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South Coast residents can get FREE college starting this fall at Bristol Community College

Massachusetts residents that are 25 and older will now be able to get a tuition-free associate degree or certificate at their local community college. After state lawmakers passed a 2024 budget in July, Governor Maura Healey signed it into law allocating $229 million for higher education institutions and scholarships for …

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Recent New Bedford Fentanyl case shows that prison sentences are getting lighter for killer drug

According to data from the United States Sentencing Commission, punishment for trafficking Fentanyl in the United States is getting lighter in recent years. Simultaneously, the amount of fentanyl traffickers and fentanyl related overdose deaths have gone up dramatically. The Massachusetts Department of Health released data showing that Massachusetts opioid-related overdose …

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