The following is a statement from Jean Fox, the Director of Community Engagement for South Coast Rail. “The MBTA’s South Coast Rail (SCR) Phase 1 service between Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts will soon become a reality. MBTA passenger trains will begin service to and from stations in Middleborough, East Taunton, …

As the dust settles and the non-emotional jumping to conclusions ends, it’s very clear that newly elected New Bedford Ward 3 Councilor Shawn Oliver is the victim of partisan political persecution that borders on the harassment of an elected official. A night that should have been a proud moment for …

“The victim of an unsolved homicide dating back nearly 45 years has been identified thanks to advances in DNA testing and dogged work by investigators. The remains of a woman discovered Nov. 15, 1978 buried under leaves on a logging road off Amherst Road in Granby have been identified as …

“A Leominster, Mass. man has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door while aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, was charged with one count …

Shawn Oliver New Bedford Ward 3 City Councilor has released the following statement: “As an Elected Official, my position is to work alongside the members of our Community, different Groups, and Leaders to gain a better understanding of the issues facing us all. When I began my candidacy I made …

“A nationally recognized expert on suicide prevention in correctional facilities has started an assessment of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. Lindsay M. Hayes, who headed the U.S. Justice Department’s only nationwide reviews of correctional suicides, arrived at the Bristol County House of Corrections Monday morning and met with Sheriff Paul …

UPDATE! “On behalf of the Fairhaven Police Department, we would like to thank all cooperating agencies and the general public for assisting us with our search. We are happy to announce Anapaula Huggins has been found alive by Police Units on a rocky jetty. Thank you all!” ——- UPDATE: “In …

“If your kids were traveling on bus 1601, they’re going to be a little late. This was on Potter Street by Hathaway Boulevard. It doesn’t seem as though any children were harmed in this accident. Everyone looks like they’re OK!”-Michelle Haworth-Kauranen. Michelle Haworth-Kauranen photo. Michelle Haworth-Kauranen photo. Michelle Haworth-Kauranen photo. …

“A repeat domestic abuser from New Bedford who violently attacked and strangled his girlfriend in June 2021 was sentenced to serve four years in state prison last Friday in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Abdul Yakubu, 36, pled guilty to indictments charging …

“Association members assisted yesterday with the rescue of an operator whose car was swept up in an unusually high tide near the drawbridge on Morrissey Boulevard. Luckily, the operator of the vehicle is fine and unharmed and only a little waterlogged. MSP H-6 patrols from SP South Boston and the …