On Saturday, September 7, at about 9:30 p.m., Special Officer Malik Wilkes observed a suspicious male in the parking lot of Master Mufflers on Cranberry Highway. Staying out of sight, Officer Wilkes witnessed the male pulling on door handles of cars parked in the lot and called for backup. Lt. …

“Earlier today I was walking down Acushnet Ave with my 8-year-old nonverbal autistic son. As we were crossing the entrance to the CVS parking lot, something triggered a meltdown and my son flopped to the ground. He’s a very solid 100 lbs, and when he has a meltdown, he can …

The term “leper” typically conjures up images of people in India or biblical stories, but beyond that, there is not a heck of a lot known about the disease, its history or even that it has a connection with Massachusetts. Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease named after the Norwegian doctor Dr. …

The candy bar is as American as apple pie and baseball. If you ask any red-blooded American what there favorite things to eat were growing up, you’re likely to hear candy bars in their reminiscing. The candy bar has been around forever and each decade scores of new ones are …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the New Bedford Health Department of the finding of West Nile Virus in a primarily bird-biting mosquito sample obtained in the vicinity of Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford. The mosquito is of the Culex pipiens/restuans complex species and is mainly …

In the first article of this series, we talked about Chinese cuisine. In this one, we’ll talk about perhaps the most popular cuisine on earth: Italian. Unless you grew up in an Italian or Sicilian household a typical American’s experience of those cuisines rarely goes past things like pizza, lasagna, …

If you want to get right to the meat and potatoes and are familiar with the series, skip the intro. Intro People are fascinated by their family’s background and asking someone what they “are” will uncover a lot about a person’s identity, family history, and their sense of identity – …

To say that Massachusetts roads have potholes is akin to saying “Water is wet.” It is a part of everyday life in the Commonwealth and we have all mastered the art of adeptly maneuvering around them … or having a tire blown, axle snapped, or alignment ruined. We complain about …

Series Introduction (Move down if you’re familiar with the thread or don’t care) In this series, we hope to highlight and showcase in as interesting a way as possible, the stories behind our favorite, mouth-watering local dishes. While we’ll focus on greater New Bedford and the South Coast, we will …

Series Introduction (Move down if you’re familiar with the thread or don’t care) In this series, we hope to highlight and showcase in as interesting a way as possible, the stories behind our favorite, mouth-watering local dishes. While we’ll focus on greater New Bedford and the South Coast, we will …