New Bedford Public Schools has begun kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year at the Family Welcome Center, located in the Paul Rodrigues Administration Building at 455 County Street, in Room 105. Registration is by appointment only; appointments have started and can be booked for between the hours of 8:30 …
Read More »New Bedford Man tased, arrested by police at Riverside Park after breaking & entering
This morning at approximately 10:30am a 2nd floor tenant located a strange male inside her apartment in the 100 block of Davis St. after she arrived home. He apologized and left, but not before stealing some video games. Shortly thereafter, it was learned that he had also been inside the …
Read More »City on a Hill Charter Public School Announces lottery entry Deadline March 4th
City on a Hill New Bedford is accepting student lottery entry forms until March 4th (which can be found at www.cityonahill.org) for students interested in enrolling in grade 9 for fall 2016. About City on a Hill City on a Hill Charter Public School New Bedford is part of a …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – 03 March 2016
The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, each …
Read More »Man escapes Boston Pre-Release Center the day before scheduled release date
An inmate at the Boston Pre-Release Center escaped custody on 1 March, 2016. Ironically he was captured the next day, the same day he was scheduled to be released. From the Massachusetts Department of Corrections – 1 Mar, 2016: Please be advised that inmate Barthesday Deberry walked away from a work assignment …
Read More »State Police Investigating Fatal Crash on Route 24
At 1:39 a.m. Massachusetts State Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 24 southbound, south of Route 93, in Randolph that resulted in fatal injuries to one man and serious injuries to another. Preliminary investigation indicates that the Chevrolet van veered off the road to the left, into the …
Read More »New Bedford police seize Ruger .357 handgun, drugs and $6,328 cash
Last night at approximately 5:45pm members of the Organized Crime and Intelligence Bureau executed a search warrant at 511 No. Front St. apt.1. This was the result of an investigation that was conducted by Det. Jarrod Gracia. The target of the investigation was taken into custody shortly after leaving his …
Read More »HARC writes letter of complaint to EPA Inspector General
Hands Across the River Coalition, Inc. (HARC) is a non-profit organization based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. We have sought environmental justice and safety, while representing a broad-based collection of citizens in Southeast Massachusetts. The EPA designated New Bedford Harbor as a Superfund Site due to the extensive contamination of PCBs. …
Read More »Senate Passes Montigny Bill Forcing Insurance Companies to Pay for Compassionate HIV Care
Photo from http://saude.umcomo.com.br/ Disfigured survivors of early prescription drug “cocktails” to receive treatment. Today the Massachusetts Senate passed legislation to improve the lives of HIV positive residents who have been afflicted with the debilitating condition of lipodystrophy. The condition is a result of side effects from HIV medication which causes …
Read More »Fatal Crash on Route195 in Somerset
Today at approximately 10:18 a.m., troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Dartmouth Barracks responded to reports of a single vehicle crash on Route 195 west bound between exits 4B and 4A in Somerset that resulted in a fatality. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Fernando DaSilva indicates that the operator of a …
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