“Please join Chief Levesque and the members of DPD as we congratulate the four (4) newest members of our department, who successfully graduated from the Boylston Police Academy yesterday afternoon. As there is still much to learn, these officers will now begin a multi-phase field training program, where they will …
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 »“The Playground Project” aims to build playground at New Bedford’s Hathaway Elementary School
Miss New Bedford 2022, Megan Sylvia, is dedicated to supporting the city’s youth – and she’s doing so in a big way. As founder of “The Playground Project,” Sylvia aims to raise needed funds in order to build a playground at the Hathaway Elementary School on Court Street. Currently employed …
Read More »Massachusetts SJC rules in favor of Bristol County Sheriff Hodgson, “this victory is a win for taxpayers”
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson called Tuesday’s victory in the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court a “win for taxpayers.” The SJC ruled in favor of Sheriff Hodgson and the Sheriffs of Massachusetts in the Kellie Pearson vs. Sheriff of Bristol County case. The justices of the state’s highest court agreed …
Read More »FDA expands eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster to children 5-11-years old
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 …
Read More »Collaboration with DA’s assistance dog “Chief,” leads to New Bedford child rapist conviction
Thanks to a collaborative effort from police, prosecutors, Children’s Advocacy Center staff and “Chief,” the Bristol County District Attorney’s new assistance dog, a 44-year-old New Bedford man was convicted of aggravated rape of a child and sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years in state prison, District Attorney Thomas M. …
Read More »PACE Kicks Off 40th Year of Service to New Bedford Community with Celebration
In recognition of the organization’s founding date of May 3,1982, People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Executive Director Pam Kuechler kicked off the agency’s 40th year with a celebration across eight PACE program sites throughout the city on May 3, 2022. The celebration started with PACE’s two Head Start childcare …
Read More »Massachusetts Sheriff Hodgson rallies Sheriffs across country to increase communication between DHS, law enforcement
“Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson rallied about 130 Sheriffs from across the country in an effort to increase communication between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement in communities from coast to coast. In a recently sent letter to U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson, Rob Portman and …
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 …
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