RICHARDSON WITH WITH THE STORY THAT’S NEW ON 523. IT’S GROUNDBREAKING ON MANY LEVELS IN THE PAST, AUTO REPAIR AND TEXTILE ATTRACTED STUDENTS TO DIAMOND REGIONAL, VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. THERE ARE PRESENTLY 18 VOCATIONS WE HAVE PROGRAMING IN WEB THAT IS REALLY EXPAND AND AND BLOSSOMED INTO AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM WHERE THEY CODE THEY CREATE WEBSITES CLASSES HAVE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE CULTURE OF CONSTRUCTION. THE FUTURE 400,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2026 MARKS A SYMBOLIC PASSING OF THE HAMMER. 87 YEAR OLD JERRY MURPHY WAS JUST 30 WHEN HE HELPED BUILD FALL RIVER’S VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. HIS DAUGHTER, MAUREEN MURPHY, WILL HELP RUN THE $293 MILLION NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THAT’S RIGHT. WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST FIRMS THAT HIRED WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION BEING THE ONLY WOMAN ON A PROJECT TO NOW OUR PROJECT TEAMS SUFFOLK IS REALLY COMMITTED TO HAVING WOMEN ON OUR PROJECTS. WE WILL WITNESS THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE TRANSFORM INTO A PLACE OF LEARNING DISCOVERY AND INSPIRATION. STUDENTS OF SOMERSET, SWANSEA, WESTPORT AND FALL RIVER COULD CONSIDER THIS A CASE STUDY IN CORPORATE, LEGISLATIVE AND COMMUNITY COOPERATION. $22 MILLION DOLLARS ARE BEING ADDED TO THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS DONE. IT’S REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE THAT MEANS NOT ONLY LIKE THE FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY, HOPING THAT WE CAN BE AN EXAMPLE TO A LOT OF THE GIRLS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTION OR STEM AS THEY BUILD THE NEW FOUR STORY SCHOOL ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. THEY’RE ALSO BUILDING COMMUNITY. THERE WILL BE A NEW AUDITORIUM FOR CIVIC GATHERINGS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT IN FALL RIVER.