The town of Dartmouth reversed its recently stated policy of not sharing updates on the specifics on COVID-19 cases. Only a few short weeks ago some Massachusetts towns had instituted the policy, but residents quickly condemned it and preferred being informed. As of April 7th, there are 31 confirmed cases …
Read More »Westport’s Brownie Girl Scout Troop 540 offers “Hearts For Heroes” project to benefit health care workers and first-responders
Westport’s Brownie Girl Scout Troop 540 is hosting an online service project to benefit local heroes during this time of uncertainty. As scouts we wanted to do our part to help our community – the community can help in our efforts by donating boxes of girl scout cookies to first …
Read More »New Bedford’s Churrascaria Novo Mundo re-opens for take-out and curbside delivery
COVID-19 has deprived many of us of a normal life and that means many of our favorite eating spots have closed or offered limited service in the form of take-out or curbside delivery. Patrons are asked to call ahead with your order at 991-8661. After a brief closing, Churrascaria Novo …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police remind residents to wear their life jackets as weather improves
On Sunday, April 5, 2020, two individuals kayaking on the Ipswich River overturned their vessels. The kayakers were not wearing lifejackets, nor were any personal floatation devices aboard. The water levels are high and the current was fast; fortunately, the individuals were able to grab onto floating debris to avoid …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police respond to a body discovered on Revere beach
A body has been discovered on a beach in Revere this morning. According to Dave Procopio of the Massachusetts State Police, at approximately 6:50 a.m., a resident of a high-rise condominium on Revere Beach Boulevard observed and reported what appeared to be a body on the beach, in the area …
Read More »New Bedford Symphony Orchestra joins virtual AHA! night with FREE concert, “A Journey of Hope”
Tune in on our website or on Facebook on Thursday, April 9 to join NBSO members Dana Ianculovici and Kevin Crudder, also known as Clearvision, for an hour of music and poetry imagining “ A Journey of Hope.” The evening will include classic duos by Mozart, Breval, and Gliere, as …
Read More »Massachusetts Police Department seek public’s help in identifying woman who allegedly sprayed Lysol in eyes of cashier
The Leicester Police Department is attempting to identify the female in the photograph wanted for an Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon that occurred on 3/27 at Walmart. The female suspect was informed by a cashier that there was a limit on the number of Lysol disinfectant cans that she was …
Read More »Taunton’s “Star Drive-In” seeks public’s help in identifying alleged thief
“So, at around 8:30pm. Friday 4/3, this ‘upstanding citizen’ entered The Star Drive-In in East Taunton, purchased 2 beverages and ice cream and felt he needed the Brown Bag Donation Jar and all its contents (more than the 20-30 kids and elderly that we have been providing lunches for daily, …
Read More »Fairhaven’s Fort Phoenix State Reservation expanded through land purchase
The Buzzards Bay Coalition, working with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), has preserved woodlands on the northern border of the Fort Phoenix State Reservation in Fairhaven – one of the Bay’s most popular waterfront parks. The newly preserved woodlands that border the state reservation have long been …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police respond to multi-car crash in Lawrence that kills one
Last evening at approximately 10:40 p.m. troopers from the State Police – Andover Barracks responded to reports of a rollover crash on I-495 Southbound, south of Exit 41 in Lawrence. Upon arrival, troopers discovered that a 2007 Honda CRV, operated by Shamara Castillo, 25, of Methuen, for reasons still under …
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