“?***TRUNK OR TREAT 2023!!!***? Friday, October 27th, 4:30 – 6:00 PM, Brock Ave. station. We are once again teaming up with the fire department. For the last couple of years, we have had a line of children wrapped around the building. So we hope that you won’t disappoint us!! We …
Read More »City of New Bedford acquires historic New Bedford Armory
“New Bedford, MA – In an effort to preserve one of New Bedford’s most historically significant buildings, the City of New Bedford has acquired the New Bedford Armory from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Armory, located at 5 Sycamore Street, was built in 1904 for the Massachusetts Army National Guard …
Read More »Massachusetts Police searching for person who dumped raccoon carcass on car
“Police Chief Ryan Columbus reports that the Tewksbury Police Department is investigating an incident involving a dead animal found on a car. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, at approximately 4:09 a.m. Tewksbury Police received a report from a resident on Marshall Street that she discovered a dead animal on the windshield …
Read More »OPINION: “The Republicans should nominate Liz Cheney for the speakership of the House!”
“The following is an opinion sent to New Bedford Guide. It does not reflect the opinion of New Bedford Guide, nor is it an OP-ED. In fairness and objectivity, we share opinions from our readers whether we agree or disagree with their opinion. Do you have a counter opinion to …
Read More »New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 16, 2023 – October 20, 2023
“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 16, 2023 – October 20, 2023, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: • Main relay on Berkley St from Commonwealth Ave to end of road • …
Read More »$900,000 emergency response funding associated with South Coast Rail to benefit New Bedford, Fall River
“Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett) is pleased to announce an agreement with Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt to release $900,000 in local emergency response funding for additional safety equipment associated with the new South Coast Rail service in 2024. The agreement arose from a renewed request from the Representative during a …
Read More »Wareham Fire Department responds to truck versus telephone pole accident
“On Wednesday morning, Wareham Fire Department received reports of an accident at Fearing Hill Road. Upon arrival, firefighters found a tractor trailer on the side of the road and a telephone pole snapped in half. Fearing Hill Road was impassable between Blackmore Pond Road and Old Fearing Hill Road as …
Read More »Level 3 Boston sex offender pleads guilty to soliciting child pornography from minor on TikTok
“A Boston man pleaded guilty today to coercing a minor he found on TikTok to send him child sexual abuse material. Hector Acevedo, 33, of Jamaica Plain, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for Jan. 24, 2024. Acevedo …
Read More »New Bedford Police respond to St. Luke’s Hospital for juvenile with gunshot wound
“According to New Bedford Police Department, On Sunday, October 8th, patrol officers were called to St. Luke’s Hospital for a juvenile male who had arrived with a non-life-threatening gunshot injury. The victim initially provided a fake name and date of birth. He was completely uncooperative with any information concerning what …
Read More »Massachusetts Judiciary Committee Advances Revenge Porn Bill
After lawmakers failed to push a bill to punish “revenge porn” over the finish line last year, a new bill favorably reported out of the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday seeks to crack down on distribution of sexually explicit content without the subject’s consent. Disseminating nude photos of another person without …
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