Colin A. Young State House News Service Sports betting was not the only gambling-related matter left on the cutting room floor when the final economic development bill emerged from five months of negotiations early Wednesday morning. Negotiators also scrapped plans to have the Gaming Commission take a serious look at …

The former bookkeeper of a New Bedford-based seafood company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling nearly $600,000 from her employer. Kara Howland, 37, of New Bedford, was charged with bank fraud and filing a false tax return. Under the terms of the plea …

With the start of 2021, Mayor Jon Mitchell and the City of New Bedford have formally launched NB Resilient, the City’s strategic climate action plan aimed at climate adaptation and mitigation. The plan sets ambitious but achievable goals to help New Bedford achieve its vision – “a thriving, self-sustaining city …

ABC Disposal will collect real Christmas trees from Monday, January 11 through Friday, January 15. During this week only, residents may place trees at the curb by 7:00 a.m. the weekday after their usual trash and recycling collection. For residents whose trash collection is on Fridays, Christmas trees will only …

According to Dartmouth Police, on Wednesday, January 6, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members of both the Dartmouth Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, arrested Justin Camara, 25, homeless, on a warrant associated with an alleged rape which occurred in Dartmouth on New Year’s Eve. The …

The SouthCoast Community Foundation announced it is awarding over $600K of Stabilization Grants from its SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund to 60 nonprofits from the Southeastern, Massachusetts region. The selected group of 501(c)3 organizations clearly demonstrated a financial need due to COVID-19 and cover a range of areas of need including …

“Miss Molly has been discharged from NEMAC. She has had surgery, and is recovering. She will be on antibiotics and pain medication. She needs to be monitored constantly, for her wound care, surgery site, eating, and drinking. She is in the best possible foster care for her recovery and has …

Bristol Community College will host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast and Day of Service virtually this year given the current pandemic. The college is proud to continue its dedication and recognition of Dr. King’s legacy of service with a special event on Monday, January 18, at …

The City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing and Community Development is hosting two (2) public meetings in January to discuss its FY21 Annual Action Plan. As part of its Annual Action Plan process, the City’s Office of Housing & Community Development (OHCD) is hosting to explain and discuss the …

The Massachusetts Environmental Police has seen a significant increase in the thefts of off-highway vehicles (OHV), primarily dirt bikes, in Central Massachusetts. A strategy often employed in OHV thefts is to search social media and the internet for machines, especially those placed up for sale. Individuals may then conduct a …