There has been a spike in reports about phone scammers calling locals and threatening to cut off their electricity if they don’t pay right away. The caller declares that they are from “National Grid Electricity” and if you don’t make a digital payment within the next 30 minutes they will …
Read More »Baker Warns: Thanksgiving celebrations carry huge COVID-19 risks
By Katie Lannan State House News Service Holidays will need to look different this year, state officials said as they recommended Thanksgiving celebrations be held virtually or limited to one household to minimize COVID-19 transmission risks. “The science on this one’s pretty clear — gathering in groups indoors for an …
Read More »Massachusetts officials sustain pressure on districts to have kids in classrooms
By Matt Murphy State House News Service Gov. Charlie Baker and his top education advisors urged schools Tuesday not to overreact to the rise in COVID-19 cases this fall, telling even those districts in communities deemed to be at the highest risk for transmission of the virus to stick with …
Read More »Family seeks public’s help in finding missing New Bedford teen
Please share! This is Molly Sylvia, she is 19, but is developmentally delayed so her mind is not that of a typical 19-year old – her mom says it’s about that of a 10-year old. She is from New Bedford and was last seen Saturday. A police report has been …
Read More »Fairhaven’s St. Joseph Catholic School retains full staff during pandemic
When Governor Charlie Baker closed all of the schools on Friday, March 13, 2020, all of the Catholic schools within the Diocese of Fall River were able to pivot to a robust remote learning platform on Monday, March 16, 2020. As the weeks turned into months and it became apparent …
Read More »Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission scheduled to examine Fairhaven Police Department operations
Chief Michael J. Myers is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on December 8, 2020 to begin examining various aspects of the Fairhaven Police Department’s policies, procedures, operations, and facilities. Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department …
Read More »Boston Police Department investigating second mailbox fire
About 5:45pm on Monday, October 26, 2020 officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to 587 Boylston Street to assist the Boston Fire Investigation Unit with a report of damaged mail. The officers were informed that a mail carrier discovered mail that had been damaged by fire, inside of …
Read More »Massachusetts State Trooper arrests two men for firearm, narcotics offenses
At approximately 1 a.m. yesterday Trooper Stephen Connor, assigned to State Police-Newbury, was patrolling Route 95 in Salisbury. As he was northbound prior to Exit 60 he observed a red Jeep Grand Cherokee make several erratic marked lanes violations. He activated his emergency lights and stopped the vehicle. Upon the …
Read More »New Bedford cocaine trafficker sentenced to prison
A 31-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker with a lengthy record of criminal convictions was sentenced to serve three to five years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Donald Venerable pleaded guilty on October 21 in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging …
Read More »New Bedford cocaine trafficker sentenced to 3-5 years in prison
A 31-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker with a lengthy record of criminal convictions was sentenced to serve three to five years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Donald Venerable pleaded guilty on October 21 in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging …
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