“The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office and Correctional Psychiatric Services are debuting a first-in-the-nation program to close the treatment gap between when an inmate is released and when they receive medical services. By utilizing the Correctional Reentry Clinic, inmates can schedule an appointment to speak with a medical provider within hours …
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“A 6,600-square-foot unit that will treat critically ill newborns and their mothers has received approval for use from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and is readying to receive patients at St. Luke’s Hospital, Southcoast Health officials announced this week. The new unit includes fully integrated couplet accommodations designed and …
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BREAKING NEWS ————- RAYNHAM — Chief James Donovan reports that missing Raynham 16-year-old Colleen Weaver has been found safe in New York City. Weaver was first reported missing after she left her home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 18. At approximately 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, she …
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The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 31, 2022 – November 4, 2022, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays on: • Phillips Rd from Holly Tree Lane to Route 140 Eversource will be milling and paving …
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“A 36-year-old Worcester man pleaded guilty to murder in the 2016 killing of Vanessa Marcotte, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and unarmed robbery. He was sentenced to serve life in prison on the murder charge and, …
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” Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $29,570,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to five school districts in Massachusetts. The grants will help school districts purchase 76 clean school buses that …
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Delivers Funding from 12 State Grant Programs, Including $100 Million in MassWorks Grants. Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Undersecretary of Community Development Ashley Stolba and MassDevelopment President and CEO Dan Rivera were joined by state and local officials in Pittsfield to announce more than $143 million in …
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New Bedford (and all the local towns) should really do something like this. As seen on the official city of Taunton Facebook page: “Fall is in the air, and our Scarecrow Friends have arrived downtown! Take a ride around and see all of the creative work done by both Taunton …
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“Today, Governor Charlie Baker announced the pardons of four individuals: Christopher Nichols, Thomas Schoolcraft, Zaida Pimentel-Solano and Bertrand Lamitie. The Massachusetts Constitution grants the Governor the power to grant pardons, and Governor Baker issued updated Executive Clemency Guidelines in February 2020. Petitions for pardons are reviewed by the Advisory Board …
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Give your unpainted Halloween pumpkin and cornstalks second lives by setting them out with the City of New Bedford’s yard waste pickup. Or place them in your backyard compost bin. Harvey Waste and Recycling, formerly ABC Disposal, will collect the pumpkins and cornstalks along with grass, leaves, and twigs on …
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