Like to drive when you visit Boston? You might soon be faced with a $15 fee when choosing to drive into the city rather than take public transportation. Boston City Councilor, Tania Fernandes Anderson is pitching the idea of “congestion pricing” for drivers heading into the city. Congestion pricing is …
Read More »Crypto Advocate, Attorney, & Swansea Resident looking to challenge Elizabeth Warren in Senate race
John Deaton is taking a “serious look” at running as a Republican candidate against Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren. Deaton is a private attorney, a vocal advocate for the crypto industry, and a Swansea resident. According to the Boston Globe, if Deaton runs, the Republican Party may be aiming not only …
Read More »PSA: Presidents’ Day schedule for trash and recycling collection in New Bedford
The City of New Bedford Solid Waste & Recycling Collection sent out a notice that trash pickup will be delayed next week in New Bedford. In observance of Presidents Day, there will be no trash collection on Monday, February 19th. • For residential collection, all trash, recycling, and bulky pickups …
Read More »Massachusetts residents recruited to “Defeat Trump in the 2024 Primaries” using slick tactic
Massachusetts residents have been posting screenshots on social media of a text they received to switch parties and defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 primaries. This is a campaign to enroll Democrats as “unaffiliated voters” in Massachusetts as a way to deny Donald Trump delegates and help Nikki Haley beat …
Read More »Crash in North Dartmouth injures Massachusetts State Trooper
A Massachusetts State Trooper was involved in an accident on Route 6 in Dartmouth on Wednesday night. The trooper collided with a 2009 Chevy Silverado just after 5pm. The operator of the Silverado was uninjured but the State Trooper was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The cause …
Read More »PSA: New Bedford’s Route 18 closing for South Coast rail construction
As part of the South Coast Rail Project construction of the new pedestrian bridge across Route 18 and Acushnet Avenue, the MBTA’s contractor will be erecting temporary support steel structures (falsework) over Route 18, which will be used to support the placement and construction of the new permanent bridge steel. …
Read More »Massachusetts man accused of murdering girlfriend, escaping prison, is caught again in Kenya
On January 30, we reported that 40-year-old Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe, wanted in connection with killing 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu of Whitman, Massachusetts, was apprehended at a nightclub by Kenyan authorities. Kangethe is suspected of stabbing Mbitu to death sometime between October 30 and November 4, 2023. then dumping her body …
Read More »Massachusetts woman encourages housing of migrants, “It’s like having my own personal chef”
A Massachusetts woman has taken the internet by storm after sharing her experience housing migrants in her own home. She is hosting a family of Haitian migrants and told reporters it is like having her own “personal chef” in the house. Lisa Hillenbrand told NBC 10 Boston “They are hard-working, …
Read More »New Bedford Detectives raid north end residence, charge one with trafficking Fentanyl, cocaine
NEW BEDFORD – Narcotics detectives have placed a local man under arrest following a drug raid at his residence. On Saturday, February 10th, Detective Jonathan Miranda concluded an investigation into a cocaine distribution operation being conducted out of an apartment on Phillips Ave. The target of the investigation was 35-year-old …
Read More »Wrong way driver in New Bedford does three point turn in front of oncoming traffic
A New Bedford resident’s dash-cam captured a car driving on the wrong side of the highway, stop, and complete a three point turn in front of oncoming traffic. They sent the dash-cam footage in to New Bedford Guide with the following caption, “On Rt.140 this morning someone decided it would …
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