“A Brazilian man who formerly resided in New Bedford was sentenced to ten years imprisonment today in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry. The defendant is currently serving a sentence imposed in Massachusetts state court of 25 years-life in prison for a 2016 murder conviction. The defendant also was …
Read More »Lending Library at New Bedford Libraries offers much more than books and movies
“New Bedford, Massachusetts – The top 5 items checked out from the New Bedford Free Public Library’s Funbrary collection are a ukulele, keyboard, microscope kit, light up tracing pad, and the bean bag toss. The program has been so successful that the number of checkouts by library patrons increased by …
Read More »New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo sadly announces passing of Nikki, beloved cougar
“New Bedford, Massachusetts: The Buttonwood Park Zoo is sad to announce that Nikki, a fourteen-year-old female cougar, passed away on February 22nd, 2024, after a period of rapid decline due to end-stage chronic kidney disease. Described by team members as willful and stubborn, with a strong sense of what she …
Read More »Massachusetts Ratepayers Fed Up With High Energy Costs
By Colin A. Young State House News Service From the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Lynn to the state’s western border in Richmond, people in Massachusetts are letting the state know how they feel about wallet-busting energy bills. “I struggle to pay my bills, my electric runs $250 a …
Read More »Barred owl injured in collision with car in Massachusetts sent to New England Wildlife Center
“This Barred Owl is feeling much better today after an unfortunate accident with an automobile in Needham. The owl was found near a roadway unable to fly and was bleeding from the mouth. When he arrived at our hospital he was so weak and disoriented he was unable to stand …
Read More »15-year old Massachusetts teen charged in connection with dead 38-year old woman found in car
“ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. A 15-year-old from Springfield, Massachusetts, whose name will not be released due to his age, has been charged as an adult with second-degree murder. On January 23, 2024 the body of Christina Chatlos, 38, of Williamstown, VT, was found in a car in a St. Johnsbury parking …
Read More »Prisoner escapes Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department transport vehicle on the highway
“At approximately 6:15PM Monday night, Waltham Police Officers responded to the area of Bear Hill Rd and Route I-95 South to assist in locating a male prisoner that had escaped from a Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department transport vehicle on the highway. Waltham officers joined Plymouth County Deputy Sheriffs and troopers …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Troopers, Air Wing, K-9s, unite to search for missing 87-year old
“On the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, Troopers from the State Police-Russell Barracks and members of the Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit, Special Emergency Response Team (SERT), and Air Wing responded to assist Russell Police with the search for a missing 87-year-old man with dementia. The man had been …
Read More »Massachusetts woman, second to die in snow mobile accident in New Hampshire
“Saturday Marked By Serious Incidents in the North Country: Gorham: Shortly after noon on Saturday, February 24, 2024 rescue personnel from multiple agencies responded to a remote trail near Pine Mountain to assist a snowmobiler who had suffered significant injuries after crashing into trees. At approximately 1207 hours, personnel from …
Read More »Marion Fire Department, EMS, respond to Sunday morning rollover
“Fire/EMS responded to a rollover crash on Wareham Rd.Sunday morning at approximately 9:24am. One transported to a local hospital with no life threatening injuries. Road is shut down in both directions! Responding units: • C-1 • C-2 • A-2 • E-1″-Marion Fire/EMS. Marion Fire/EMS photo.
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