A row of Fall River police officers, several in motorcycle helmets, stands in a paved lot with a teenager in a pink sweatshirt and a woman in black, a taped cardboard package on the ground in front of them and police motorcycles and cruisers behind
Fall River police officers gather with Norah, 16, for Hero Package Delivery No. 253, in a photo The Hero Package Foundation posted and the Fall River Police Department shared. Photo: The Hero Package Foundation, shared by the Fall River Police Department

FALL RIVER The Fall River Police Department sponsored Hero Package Delivery No. 253 on Monday for Norah, a 16-year-old who has been battling ovarian cancer, the department said in a Facebook post Tuesday night.

The delivery came through The Hero Package Foundation, and the department wrote that it was honored to sponsor it and "help make this a memorable experience for Norah and her family." It said it had "the privilege of being part of a very special day for an extraordinary young woman, 16-year-old Super Hero Norah!"

Norah has faced "challenges that no child should ever have to endure," the department wrote, and through it all she "continues to demonstrate remarkable strength, resilience, and compassion for those around her."

The department shared the foundation's own post about the visit, which called the day "nothing short of magical" and said the Hero Package was "proudly sponsored by the City of Fall River Police Department!"

The department thanked Officer Jen and The Hero Package Foundation "for the incredible work they do to bring happiness, encouragement, and support to children facing serious medical challenges." It also recognized the Fall River Police Patrol Officers Union "for their generous contribution to Norah's special day."

The department closed with a message to Norah herself: "Norah, you have an entire community standing behind you. We are proud to be part of your team, and we will continue cheering you on every step of the way." It signed off, "Keep fighting, Super Hero!"

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.

Notes

Every fact comes from the Fall River Police Department's Facebook post of Nov. 10 and the opening of The Hero Package Foundation post it shared, which we read on Nov. 11. The department's post, made at 8:09 p.m. Tuesday, says the visit was yesterday, which is Monday, Nov. 9. Norah's first name and age appear here only as the department published them, and this story adds nothing about her that the department's post does not say. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar. Not heard: this story rests on the department's own post.

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Sources (1)
  1. City of Fall River Police Department, Facebook post beginning "Yesterday, the Fall River Police Department had the privilege of being part of a very special day"City of Fall River Police Department, posted Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 8:09 p.m. The sponsorship of Hero Package Delivery No. 253 through The Hero Package Foundation, the visit "yesterday" (Monday, Nov. 9, by the post's date), Norah's first name, age and illness as the department published them, the thanks to Officer Jen and the foundation, the recognition of the Fall River Police Patrol Officers Union and the closing message. The post shares The Hero Package Foundation's own post, whose opening lines call the day "nothing short of magical" and say the package was sponsored by the department. Read Nov. 11, 2026.