By Sam Doran State House News Service Top Democrats expect to file a compromise Wednesday on a bill (H 4582) designed to continue funding the state’s overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters. As the News Service first …
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“β οΈ ππππ-ππππ-ππππ ππππππππππ β οΈ Do you have any expired or unused medications you want to get rid of? Look no further! This Saturday, April 27, the New Bedford Police Department will have a manned collection site set up in the parking lot of our headquarters (871 Rockdale Avenue) from 10 …
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“WINDHAM, N.H. β Earlier today, April 24, State Troopers conducted a high-visibility traffic enforcement initiative on Interstate 93 to detect and deter speeding and aggressive drivers. During the effort, from a State Police aircraft, Trooper Provenza of the Special Enforcement Unit observed a 2015 BMW 228i traveling at 108 mph. …
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βChief of Innovation and Policy Developmentβ Will Drive Technology and Policy Improvements for Better Municipal Services. The City of New Bedford is creating a new position that will drive innovation and reforms across City government. The Chief of Innovation and Policy Development will be a senior-level position in City government …
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“The crew of Engine Company 5 and New Bedford EMS Medic 4 had the opportunity to greet a few special guests this afternoon at Fire Station 5. At 1:00am on Saturday April 6, Engine 5 and Medic 4 were dispatched to a residence in Sassaquin for a female in labor …
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“At 2 PM Mondayy helicopter Air 5 of the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing located and began following a stolen Lexus that was on the move in Ashland. The car had previously been stolen out of Peabody and had eluded several local police departments in the Natick area as well …
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“FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD, and WAREHAM, Mass. β On April 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized Southcoast Health for its public commitments to decarbonizing its operations and improving resilience in the face of climate change. As part of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference …
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service Investigators in Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office discovered nearly $2.9 million worth of public benefits fraud from October through December, with the vast majority of money linked to MassHealth. The Bureau of Special Investigations detected fraud in 96 out of the 1,451 cases it …
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“Southcoast Health is pleased to announce the Heart and Vascular program at Charlton Memorial Hospital is the first practice in New England to perform an innovative procedure treating atrial fibrillation (AFib) with the PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) system. βThis accomplishment is a credit to Southcoast Health, our providers and …
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“On April 28, 2024, at 1:00 PM there will be a Memorial Service of the 80th Anniversary of Exercise Tiger by the City of New Bedford. The Fort Taber~Fort Rodman Military Museum is a Co-Sponsor with the City. As President of the FT~FR Military Museum I am inviting everyone to …
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