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INCIDENT #1: Shortly after 9:00am Saturday, Chief 1 and Engine 3 responded to a residence on Ned’s Point Road for a reported smell of gas. The crew of Engine 3 entered the home and found an exhaust smell that was registering on our carbon monoxide meter at 200ppm, an extremely …

“Please join the staff of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the park’s friends group, the Whaling History Alliance, in congratulating the four artists selected to be part of the park’s 2024 Artist in Residence program (artist bios below). The program, in its sixth year, includes a new artist …

“We’re pleased to share the news that the Port of New Bedford has been awarded a $24 Million Federal Grant for the Leonard’s Wharf Rehabilitation and Extension Project. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09) today announced that the New Bedford Port Authority has …

“Lt. Kevin Kobza reports that the Fairhaven Police Department is investigating a rollover motor vehicle crash that occurred Thursday night. On Thursday, Nov. 2 just after 8 p.m., Fairhaven Police and Fire-EMS responded to the area of Main Street and North Street for a rollover crash. Upon arrival, first responders …

“Detectives have seized an unlawfully possessed firearm from a north-end residence. On October 27th, detectives assigned to the “Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau” executed a search warrant on Sylvia St., apt. #1 in regard to illegal possession of a weapon. The target of the investigation was CHRISTOPHER BARTOLOMEY, 36. As a …

A New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for the July 2021 robbery of a Bristol County Savings Bank branch in Dartmouth. At the time of the robbery, the defendant was on supervised release for a 2015 federal bank robbery conviction. David A. Frates, 44, was …

“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of November 6, 2023 – November 10, 2023, and they are as follows: City offices will be closed on Friday, November 10th in observation of Veteran’s Day! Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: …

“On November 2 2023, the Wareham Police Criminal Investigation Division along with patrol officers, and members of the Massachusetts State Police VFAS Unit located and arrested Jade Enright at a residence in Wareham, MA, who had three (3) outstanding arrest warrants for Armed Robbery while masked. The three (3) armed …

“The City of New Bedford received $11.4 million in loan forgiveness funds from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, in partnership with the State Treasurer and Receiver General, for the City’s lead service replacement program and wastewater collection system improvements. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act and the …