“One Friday morning in Lakeville: • 5:10 am Emergency medical call – Leonard St • 9:06 am Fire alarm activation – WillScot, 215 Millennial Cir • 9:22 am Car crash – Main St & Vaughn: 2 people were transported with injuries to area hospitals. Ambulances 1 and 2 committed. • …
Read More »Onset, Wareham EMS, Fire and Police Departments respond to people on boat that struck rocks
“Last night the Wareham Fire Department, Wareham Department of Natural Resources, Wareham Police Department, Onset Fire Rescue, Wareham EMS Local 2895 responded to Stoney Point Dyke for a boat that had struck the rocks. Units located two parties and their boat. They were assisted off the rocks and handed over …
Read More »Town of Rochester awarded $50,000 grant to fund traffic safety improvements
Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett), House co-chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation, announced today that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Baker-Polito administration have awarded a $50,000 grant to the town of Rochester to fund traffic safety improvements at three critical locations in town, including the intersection of …
Read More »Massachusetts Announces Second Round of Premium Payments to Low-Income Workers
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced its plan for a second round of $500 payments to low-income workers under the COVID-19 Essential Employee Premium Pay program, which was passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Governor Baker in December 2021 as part of a $4 billion spending plan for American …
Read More »City of New Bedford Dept. of Public Infrastructure crews begin brightening up public spaces
“It may not feel very summer-y yet, but Department of Public Infrastructure crews have been brightening up public spaces across the city in preparation for sunny weather ahead. One example is the Custom House Square fountain, which recently got a fresh coat of paint and has been turned on for …
Read More »Former member of New Bedford Latin Kings chapter sentenced for racketeering conspiracy
“A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced on May 17, 2022 on racketeering charges. Taliyah Barboza, a/k/a “Queen Taliyah,” 27, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to time served (approximately six …
Read More »Massachusetts Police Department dispatcher sentenced for child pornography offenses
“A former dispatcher for the Lincoln Police Department was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston on charges of child pornography. Spencer Hughes, 33, of Randolph, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to five years in prison and five years of supervised release. On Jan. 6, …
Read More »New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of May 23, 2022 – May 27, 2022,
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of May 23, 2022 – May 27, 2022, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on the gas main relays: • Main relay on Phillips Rd from Holly Tree Lane to Route 140 Other: • Contractor …
Read More »New Bedford Fire Department, Animal Control, rescue cat trapped on roof
“Thank you to the New Bedford Fire Department for helping the New Bedford Police Animal Control with retrieving a cat off of a roof yesterday morning on Summer Street! Your assistance is appreciated ???” -City of New Bedford Police Department. New Bedford Police Department photo. New Bedford Police Department photo.
Read More »Mayor Mitchell presents New Bedford’s Fiscal Year 2023 $471.5 million budget
Mayor Jon Mitchell presented his Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget to the New Bedford City Council on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Cautious, Conservative Spending Blueprint Mayor Mitchell noted that the new City budget, the third developed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflects continuing impacts on City revenues and …
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