Editing Fall River, Massachusetts (section)

===City government and services===
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The city is led by the mayor-council form of government. There is a mayor and nine at-large city councillors, elected in odd-years to two year terms. The mayor, along with their appointed city administrator, lead and manage the city's day-to-day operations. The majority of the city's municipal offices are located at [[Fall River Government Center|Government Center]].
{{further|List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts}}

The city's police department is consolidated into a large central police station. There are six fire stations located around the city. The Fire Headquarters is located on Commerce Drive, across from the former Fall River Municipal Airport.

There are four post offices in the city. The central, located adjacent to Government Center, is modeled after the [[James Farley Post Office]] in New York City. The central branch was named after the late Sgt. Robert Barrett in May 2011, a Fall River native who died in Afghanistan in 2010. Additional branches are located in the Flint, the South End, and the Highlands.

The city is home to several state and county-level courthouses. The [[Murder of Odin Lloyd|murder trial]] of former [[New England Patriots]] tight end [[Aaron Hernandez]] in 2015 was held at the district courthouse on South Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Linton|first=David|title=News organizations flock to Aaron Hernandez murder trial|url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/news-organizations-flock-to-aaron-hernandez-murder-trial/article_d6ffa702-981a-11e4-9ad2-0bd1f1c470dc.html|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=The Sun Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>