Every day, The Herald News will be bringing you the top news you need to start your day. Here are our top five stories for Thursday, April 18, 2019:

UNDER ORDERS

 A Superior Court Judge on Wednesday ruled that a state law the American Civil Liberties Union alleges Fall River police officers “aggressively” enforced to crack down on panhandling is likely unconstitutional, and ordered the department to suspend its enforcement.

OTHER PLACES TO STOP AND SHOP

The displacement of Stop & Shop loyalists has also been a boon to the smaller mom-and-pop operations scattered throughout SouthCoast.

LUCKY 7s

This season has been a “pleasant surprise” so far for the Diman Bengals softball team.

WHO GETS TO START THE BLAST?

The executioner of the cooling towers at Brayton Point has a name.

READY FOR THE CHICKS

Like an expectant mother, Shirley Johnson, a.k.a. “the chicken lady,” has kept her eggs warm, turned them every day.