Due to the expected temperature drop for this evening, the overflow will be opened tonight. By 7pm tonight it will feel like 24 degrees. Guests should plan to arrive early as the overflow has been at capacity many times already this season. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose …
Read More »New Bedford family seeks missing at-risk teen
Name: Trin Kiefer DOB: 12-15-00 MISSING SINCE: 12-18-17 RAN FROM: NB District Court Contact: STEVENS TREATMENT PROGRAM – 24 MAIN ST , SWANSEA, MA – (508) 679-0183 VERIFY WARRANT/MISSING STATUS: NBPD 508-991-6300 LAST SEEN: NEW BEDFORD MAY BE IN: NORTH END NEW BEDFORD/ACUSHNET
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers Stop Driver Impersonating Police Officer, Find Counterfeit Money
Shortly after 11 o’clock last night, while patrolling Interstate 93 northbound in Wilmington, Massachusetts State Police Trooper Stephen Thomson observed a black Acura TLX sedan with flashing blue lights and a New York plate being driven at an extremely high rate of speed. The Acura was changing between the middle …
Read More »New Bedford Holiday Recycling Tips and Holiday Recycling Guide
After the gifts have been unwrapped, New Bedford residents are encouraged to recycle as much of their holiday waste as possible. “Residents may have questions about which items can be recycled curbside or at the transfer station as well as what to do with their Christmas trees after the holiday. …
Read More »Acushnet Police seeks public’s help in identifying robbery suspect of Jason’s Variety
On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at approximately 8:43PM, a suspect entered Jason’s Variety at 270 Main Street, Acushnet armed with a gun. The suspect pointed the gun at the clerk inside the store and demanded money from the cash register. The clerk complied and surrendered an undisclosed amount of cash. …
Read More »Marion Police warn of scam gaining popularity
There is a new scam going. A resident received an anonymous letter claiming the writer has evidence about a secret that the resident allegedly was hiding from his wife and everyone else. The writer demands that $6,500 be sent in the form of a Bitcoin to a specific Bitcoin address …
Read More »Gloria McPherson, an experienced planner, has been named the City Planner for the City of New Bedford
Ms. McPherson has served in municipal planning in several capacities over the course of her career. Most recently, she served as Town Planner for the Town of Provincetown for the past four years. Before that, she worked as the Planning Director for the City of Concord, N.H., and was a …
Read More »Zeiterion presents Author and Iconic Artists, Patty Smith, January 26
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center brings author, iconic artist, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith to New Bedford on Friday, January 26, at 8:00 p.m. Smith will read from her latest book, Devotion, which all attendees will receive on the night of the reading. Tickets are $30, …
Read More »City of New Bedford trash/recycling pick-up delay for Christmas Day
New Bedford Emergency Overflow Shelter Open Tonight, Dec. 17
The overflow will be opened again tonight due to the continued frigid temperatures. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless.
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