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Read More »Massachusetts ‘Greening the Gateway’ program, $825,703 in grants to cities, including New Bedford
Baker-Polito Administration today announced $825,703 in grants to support tree plantings in Gateway Cities across the Commonwealth. Five Massachusetts municipalities and two non-profit organizations will receive awards totaling $629,684 through the Greening the Gateway Cities (GGCP) Implementation Grant Program and an additional eleven projects are receiving awards totaling $196,019 through …
Read More »Oktoberfest, New Bedford’s favorite fall event returns for 2022!
The return of fall isn’t complete on the South Coast without New Bedford’s Oktoberfest. The South Coast Business Alliance with the support of Bask, Stonegate Mortgage and Claremont Properties, brings its signature event back to Pier 3 on the waterfront on October 1, 2022. This year marks the 16th annual …
Read More »Bring a memento of a loved one for New Bedford’s “Overdose Awareness Day”
“Hello New Bedford Guide. My entire family is from New Bedford and I was born here. Though I spent a fair amount of time as a professional violinist, I committed to a year of service through the AmeriCorps VISTA program to try to make an impact where I am from …
Read More »‘Thor,” K-9 previously partnered with fallen New Bedford native Officer Gannon, passes away
A police K9 that was previously handled by a fallen Massachusetts officer has died. The Yarmouth Police Department expressed their sadness in reporting the passing of retired Yarmouth PD K9 Thor. K9 Thor was the first YPD dedicated narcotics K9 and Sgt. Sean Gannon’s first K9. Gannon was shot and …
Read More »City of New Bedford announces schedule for road surfacing on major city roads
“ROADWORK NOTICE: The City’s Department of Public Infrastructure and contractors will be conducting overnight road surfacing on major city roads from Aug. 31 into early September. The schedule has been adjusted due to weather from the dates shown on the attached notice, which was distributed earlier this month to affected …
Read More »City of New Bedford details for early voting for state primary, last day to register
“EARLY VOTING for the state primary starts Saturday at the New Bedford Free Public Library main branch downtown, at 613 Pleasant St. Polls will be open every day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 2, on the main library’s third floor. Saturday also is the last day …
Read More »Fall River councilor Pamela Laliberte officially charged by the Westport Police Department
“On August 25, 2022, Westport Police Detectives submitted a criminal complaint to Fall River District Court charging Pamela S. Laliberte with Criminal Harassment, Annoying Telephone/Electronic Communications and 2 counts of Intimidation of a Witness. These charges stem from an investigation that began in April 2022. As a part of the …
Read More »New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of August 29, 2022 – September 2, 2022
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of August 29, 2022 – September 2, 2022, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on the street milling from gas main relays on: • Main Relay on Phillips Rd. from Holly Tree Lane to Route …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department seeks referrals for elderly outreach program
In the U.S., 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone, compared with 16% of adults in the 130 countries and territories studied. In many countries in the Asia-Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East-North Africa regions – such as Afghanistan, Mali and Algeria – fewer than 5% of …
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