“Please join us in welcoming the newest K9 to the BCSO- Captain Jeff Williams’ new partner, K9 Tusko. Tusko is a 13 month old German Shorthaired Pointer imported from Hungary. Captain Williams chose Tusko as his partner for his high level of drive and eagerness to work. They are already …

“Sheriff Paul Heroux has made a significant difference in the lives of the incarcerated and their families since assuming his office almost a year ago. His major theme during the campaign was to concentrate on rehabilitation of the convicted individuals rather than punishment and deprivation, thereby reducing their inclination to …

“As a government agency, we should support locally owned businesses. This is something that I filed legislation on when I was a State Representative. In 2013, I was given a MA House of Representatives lapel pin and on the back, it read ‘Made in China.’ For a State Rep who …

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“If a disaster strikes in Attleboro or Greater New Bedford, high school students are trained and ready to help their community. Students at Attleboro High School and GNB Voc-Tech recently completed the Community Emergency Response Team program taught by Col. David Gavigan and Capt. William Camara of the Bristol County …

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“We did some spring cleaning around the Ash Street Jail this week with some folks from the New Bedford Whaling Museum coming to box up and take away some of the old glass negatives and card records from the attic. We’re happy these artifacts of New Bedford’s history will be …

“There’s a history mystery unfolding at the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford. For years, what was known as Lizzie Borden’s bed has been kept in storage on the jail’s upper floors. But is it really the bed Lizzie slept on during her trial? That’s what folks from the Fall …

“One of Bristol County’s most high-profile assets is finding a new home. The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command Center, a massive truck complete with communications equipment and meeting/planning space, is being donated to the New Bedford Police Department. “The Mobile Command Center has served the people of Bristol County …

“About a dozen inmates sat in a classroom inside the Bristol County House of Corrections this week. On a large television in front of them was a driving instructor with the National Safety Council who was virtually leading a driving safety class. She played a video of a motorcycle rider …