Ongoing vaccine supply shortages continue to impede the City of New Bedford’s multi-pronged vaccination effort. Despite the challenge, last month, the City was able to begin vaccinating its 600+ first responders and nursing/health staff with the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. Administration of a second dose to first responders …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police lieutenant receives Service Member Patriot award
Congratulations to Massachusetts Environmental Police Lieutenant Robert Akin on being awarded the Service Member Patriot Award. This award is presented by the Office of the Secretary of Defense in recognition of a supervisor’s efforts in support of citizen soldiers. Lt. Akin was nominated for this award by a currently deployed …
Read More »CDC: Double-Masking, Tighter Fit More Effective
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Wearing a second cloth mask on top of a medical face mask or knotting a medical mask’s ear loops can offer significant additional protection against COVID-19, according to research the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Wednesday. Wearing a medical mask without …
Read More »Massachusetts man arrested for 6th OUI, resisting arrest after fleeing crash
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday Trooper Tara Poor was dispatched to reports of a road rage incident on Route 95 southbound in the area of Exit 54 in Reading. It was reported that the vehicle, an Acura sedan, was being operated erratically traveling southbound behind a group of plow …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department charges juvenile with firearm offenses
On February 9, NBPD Gang Detectives seized a loaded 380 caliber handgun from a juvenile with known gang ties while patrolling in the area of Roosevelt St. The juvenile had recently posted gun-centric photos online. The handgun was located during a subsequent encounter. The serial numbers on the gun had …
Read More »Trusted companions to seniors will gain vaccine access in Massachusetts
By Matt Murphy State House News Service In an effort to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible to residents 75 and older, the Baker administration plans to begin this week allowing anyone who accompanies an eligible senior to one of the state’s mass vaccination sites to receive a shot themselves. …
Read More »Governor Baker announces two mass COVID-19 vaccination sites
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced two new mass vaccination sites will open in Natick and Dartmouth. On Thursday, 74,000 appointments will be posted online for mass vaccination sites and pharmacies at locations statewide. Approximately 30,000 additional appointments will be posted over the course of the week at pharmacies—totaling over 100,000 …
Read More »Wareham Police charge woman for vandalizing property and assault with an axe
Friday, February 5: Wareham police responded to an address on Cromesett Road at 2:23 p.m. for a report of a female brandishing an axe and attempting to hit a person with it. While responding, officers were updated that the female had left the scene in an auto. The vehicle was …
Read More »New Bedford property revitalized by City, PACE YouthBuild sold to first-time homebuyer through lottery
A formerly vacant and distressed single-family home in New Bedford’s west end was sold to a first-time homebuyer through a lottery process. The once dilapidated property has been completely revitalized by students participating in the YouthBuild New Bedford Program and funded through the City’s Office of Housing and Community Development. …
Read More »Repeat New Bedford drug offender charged with Fentaynal trafficking while on parole
On February 8, New Bedford Police Department Narcotics Detectives executed a search warrant at 56 Ashley St., Apt. #3S. As a result, approximately 39 grams of fentanyl and more than $1,000 in cash was seized. 51-year old Edwin Cabezuedo of 56 Ashley St., Apt. #3S was arrested and charged with …
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