Colin A. Young State House News Service More than 62,000 vaccine doses were administered in the 24-hour period between updates from the Department of Public Health. As of Thursday, there were 1,316,691 people in the Bay State who had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, an increase …

On March 12th, 15th and 16th Bishop Stang High School, in collaboration with St. John Paul II High School, will hold special screenings of the iNDIEFLIX documentary “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety”. Streaming online, the screenings will offer opportunities for open dialogue surrounding anxiety and mental health. This film has …

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges. Kevin Guadalupe, a/k/a “King K-Milly,” 19, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as …

On Saturday, April 17, Police Chief John Walcek will be retiring from the Wareham Police Department. He started his service with the town as a call firefighter at the West Wareham station in 1984 while still in high school. In addition, he worked for the Municipal Maintenance department during the …

Michael P. Norton State House News Service Legislative Democrats this session have been touting rules reforms to boost transparency but they’ve also shown an early aversion to holding public hearings on key bills before passing them. The omnibus carbon emissions and energy bill (S 9) whisked to Gov. Charlie Baker’s …

A 62-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to serve up to 15 years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to raping his former girlfriend’s young daughter, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Michael Avellar pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court last Friday to indictments …

By Colin A. Young State House News Service For some people, Massachusetts is well behind the pack and cannot legalize sports wagering soon enough. But others say lawmakers should pump the brakes, learn from research conducted in mature gambling markets and take the time to ensure that as many of …

“Benefits of working for the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office? • State Pension ✅ • Work Among the Best in Law Enforcement ✅ • Paid Vacation, Sick Time and Holidays ✅ • Health and Dental Coverage ✅ • Variety of Different Career Paths (K9 Officer, Youth Outreach, Investigator, Social Work, etc.) …

“READING REMOTELY WAS JUST AS REWARDING! For the 28th year in a row, Massachusetts State Police Captain Daniel Richard recently served as a Community Reader for “Read Across America” for a third grade class at the Johnny Appleseed School in Leominster. The challenges faced by the teachers and students by …

A lengthy investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies yesterday resulted in the arrest of four suspects connected to an organization supplying heroin in western Massachusetts. In addition to the arrests of the four men, investigators seized a half-kilo of heroin, a firearm, and a large quantity of …