SSTAR

03/05/2026

🎨🎥 CALLING ALL YOUTH CREATORS! 🎥🎨
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is 3.16-3.22 this year and SSTAR's Campaign wants YOUR voice 💥

is a youth-focused prevention campaign that aims to engage, educate, and empower teens and their caregivers to make healthy, informed choices and prevent substance misuse. We’re all about putting yourself first—finding your purpose, building coping skills, learning the facts about alcohol and drugs, and using your voice to create a healthier future for everyone 🌱💪✨ For more info, check out our website: https://www.meb4use.org/

What does mean to you? Show us by creating a poster or short video that shares the facts, breaks stigma, and inspires healthy choices 💡✨

🏆 Poster/Video Contest is LIVE: 2.23.26
📅 Submissions Due: 3.9.26
✅Eligibility: Middle & High School aged youth in Attleboro, Fall River, Mansfield, Norton, and Taunton.
📩 Send entries to: meb4use@gmail.com with your artwork, name, and city/town.

All submissions will be highlighted on the website and social media pages during National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week. The creator of the post with the most engagement from each community will win a $50 Amazon gift card, a year of bragging rights, and printed posters to display in your school/community.

Let’s make prevention powerful, creative, and youth-led 💪🌟
Tag your friends + get involved! 🔥

02/27/2026

Blizzard Update – Continued Snow Operations

Good morning Fall River,

Today you can expect continued snow removal operations across the city we hit 60% overnight and the number will continue to rise. Our goal remains clear: reach 100% of streets today! We are also supporting Fall River Public Schools and their efforts to clear schools, bus routes and begin assessing sidewalk clearing and street corner clearing.

Overnight, crews were back out across the city re-confirming City Verified Plowed Streets to ensure what’s reported matches what’s actually been cleared. This extra layer of verification helps us prioritize accurately and deploy resources where they’re still needed most.

We encourage residents to continue using https://frplowed.cc to report concerns and identify streets that require attention. That real-time feedback continues to help us target operations effectively. We hear you and we are watching!

Crews will begin street widening operations in addition to reaching remaining roadways. With the volume of snow we’ve received, this remains more than just plowing it’s a full-scale snow removal and hauling effort.

Travel Advisory:
If you must travel, please use the main throughways whenever possible, as these routes have received priority attention. When navigating side streets, use extreme caution and keep your speed at a minimum. Many residential roads remain narrowed, snow-packed, and may have limited visibility at corners and intersections.

We understand the safety concerns. We see them, we hear them, and we are actively working on them.

Stay strong! we’re making steady progress.

02/27/2026

We are happy to announce that:
Destiny Cannata is January Employee of the Month!

Destiny has been with SSTAR for about 8 months!
Destiny is a Mobile Health Outreach Worker for the Mobile Health Team. She is described as consistently prioritizing patient care by being reliable, compassionate, and approachable. She treats every patient with respect and kindness, always taking time to listen and support their needs. Her dedication and positive attitude strongly reflect SSTAR’s mission and commitment to the community.

This is why Destiny is a terrific choice for Employee of the Month!

02/26/2026

02/25/2026

SSTAR will be open with limited services, primarily Telehealth on Thursday February 26 and Friday February 27, 2026. Lifeline and Inpatient Services will be business as usual. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911 immediately. Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to serving you soon!

02/25/2026

Check if your street has been plowed in Fall River, MA. Community-reported snow plow tracking with an interactive map of all 1,027 streets.

02/24/2026

🚨 FALL RIVER TRAVEL BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT 🚨

The travel ban in Fall River remains in effect at this time. While crews have made progress, many side streets remain narrow and compromised, making travel unsafe.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has sent additional resources and equipment to assist with our snow removal operations. That equipment is already in the city and actively working to push back and relocate snow, which is critical to reopening roadways safely.

We are asking residents to please stay home for just one more day and avoid all non-essential travel. Keeping vehicles off the roads allows crews to work efficiently and helps speed up recovery citywide. We know everyone is eager to grab their Dunkin’, but we can’t have a repeat of what happened this morning, vehicles stopping and parking in the middle of Pleasant Street created significant gridlock and made an already difficult situation worse.

Our plan is to reassess conditions tomorrow after snow removal operations continue throughout the night, with the goal of lifting the travel ban once it is safe to do so.

Thank you for your continued patience, cooperation, and understanding. Help us get Fall River moving safely again.

02/24/2026

Due to the storm, SSTAR will be closed for in-person appointments on Wednesday February 25, 2026. Telehealth appointments only. SSTAR Inpatient Services will remain open. Lifeline will be open for dosing only on Wednesday 9am - 12pm. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911 immediately. Regular business hours will resume on Thursday, February 26. Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to serving you soon!

02/24/2026

Lifeline patients please bring your lockbox Tuesday February 24, 2026 for take home dosing on Wednesday February 25.

02/24/2026

SSTAR Lifeline will be open Tuesday February 24, 2026 (11am - 3pm).

02/23/2026

Now Recruiting Please Share!

02/23/2026

Due to the storm, SSTAR will be closed on Tuesday February 24, 2026. SSTAR Inpatient Services will remain open. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911 immediately. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, February 25. Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to serving you soon!