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 …
Read More »Fairhaven woman shares frustration with getting COVID vaccine access for her home-bound Vietnam veteran husband
“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 …
Read More »Illegal window tint leads to two car stops by Massachusetts State Police, arrests, guns seized
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 …
Read More »Bristol Community College named to 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School’s list
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 …
Read More »Member of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Drug Trafficking Charges
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 …
Read More »New Bedford parking ban lifted as of 9 pm, February 18
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.
Read More »SRPEDD Assists City of New Bedford with $20 million Port Authority Award
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 …
Read More »Bask, Inc. Opening for Adult-Use Retail Sales in Fairhaven on Saturday
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 …
Read More »Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles encouraging customers to renew expired inspection stickers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ramping up customer communication efforts to encourage anyone driving one of over 584,000 registered vehicles with an expired Massachusetts’ inspection sticker on their vehicle’s front windshield to make a plan to get their annual inspection and update their sticker as soon as …
Read More »Governor Baker Signs $16 Billion Transportation Bond Bill
Yesterday, Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and Acting MassDOT Secretary of Transportation Jamey Tesler joined legislators, municipal leaders, and other stakeholders in a virtual ceremonial signing of the $16 billion Transportation Bond Bill legislation. This legislation was signed into law on January 15, 2021, and authorizes funding across …
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