“I am looking for some help. I am the President of The Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum in New Bedford.

These pictures were dropped off at the museum, the person who brought them had no idea who they are. He found them on a house cleanout, I think in New Bedford and would not leave further information.

I hope someone can identify the two men in the pictures. The picture of the man in uniform was taken in Providence, RI. I have no idea what Naval Air Station the other pictures are from or what year. I am looking for info on the ribbons. After checking in our records, I cannot identify them – the colors may have been changed when the picture was colorized.

I am also trying to figure out the years of the COE Fire trucks. This could help me date the pictures. The NAS may be Quonset Point in RI. I would love to get these pictures back to the family.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.” -Bill Niedzwiedz.

New Bedford Police Department detectives seized 82 grams of fentanyl and $10,779 on August 31 at 19 Ernest Street apartment in New Bedford. Fentanyl is responsible for 93% of all overdose deaths in Massachusetts.

30-year old Angel Perez and 25-year old Cole Davignon, both of 19 Ernest Street in New Bedford, were arrested and charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy. Perez was on parole at the time of his arrest and a detainer violating his parole was lodged against him by Parole. 

Detective Kevin Barbosa investigated the case. If you have any information on criminal activity in your community, the New Bedford Police Dept. wants to hear from you. You can leave an anonymous tip on our voicemail at (508) 991-6300 Ext. 1.

An arrest has been made in the Aug. 24 shooting at Temple Landing that left two males victims of gunshot wounds.

Miguel Santiago, 27, 79 Arlington St., Apt. #2, was charged with two counts of assault and battery by discharge of a firearm and discharge of a firearm within 500 ft. of a building.

NBPD detectives recovered a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun, two magazines and 45 9mm rounds from his home.

If you have any information on criminal activity in your community, the New Bedford Police Dept. wants to hear from you. You can leave an anonymous tip on our voicemail at (508) 991-6300 Ext. 1.

An arrest has been made in the August 24 shooting at Temple Landing that left two males victims with gunshot wounds.

27-year old Miguel Santiago of New Bedford was charged with two counts of assault and battery by discharge of a firearm and discharge of a firearm within 500 ft. of a building. New Bedford Police Department detectives recovered a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun, two magazines, and 45 9mm rounds from his home.

If you have any information on criminal activity in your community, the New Bedford Police Dept. wants to hear from you. You can leave an anonymous tip on our voicemail at (508) 991-6300 Ext. 1.

Police are actively investigating a pedestrian fatality involving a motor vehicle on County Road in Freetown last evening. Freetown Police were called to the area of 130 County Road in Freetown at approximately 12:59 am on Tuesday, September 1st. Police discovered the victim, identified as 35-year-old Christopher Pennenga of Freetown, Massachusetts, lying in the roadway with significant injuries. He was pronounced deceased a short time later.

Massachusetts State Police detectives from Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office responded to the scene and are being assisted in the active and ongoing investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Freetown Police.

As the investigation is pending at this time, no further information will be released. If the public has any information, please contact the Freetown Police Department.

New Bedford Police Department Detectives last week seized a total of nine firearms as a result of ongoing investigations related to gang activity in the city.

On August 26, NBPD Detectives recovered a MasterPiece Arms semi-automatic firearm from a garage at 82 Crapo St. along with several rounds of ammo of different calibers. The firearm and ammunition were reported to be used by a local gang.

Also on August 26, NBPD Detectives seized a Taurus 9mm firearm with ammunition and a magazine at 138 Dean Street, Apt. #1. Known gang leader Ailton Pina was charged with firearms offenses. Pina was found dangerous during a subsequent hearing and was quickly released on $5,000 bail.

As a result of a traffic stop near Winsor St. and County St. on August 25, NBPD Detectives seized a Glock 26 firearm loaded with 42 rounds of 9mm ammunition firearm with extended clip. As a result, known gang member Pedro Evora, 27, 50 New Plainville Rd., Apt. M77, and Jessica Gomes, 22, 50 New Plainville Rd., Apt. M77, were both arrested and charged with firearms offences.

As a follow-up, Detectives seized two Smith & Wesson firearms, five magazines and boxes of ammunition from Gomes’s mother’s house at 122 Purchase St. Detectives seized a Sig Sauer P250 firearm and a Chrome Webley 767 .38 caliber revolver along with suboxone strips and a digital scale on August 24 at 106 School Street, #2W. As a result, Antone Mello, 49, 106 School Street, #2W, was charged with firearms and drug possession offenses.

An M&P Shield 9mm handgun, 2-8 round magazines, and 45 rounds of 9mm ammunition has been retrieved in relation to the August 24 shooting at Temple Landing. Separately, a search of the vehicle used to transport one of the victims in that incident produced a Glock 9mm handgun with 7 9mm rounds, drug paraphernalia and $969.

If you have any information on criminal activity in your community, the New Bedford Police Dept. wants to hear from you. You can leave an anonymous tip on our voicemail at (508) 991-6300 Ext. 1.

“Happy Retirement K9 Rony! Tuesday was K9 Rony’s last day as a working police dog.

Capt. Paul Douglas’ longtime partner called it a career on Tuesday after more than seven years of service to the people of Bristol County. Rony, a Belgian Malinois who is almost 10 years old, specialized in patrol and narcotics detection, and was known around Bristol County and beyond for his and Capt. Douglas’ extensive work with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Our partners from the City of New Bedford Police Department (Official), City of Fall River Police Department and New Bedford Fire Department joined Capt. Douglas’ family and others from the BCSO to wish Rony farewell.

Rony now becomes the family pet, and as Lt. Kenny Almeida said in the final radio call, will have a retirement ‘full of treats, camping and belly rubs.'”

All photos by the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.

Featuring 23 string and percussion musicians plus Yaniv on piano!

Tickets: $10 per household, available on the Z website. Subscribers who purchased regular concert tickets for September 12 have been contacted about converting tickets to virtual concert access.

This concert will be recorded at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center and presented as a virtual performance on YouTube. A link for viewing access will be sent to all ticket purchasers by the morning of September 12. A digital program book will be available to view on our website prior to the concert.

CONCERT PROGRAM

• George Walker
• Lyric for Strings
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for piano and strings
• Astor Piazzolla
• “Winter” and “Spring” from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
• Rodion Shchedrin
• Excerpts from Carmen Suite

Featuring the string and percussion musicians of the orchestra, the program opens with a reflective piece by George Walker, the first African-American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. The piece, originally called Lament, was dedicated to the composer’s grandmother who had been a slave.

Music Director Yaniv Dinur takes both roles as pianist and conductor in Bach’s First Keyboard Concerto. Bach’s exhilarating piece draws inspiration from Vivaldi’s concertos and at the same time looks into the future, expanding the part of the piano solo.

NBSO concertmaster Jesse Holstein performs “Winter” and “Spring” from Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. The great Argentine composer’s take on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is full of intoxicating melodies and tango rhythms combined with quotations from the original Four Seasons.

Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite is a reimagining of some of the most popular and beautiful arias from Bizet’s opera Carmen. Written for the unusual combination of strings and percussion, Shchedrin gives Carmen a fresh look full of colors and wit.

Senator Mark Montigny and others discuss the region’s efforts to strengthen food system.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 7 p.m., the UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement is hosting a virtual Food Security Summit. The longstanding issue around access to food has been brought to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic and a panel of local advocates featuring Senator Mark Montigny and members of Project Bread and the Marion Institute will discuss the region’s response.

The current agenda features remarks by:

• UMass Dartmouth Acting Chancellor Mark Preble
• State Senator Mark Montigny
• Erin McAleer, President of Project Bread
• Panelists from the Marion Institute’s SouthCoast Food Policy Council

Please register for this virtual event here: https://umassd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fb4_apOGSVCVTfLZZfw6rA

Residents of the SouthCoast are encouraged to attend.

The event is sponsored by the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement, the Office of State Senator Montigny, and the Marion Institute.

Saturday the Wareham Police Association hosted its second annual golf tournament at Little Harbor Golf Course in Wareham to benefit “Cop for Kids with Cancer.”

Here are some pics from this weekend. Thanks to all of the sponsors, donors, volunteers and golfers. Thanks again and we look forward to this event next year.