Administration also files legislation to extend certain staffing flexibilities for health care providers; Will rescind vaccine mandate for Executive Branch employees on May 11. “Today the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that the state’s COVID-19 public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023, to align with the end of the federal …

“GNBVT is excited to announce that over the past few months, the students in the Information Support Services and Networking program have been participating in Dell TechCrew training. This exciting initiative has been a result of the collaboration between our IT department and the Information Support Services and Networking program. …

“A resident doctor in Western Massachusetts was arrested this morning for allegedly possessing child pornography. Bradford Ferrick, 32, of Winchester, Mass., and Amherst, Mass., was charged with one count of possession of child pornography. Ferrick will make an initial appearance in federal court in Boston at 11:45 a.m. today via …

At approximately 11:00pm on Tuesday night, Fairhaven Police and the Massachusetts State Police responded to the parking lot of the Fairhaven Walmart at Commons Way for reports of individuals fighting. As state and local police arrived, the people involved in the fighting began to scatter, leading at least one officer …

“On March 14th at approximately 1:30 AM, units responded to a group fight in the area of Court St./Emerson St. Prior to police arrival, a vehicle fled the scene and was later observed traveling at a high rate of speed, south on County St. It was then discovered that the …

“Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings cited “very strong management with strong financial management practices” along with the diversification of the city’s economy with the advent of offshore wind energy projects like Vineyard Wind, in the agency’s decision to award the City of New Bedford a AA/Positive long-term rating, and a …

“A 33-year-old New Bedford narcotics trafficker was sentenced to serve two to three years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Randall Pollard pled guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging him with Trafficking Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Distribute MDMA, …

“At 10:52 pm on Monday, New Bedford Police were notified that the Shot Spotter system detected shots fired in the area of Dartmouth Street at Dunbar Street. Responding officers located the victim, Derek Pires, 29, of Fall River, sitting in the driver’s seat of a black Dodge Charger parked on …

UPDATE: “I can’t believe it! The skunk we received yesterday that we are treating for rat poison, appears to feel better today. He is more alert and has more energy. I didn’t think he stood much of a chance after we tested his blood, but I am daring to hope …

“The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS) has added suspects in three homicides to the Department’s list of Most Wanted Fugitives. Among the additions to the MSP’s Most Wanted list is LUIS SOTO, 33, wanted for shooting two men, one of them fatally, inside a Dollar Tree store …