Research has clearly shown that staying active is a powerful way to manage Alzheimer’s or another dementia. To provide those living with mild Alzheimer’s disease or a memory disorder with opportunities for social engagement, the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter will host a free program on Thursday, June 13. This …

Current New Bedford School Committee member John Oliveira has pulled nomination papers with the intent to run for mayor. He has until 5pm on August 30 to turn in at 50 valid signatures to be officially placed on the October 1st primary ballot. Mr. Oliveira has had some public confrontations …

On Wednesday, May 22, New Bedford police arrested four individuals in the driveway of 11 Viall Street on drug charges to include fentanyl distribution. Fentanyl is responsible for 89% of all the overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2018. This is the second police raid at 11 Viall Steet since March. …

Two people are being charged with OUI-drugs after they were found under the influence of drugs behind the wheel on Sawyer Street in New Bedford on Monday. At 1:55pm, New Bedford police officers noticed a person asleep behind the wheel in the area of 553 Sawyer Street with the engine …

Detectives of the Wareham Police Department continue to keep up their aggressive enforcement of drug laws in the town of Wareham. For several days, members of the detective division set up surveillance in the area of Indian Mound Beach after complaints by citizens of illegal drug activity. On Tuesday, May …

Christopher Michaud, Director of Public Health in Dartmouth published the following Rabid Raccoon and Rabies Advisory: “Earlier in the week, Dartmouth Animal Control responded to a residence in the vicinity of Fisher Pines Way for an incident involving a raccoon and a person. On May 21, 2019, the Massachusetts Department …

A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to multiple federal charges. Daniel Polonia Morillo, 57, a Dominican national residing in Lawrence, pleaded guilty to false statement on an application for Social Security benefits, false statement in an application and use of a passport, and theft of …

A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been sentenced in federal court in Boston with embezzling over $18,000. Rashayna Seney, 26, of Randolph, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to time served (one day) and three years of supervised release with the special condition that …

Several events are planned in New Bedford throughout the upcoming Memorial Day weekend to honor the courageous men and women who lost their lives serving the United States. Saturday, May 25, 2019 9:00 a.m. at Rural Cemetery The Greater New Bedford Civil War Round Table will conduct a memorial exercise …

Here is the media statement from Café Services, Inc.’s Facebook page regarding the firing of Mascoma Valley Regional High School food service employee Bonnie Kimball who claimed she was fired for giving a hungry student a free lunch. “Fresh Picks Café President Brian Stone said, The student in these stories …