needed help to cope with some of the challenges he was facing.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — A child has been hurt, after reportedly being struck by a car, and pinned against a building in Fall River. It happened outside the Burlington Coat Factory on Mariano Bishop Boulevard around 6:20 p.m. Sunday night. Eyewitnesses on scene tell us a car struck the child in the parking lot, pinning him against the building. The eyewitnesses tell us that the car then struck another vehicle when it backed up. We are told the child was taken away in an ambulance.