In a show of support to the Wareham restaurants and grocery stores struggling through this difficult time and in an effort to give back to the community that has supported them, the members of the Wareham Police Department are purchasing $50.00 gift cards from every Wareham restaurant and grocery store. …
Read More »New Bedford Grandma’s 90th Birthday celebrated on NBC’s “Today with Hoda & Jenna”
On May 8th, New Bedford grandmother Irene Beauregard of New Bedford will turn 90-years young. Beauregard’s granddaughter Katelyn wanted to make sure the special day was recognized but knew that during the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing guidelines meant that a birthday part with dozens of family and friends …
Read More »New Bedford’s Cape Verdean American Veterans Association to host FREE food event for veterans
On Saturday, May 9th from 10:00am-12:00pm the Cape Verdean American Veterans Association will be hosting a free food event in the New Bedford High School gym parking lot at 230 Hathaway Blvd. New Bedford. All veterans are eligible to receive a 2 week boxed supply of food and you can …
Read More »New Bedford 106th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament CANCELLED due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mayor Jon Mitchell and Club Madeirense S.S. Sacramento together have announced that the 106th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, scheduled for July 30 through August 2, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Club and the Feast Committee will announce further details about cancellation and any virtual commemoration …
Read More »New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents FREE live stream of “When Oboe Met Viola”
Tune in to the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra website or Facebook for a LIVE STREAM of When Oboe Met Viola with NBSO musicians Rebecca Hallowell (viola) and Ben Fox (oboe), Friday, May 8, at 7:00pm. Join Rebecca and Ben for an evening of some of our favorite chamber works, arranged …
Read More »Two Endangered Species Born at New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo
The Buttonwood Park Zoo, a regional leader in wildlife conservation, oversaw the birth of two endangered bird species last month. Two Cabot’s tragopans, a horned pheasant species listed as vulnerable, and five scaly-sided mergansers, an endangered diving duck species, hatched under the watchful eye of animal care staff. Some of …
Read More »New Bedford’s Mayor Mitchell and Board of Health order strong public health measures to keep workplaces safe
Mayor Jon Mitchell and the Board of Health have acted to ensure the safety of large industrial workplaces in New Bedford, both for essential businesses currently in operation, and those not designated as essential that will return to operations in the coming weeks. The Mayor and Board of Health announced …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police K9 “Tank” helps Billerica police capture three wanted suspects
“Shortly after 10:15 last night, Chelmsford Police located a vehicle wanted by Bedford Police. Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit Trooper Thomas Janeczak and his partner Tank (pictured) responded to assist in the search for three male suspects who were captured by a security camera as they ran from the vehicle. …
Read More »Boston Police arrest one for failure to adhere to Social Distancing Protocols; additional gun charges
“At about 12:48pm, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, officers from District C-11 (Dorchester) responded to a call for a fight involving a person in possession of a firearm in the area of 569 Washington Street (Citizens Bank). On arrival, officers spoke with the victims who stated that they were in …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police response to trespassers report leads to gun and narcotics charges
Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, Trooper Brian Donaghey, assigned to the State Police-Boston Barracks, was conducting a security check of critical infrastructure at a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority facility on Memorial Drive in Cambridge when he encountered two trespassers in a motor vehicle in the parking lot. Trooper Donaghey determined …
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