“Firefighters Anthony Poente, Lora Brightman, Jason Hinchliffe and Michael DeSouza made their first ON SITE visit with the new inflatable fire safety house!!! The kindergarten and first grade students learned about fire prevention & fire safety in the house. They also learned about Stop, Drop and Roll. Thank you Brooks …
Read More »Bristol County Sheriff’s Office offers driving safety course to inmates
“One of the biggest roadblocks to success upon leaving jail is the lack of a driver’s license. This week, inmates had the opportunity to take an 8-hour driving safety class over Zoom hosted by the National Safety Council. This class can help remove “points” from one’s license and help an …
Read More »City of New Bedford announces weekly targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes to begin
Sprays between 2 a.m. and sunrise will target City’s parks, event spaces. “The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again conducting its annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from mosquitoes that could be …
Read More »New Bedford’s Parallel Products proposes building, operating, a trash transfer station in the city
We are writing to let you know about an important community meeting being held next week by Parallel Products (now doing business as South Coast Renewables) regarding their proposal to build and operate a trash transfer station in the Business Park, at 100 Duchaine Blvd. We strongly urge you to …
Read More »Massachusetts sells New Bedford’s former St. Mary’s to corporation for housing redevelopment
“The Healey-Driscoll administration announced today that the state closed on the sale of a 1.417-acre parcel in New Bedford to Cruz Development Corporation, enabling the transformation of this previously state-owned property into housing. Cruz Development Corporation, a third-generation family business and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), plans to develop the property, …
Read More »UPDATED: New Bedford mother seeks public’s help finding 15-year old son missing since Friday
UPDATE @ 9:07amm Tuesday: Jayden is now home safe and sound. Thank you to all who helped spread the word by liking, sharing, or commenting. _______________________________________________________________________ Original article: “I have been looking for my 15-year old son Jayden Morales since Friday. He’s been missing and the police are aware. He …
Read More »Fall River’s “Forever Paws” in need of foster familes for kittens, puppies, reliquished animals
“We are reaching out today to spread the word that we are in desperate need for Foster Families. We are the holding facility for the Cities of New Bedford and Fall River, and we also take owner relinquished animals from all of Bristol county and more. This year already we …
Read More »Operation Clean Sweep seeks volunteers to clean up New Bedford’s West End
“After 2 great cleanups this season, we are looking forward to our next cleanup of New Bedfords West End. Join our cleanup on June 10th in the west end! Our headquarters will be located at Southcoast Health, 101 Page Street. • Free t-shirts to all volunteers • Gloves and tools …
Read More »Massachusetts woman rescues baby raccoon after seeing him fall from tree while driving
“Jenny was driving when she noticed a baby raccoon fall from very high up in a tree. She pulled over and rescued the stunned baby. He was breathing, but not moving much at all. She brought him here for an assessment before we tried to reunite him with his mother. …
Read More »New Bedford Police school resource officers hand out medals at Special Olympics
“New Bedford Police Department school resource officers were happy to be invited to the Special Olympics game day at Carney Academy earlier yesterday. It’s a privilege to be able to hand out awards to all the excellent students. Thank you for having us!” All photos by the New Bedford Police …
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