“Members of the New Bedford Police Union attended the Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police training conference. While in attendance we were honored to see that the FOP recognized Detective Lavar Gilbert, who was injured in the line of duty as a result of being struck by gunfire. Detective Gilbert, who …
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Authorities are investigating a tragic pedestrian crash that claimed one life this morning, in the city’s Mill Street area. New Bedford Police and Massachusetts State Police responded to the scene near 76 Mill Street shortly after the incident was reported. A tractor-trailer truck struck a pedestrian, resulting in fatal injuries. …
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BY SAM DRYSDALE, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE The vast majority of House Democrats on Wednesday voted to narrow the scope of a voter-approved legislative audit and create a formal process to govern public access to legislative records. The House approved the bill (H 5469) 125-28, with Democrat Reps. Mike Connolly, …
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Ann-Marie DaSilva, a dispatcher with the New Bedford Police Department (NBPD), has reached 25 years of service with the department’s Communications Division. She is the first dispatcher in the division’s history to achieve this milestone.Dispatchers serve as the initial point of contact for emergency calls, coordinating responses between the public …
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Defendant allegedly used stolen identity to receive approximately $30,000 in unemployment benefits and approximately $14,000 in SNAP benefits. BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lowell has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief funds and Supplemental Nutrition …
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In a breakthrough that brings long-overdue closure to a grieving family, authorities in Massachusetts have identified the victim of a brutal 2000 murder whose dismembered remains were discovered in Chelsea. The young woman, previously referred to only as “Chelsea Jane Doe,” is now known to be Tiffany Bradley, a 16-year-old …
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A Westport, Massachusetts, man who has maintained his innocence for three decades saw his first-degree murder conviction overturned last week.Brian Peixoto was convicted in the 1996 death of three-year-old Christopher Affonso Jr., the son of his then-girlfriend Ami Sneed. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Original …
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Washington, (June 3, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) today introduced legislation to offer LGBTQI+ specific services for older LGBTQI+ Americans and individuals living with HIV in rural communities.LGBTQI+ older adults in rural communities often face greater …
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New Bedford, Mass. — A New Bedford man convicted of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence in a 2021 motorcycle crash that killed his 24-year-old passenger has received a suspended sentence instead of jail time. William Botelho Jr. was found guilty Tuesday in New Bedford District Court of …
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WAREHAM, Mass. — A sitting member of the Wareham Select Board is scheduled to face trial next month on felony charges alleging he indecently assaulted two young girls several years ago while working as a paramedic. Jared Chadwick is set for a July 9 trial in Wareham District Court on …
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