The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that laboratory testing has confirmed the 8th human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection, a man in his 50s from northeastern Bristol County. DPH and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) continue to emphasize that residents throughout the …

The New Bedford High Whalers football team defeated Taunton High School 24-13 last Friday and now Taunton’s Superintendent will wear a Whalers jersey. New Bedford Schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson was pictured giving Taunton’s Superintendent John Cabral a Whatler jersey on Twitter: Supt Anderson cashes in on bet. Taunton Supt. John …

A former Holyoke kindergarten teacher was arrested last night and charged with possession of child pornography. Yesterday, the defendant resigned from his position as a kindergarten teacher for the Holyoke Public Schools where he was employed. Gregory Lisby, 40, of Worcester, was arrested last night in Northboro and charged today …

The City of New Bedford’s parks and other open public spaces will close at dusk until the first frost of the season based on the recommendation of the City’s Health Department. Parks have closed at dusk daily since August 16 in response to the risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE); …

The Noodle Bowl posted on their Facebook page today that they will be closing its doors soon. The business had been open for 17 months.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Wednesday announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The individual is a man in his 60s from Middlesex County who was hospitalized due to his illness. The risk of human infection with WNV is considered …

Cornel Bell has been arrested in Florida for the August, 2017 murder of a Weymouth mother, Michelle Clarke, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey announced. “Massachusetts State Police, both in the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the homicide detectives in the DA’s office, have been working tirelessly on finding Mr. …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is submitting host city agreements for three recreational marijuana businesses to the City Council this evening: M1. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a copy of a Host Community Agreement with Southcoast Apothecary, LLC; the company is currently seeking a license from the Marijuana …

Any suspected cases of unexplained e-cigarette or vaping-associated pulmonary disease must be immediately reported to the Department of Public Health (DPH) for the next 12 months, as a result of a new mandate issued today by Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH. As more cases of vaping-related pulmonary …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that laboratory testing has confirmed two new cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection, a woman in her 60s from eastern Worcester County and a female under the age of 18 from southwestern Middlesex County. This brings the total number …