Community leaders and stakeholders from around Bristol County who are in the fight to end the opioid crisis are convening at the Holiday Inn, Taunton for a half-day forum on November 7th from 8:30am to 1:00pm. The Bristol County Regional Alliance is a coalition of individuals and organizations who are …
Read More »New Bedford Nurses, Healthcare Leaders, and Local Officials Join Coalition Against Question 1
During a press conference this morning at St. Luke’s Hospital, local nurses, healthcare providers, elected officials, and community leaders from New Bedford came together to discuss their united opposition to Question 1, citing the widespread impacts government-mandated staffing ratios would have on the region and their patients’ ability to access …
Read More »West Nile Virus detected in latest mosquito sample at Rural Cemetery in New Bedford
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the New Bedford Health Department of the finding of West Nile Virus in a primarily bird-biting mosquito sample obtained in the area of Rural Cemetery, located at 149 Dartmouth Street in New Bedford. The mosquito is of the curiex pipiens/restuans complex …
Read More »West Nile Virus detected in mosquito sample near Oak Grove Cemetery
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the New Bedford Health Department of the finding of West Nile Virus in a primarily bird-biting mosquito sample obtained in the area of Oak Grove Cemetery, located at 185 Parker Street in New Bedford. The mosquito is of the curiex pipiens …
Read More »Spraying for mosquitoes planned in New Bedford for Thursday, August 2
The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …
Read More »Ground spraying for mosquitoes planned in New Bedford for July 5
The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …
Read More »New Bedford’s 2017 Annual Water Quality Report
The following is New Bedford’s 2017 Annual Water Quality Report:
Read More »Ground spraying for mosquitoes planned in New Bedford for Thursday, June 28
The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …
Read More »PODCAST: Concussions & Injury Prevention – Southcoast Health+ Weekly
Southcoast Health+ Weekly’s Dr. John Podkowa and Hannah Raymond discussed concussions and injury prevention with Joe Scott, Manager of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention and Kathy Thornton, Team Leader Injury Prevention. Be sure to subscribe and catch the show every week live on Wednesday on New Bedford Guide’s Facebook page …
Read More »PODCAST: Aquaculture Potential for New Bedford Press Conference
In a joint press conference, Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) represented by Hugh Cowperthwaite along with New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, Ed Anthes-Washburn, New Bedford Port Authority, Scott Soares, Massachusetts Aquaculture Association & Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative, Seth Garfield, Cuttyhunk Oysters released a new report analyzing the aquaculture industry along Massachusetts South …
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