“From July 6-12, the Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit performed 73 missions, including nine drug sniffs, three gun searches, and one search for human remains. K9 Troopers and their partners assisted in searches for three suicidal persons, responded to six calls involving suspects with weapons (five with guns, and one …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police announce that K9 “Duke” crosses the Rainbow Bridge
“With deep sadness, we announce the recent passing of Massachusetts State Police K9 Duke. Duke was the partner of Trooper Jack Doherty since August 2014 and was certified in patrol and narcotics detection. Duke retired in 2021 and passed away last month, one month shy of his 11th birthday, which …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police to assist U.S. Secret Service with protection of FIrst Lady
“Over the next few days and into the weekend our members will assist the United States Secret Service and our other law enforcement partners with the protection of the First Lady of the United States. Earlier yesterday, Troopers were in Charlestown as the First Lady visited Home Base, a Red …
Read More »Parallel Products drops biosolids projects in agreement with City of New Bedford
Trucks banned from Phillips Road; payments to be made for neighborhood improvements. The City of New Bedford has reached a host community agreement with Parallel Products that bans all biosolids from its processing facility in the New Bedford Business Park. The agreement between the City and Parallel Products affiliates South …
Read More »New Bedford Festival Theatre shares “A Tale as Old as Time” with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
New Bedford Festival Theatre and Executive Producer Wendy Hall have announced the casting for their production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast which will be presented July 22-31, 2022 at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center at 684 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA. The classic story tells of Belle, a young …
Read More »City of New Bedford Police Department recruits graduate from police academy
“Congratulations to our three recruits for graduating from the Cape Cod Police Academy yesterday! They’ll be sworn in next week.” -City of New Bedford Police Department.
Read More »Massachusetts Police Department rescues two-week old baby raccoons from chimney
“These little raccoon babies were rescued from a resident’s fireplace chimney. Their eyes aren’t even open yet – they are likely just two weeks old! Fireplace chimneys have been popular spots for raccoons this season- as, for a momma raccoon, climbing onto a rooftop and then ascending down into a …
Read More »New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 18, 2022 – July 22, 2022
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 18, 2022 – July 22, 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 …
Read More »New Bedford grandad seeks public’s help locating missing teenage granddaughter
“This is my granddaughter, Angelica (Jelli). She has been missing since Tuesday. If you see her or have any information on her whereabouts please call the New Bedford Police Department at (508) 991-6300 or me at 774-400-3422 or message me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dale.almeida.31. Thank you!”-Dale Almeida. Dale Almeida photo.
Read More »New Bedford’s WHALE to implement innovative Greenprint Project
In partnership with the Trust for Public Lands (TPL), WHALE is creating a Greenprint of New Bedford. A Greenprint is a map of places that matter to a community, and creating one starts with community input and leads to state-of-the-art computer models and maps developed using Geographic Information System (GIS) …
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