“Dear Community Members, In response to the recent tragic event in Uvalde, Texas, the members of the Dartmouth Police Department, along with our School Resource Officers, have decided to increase the presence of police at the various Dartmouth schools for the remainder of the school year. Though no local threats …
Read More »City of New Bedford awarded $72.7 million in federal funding to complete cleanup of harbor
On a day nearly 40 years in the making, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe, U.S. EPA – New England Region, Sen. Ed Markey, U.S. Representative Bill Keating, and local officials on the waterfront today to announce $72.7 million in federal funding …
Read More »Massachusetts Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife on National Safe Boating Week : “Life jackets save lives!”
Wearing a properly fitted personal flotation device could save your life. Life jackets save lives! It’s National Safe Boating Week and the perfect time to remind boaters and anglers to wear life jackets. Warmer days of spring can often mask water temperatures that are still dangerously cold. Learn how to …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police trooper rescues pit bull chained on beach and about to drown
“Last summer, Trooper Carlo Mastromattei, who is assigned to our Revere Barracks, rescued a pit bull who had been chained up and abandoned on Short Beach in the city’s Beachmont neighborhood after good people called to report that act of cruelty. The dog was left tied up in a part …
Read More »Massachusetts Good Samaritan rescues short-eared owl being attacked by murder of crows
“Our hospital had the opportunity to help a very unusual visitor. This short-eared owl was found being attacked by crows on the South Shore of Massachusetts. A good Samaritan who saw the scuffle was able to recover the stunned owl and safely contain him until our rescue team could pick …
Read More »New Bedford mother seeks public’s help in locating missing teenage daughter
“I need some help! My daughter ran off and she’s been gone since Wednesday night. I haven’t heard anything. I’ve reached out to her friends and no one answers me. I was hoping that you could help spread the word. I filed a missing person’s report and I also went …
Read More »Lakeville Fire Department expresses appreciation for efforts to replace aging ladder truck
“The Lakeville Fire Department would like to express our appreciation to the residents of Lakeville who supported our efforts to replace our aging ladder truck. While we understand the ladder truck was not the issue that brought out the large crowd last night to the town meeting, we do appreciate …
Read More »PUPDATE: Massachusetts coyote puppy mistaken for a dog introduced to foster sibling
“We know you have been waiting for a pup-date on the young Eastern Coyote we have been caring for. Well, we have some exciting news: he was finally introduced to his foster sibling and they are getting along swimmingly! She is a young female pup who was transferred to our …
Read More »New Bedford nonprofit receives $25,000 from Boston’s Latino Equity Fund
Eight local nonprofits to receive COVID-19 recovery funds to promote economic development, health equity and wellbeing in Latino communities. The Latino Equity Fund (LEF) today announced $200,000 in grants to eight Latino-focused organizations as part of the LEF’s COVID-19 Response Fund partnership with The Boston Foundation. The funds will be …
Read More »Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife: “How to plant a bumblebee-friendly garden”
The loss of bumblebees and other native pollinators can have devastating consequences on the biodiversity of Massachusetts. Learn how to plant your garden to help pollinators. Spring is here, and that means many people are starting to plan and plant gardens and flowerbeds around their homes. Many native bumblebee species …
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