By Colin A. Young State House News Service Following the Thursday morning failure of the state’s vaccine appointment website as 1 million more people became eligible to get themselves protected against the deadly coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker took to the airwaves to pledge that the issue would be fixed. “My …

New Bedford’s Lady Whalers are collecting bags of gently used clothes, shoes, coats, handbags, and accessories. They will turn your old unwanted items into cash for the Girls Basketball Team. All monies will go directly to the girls. Spring is right around the corner. Now is the time to do …

This week is a big week for first-responder training in the Corrections Officer Academy. Craig Assad and the Training Division – Lt. Robert Matos, Sgt. Moses Isidoro and CO Amanda Custodio – worked on CPR and other life-saving training this week. Great job everyone! Want to be part of a …

“I have known this was an issue but thought it would be figured out in a reasonable amount of time. I was wrong! So so wrong! My husband is a disabled combat veteran (Vietnam) with advanced MS due to agent orange exposure. He has been home-bound for over a year …

Massachusetts State Police Troopers in Troop H, which covers Boston and its metropolitan area, took two more illegally possessed guns off the streets overnight, both of which were found after Troopers pulled over vehicles for having window tint darker than what is legally allowed. One of the firearms was a …

Bristol Community College is proud to be designated as a military friendly school in the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School’s list, included in the upcoming May 2021 issue of G.I Jobs Magazine. The 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School’s list, by Viqtory, a media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, honors …

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering and drug charges. Roberto Vargas, a/k/a “King Royalty,” 27, pleaded guilty before U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs …

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The citywide snow emergency parking ban, which began this afternoon, February 18, will be lifted as of 9:00 p.m. today, Thursday, February 18, 2021.

In October, the City of New Bedford and the New Bedford Port Authority, under the assistance of SRPEDD, received a $16 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant award funded under the Supplemental Disaster Program matched with $4 million in local funds, for a total project cost of $20 million. This …

Bask, Inc. (Bask) a vertically integrated, veteran and women-led cannabis operator will open for adult-use retail sales on Saturday, February 20, 2021 in Fairhaven, MA. Bask will be providing adults, 21 years and older, with safe access to cannabis products and cannabis education services. Bask’s adult-use menu will go live …