UPDATE: Sean and his sister Veronica have been reunited. Thank you to all who helped spread the word! “Me and my family have been desperately looking for my brother. He has been missing since Friday night. Can you please post on your page? Hopefully someone has seen him. We are …

“Recently, humpback whales have been seen feeding close to shore from Maine to Massachusetts. In areas where baitfish are thick, humpback whales will gladly take advantage of the easy meal and may have little regard for what is on the surface, including boats. When feeding, humpback whales can be unpredictable …

The median sale prices of both single-family homes and condos hit new all-time highs in Massachusetts last month, real estate market analysts said as a group of six Beacon Hill lawmakers attempts to produce a compromise housing production-inducing bill by the end of July. There were 4,441 single-family home sales …

“In our divided times, we can do well by recalling America at its most united. Today I paid a visit to Windsong Blake, a New Bedford native who enlisted in the Navy at 16 just after Pearl Harbor. A longtime chief of the Assonet Wampanoag Tribe and multiple-black belt in …

“BOSTON – A Westfield woman was sentenced on July 18, 2024 in federal court in Boston for calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital.  Catherine Leavy, 37, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to three years’ probation. In September 2024, Leavy pleaded …

From rising Director and Writer Alex Stulac comes a short-film, “The Hero In Us”, exploring the origins of the Friends of Jack Foundation. The upcoming release will make its world premiere at the Friends of Jack Foundation’s Annual Celebration on September 28 at Arch of the Meadow in Rochester, Massachusetts.  …

Malasadas, carne de espeto and Madeira wine, oh my! The New Bedford Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a.k.a. the Portuguese Feast, a.k.a. Madeira Feast is the largest event New Bedford has every year. More than that, it is the largest Portuguese feast in the world and the largest ethnic festival …

A 22-year-old New Bedford woman was arraigned in New Bedford District Court on a single charge of Improper Disposal of a Body connected to the male infant found at Fort Taber Park on December 9, 2023. Daniela Michell Escobar-Mejia, who is the mother of the deceased infant, was released on …

“This morning, Officers Max Szteliga and Dominik Sullivan-Souza were presented with the department’s Life Saving Award for their actions on June 3, 2024. Officers Szteliga and Sullivan-Souza were on patrol when a call came in requesting an ambulance for someone unresponsive in a vehicle on the side of the road. …

“Around New England since about the beginning of July: 6/28/2024: 146 live dolphins stranded, 37 died, 7 euthanized, 102 survived 7/05/2024: 4 dead dolphins 7/06/2024: Dead dolphin 7/10/2014: Dead Loggerhead turtle this summer 7/10/2024: Dead Minke Whale 7/12/2024: Dead Humpback whale, last was seen healthy had the name ‘Lollipop 7/14/2024: …