A motor vehicle stop on Grove Street in Brockton last night led to the arrest of a man on gun and drug charges. At about 6:45 p.m., members of the Troop D Community Action team stopped a 2016 Ford Explorer for motor vehicle violations. As the troopers approached the vehicle, …
Read More »New Bedford roadwork sites for week of Dec. 30, 2019 -Jan. 03, 2020
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of December 30, 2019 -January 03, 2020 and they are as follows: • Contractors Working 7:00AM – 12:00 PM Tuesday, December 31st • NO WORK WEDNESDAY January 1st 2020 Eversource: • Eversource will be replacing the gas main …
Read More »NOTICE: City of New Bedford trash/recycling pick-up delay for New Year’s Day
Massachusetts State Police arrest two Holyoke Men for Trafficking Heroin
Just after midnight, Massachusetts State Police Trooper Patrick Dolan was on patrol on Pleasant Street in the city of Holyoke when he observed a 2005 Black Honda Accord without a front registration plate and inoperable front headlight. He stopped the vehicle at the intersection of Pleasant and Dwight streets. As …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Seek Public’s Help in Investigation into Starbucks Armed Robbery in Framingham
The Massachusetts State Police are releasing images of the suspect who robbed a Starbucks drive-thru at gunpoint yesterday and an image of his suspected get-away vehicle. The robbery occurred at approximately 6 a.m. at the Starbucks located in the Framingham Rest Area on Route 90 westbound. We ask the public …
Read More »Repeat New Bedford Opiate Trafficker Sentenced to A Decade in Prison
A 35-year-old New Bedford heroin and fentanyl trafficker will serve up to 11 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Ryan Cabral pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court last week to separate indictments charging him with trafficking fentanyl, trafficking heroin, possession with intent …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police K9 Hank makes it home for Christmas
“On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, a Massachusetts Environmental Police K9 Officer was conducting a hunter check in the woods along 195 in Fairhaven when his cruiser was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The cruiser was parked in the grass beyond the breakdown lane with K9 Hank inside. Aside from being …
Read More »New Massachusetts laws that will affect you in 2020
Massachusetts legislators are always churning out a number of proposed bills. The vast majority of the time these bills seem to revolve around something to ban – the Commonwealth has had a centuries-old love affair with banning things and 2020 will be no different. However, unlike in past years, there …
Read More »Five major U.S. airports report exposure of commuters to measles virus
Five of the nation’s busiest airports have reported the extremely contagious measles infection to its patrons: Richmond’s International Airport in Virginia, Denver International Airports, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. In Austin, Texas health officials stated that one person alone may …
Read More »New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo Celebrates the Birth of Bearded Emperor Tamarin Twins
The Buttonwood Park Zoo has a lot to celebrate this holiday season – including the birth of bearded emperor tamarin twins! Pepper, a 3-year-old bearded emperor tamarin, who came to the BPZoo in 2018 from Twycross Zoo in the United Kingdom, gave birth to the twins on October 20, 2019. …
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