Gov. Maura Healey thinks changes need to be made to the Mass Save program that conducts home energy assessments and offers rebates to help Bay State residents save money on energy bills. Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer wrote in a report released Tuesday that the program “continues to support fossil-fuel heating …
Read More »New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 30, 2023 – November 3, 2023
“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 30, 2023 – November 3, 2023, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: • Main abandonment on Pauline St and Pinette St • Main relay on Church …
Read More »27-year-old New Bedford Fentanyl trafficker convicted at trial and imprisoned
“A 27-year-old Providence, RI man arrested in New Bedford in early 2021 with thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and cocaine was convicted by a jury of his peers last week of narcotics trafficking charges, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Yamil Velazquez-Acevedo, after a two-day trial …
Read More »Lakeville Fire Department respond to house fire started by discarded cigarette
“Lakeville near miss… Your Lakeville Firefighters were called out for a report of smoke coming from the basement of a single family home. Engine 2 and Car 1 responded out immediately, with a compliment of 3 firefighters and a command officer. A recall brought in staffing to allow the Tanker, …
Read More »Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife relocate female moose from downtown business
“Our staff relocated a female moose from the backyard of the Overhead Door Company in downtown Ludlow. Although moose sightings aren’t usually cause for alarm or intervention, this moose wasn’t able to leave the area on her own. Our biologists determined the safest plan was to immobilize and relocate the …
Read More »New Bedford residents have three ways to get rid of pumpkins, cornstalks, keep them out of landfills
“There are many options for giving your Halloween pumpkins second lives while keeping them out of the landfill. Set them out with the City of New Bedford’s curbside yard waste pickup. Or drop them off with yard waste at the Recycling Center or place them in your backyard compost bin. …
Read More »Westport Police officers nominated for life saving award for actions during family dispute
“The Westport Police Department Awards Committee met regarding a Life Saving Award nomination for Officers Mike Chicca and Jarrod Levesque for their actions on October 11, 2023. Both Officers responded to a family dispute at a residence located on Drift Rd. While speaking with a 56 year old male, and …
Read More »Millennials joining businesses and millionaires who are fleeing Massachusetts in record numbers
In the past few years, Massachusetts politicians have created a hostile environment for wealthy residents and business owners by political rhetoric and the creation of tax policies that pushed them out of the Commonwealth in record numbers for three years in a row. Now, joining those two demographics are wealth …
Read More »Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Massachusetts 12-Year Old
A Bronx, N.Y. man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography, as well as traveling with the intent to engage in illicit conduct with the minor victim. Markell Greene, 27, pleaded guilty …
Read More »At least one shot on Bolton Street in New Bedford
At approximately 5:15pm on Sunday evening, the New Bedford Police Department responded to reports of shots fired near Ashley Park. Police units arrived to Bolton Street at San Paulo’s Bar and discovered an unidentified male with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital and …
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