The Baker-Polito Administration today announced plans to file legislation next week seeking $200 million in Chapter 90 funding to help all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts improve transportation infrastructure and address needs within their local communities. Governor Charlie Baker made the announcement at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s (MMA) Annual …
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On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took two actions to expand the use of the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) to certain non-hospitalized adults and pediatric patients for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease. This provides another treatment option to reduce the risk of hospitalization in high-risk patients. Previously, …
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“Defendant sold or possessed with intent to sell 1.378 kilograms of Fentanyl. A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today for drug trafficking activities involving Fentanyl and oxycodone. Jose Amador Guerrero, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 56 months in prison and three …
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Rumors about ex-Boston Mayor Marty Walsh jumping into the governor’s race for Massachusetts have been circulating for weeks. Asked for confirmation of this rumor in a CNN interview, Walsh said “President Biden asked me in January of last year if I would serve as secretary of labor; it’s an incredible …
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The Baker-Polito Administration today re-filed legislation to substantially update the Commonwealth’s wiretap statute to recognize the current state of communication technologies and give law enforcement better tools to combat violent crime, including rape, hate crimes, and gang-related homicides. The Administration first filed this legislation in 2017. “As technology evolves and …
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that that the New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, will be offline for routine operations for up to three months beginning Jan. 24, 2022, so operators can conduct routine inspections and complete a variety …
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COVID-19 testing clinics at New Bedford Regional Airport, former Fire Station 11 in the South End and PAACA on Coggeshall Street will resume their regular schedules this week, after recent shifts in dates and hours due to winter weather and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Project Beacon’s appointment-based …
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“New Bedford police detectives have charged the owner of a local variety store with the illegal sale of alcohol and cigarettes. Responding to complaints from community members, detectives kept watch over “Botas Vaqueras”, a store located at 1522 Acushnet Ave. A customer was observed leaving with Newport Menthol cigarettes which …
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Police responded to reports of a gunshot on Carriage Shop Road in Falmouth. Upon arrival, they found a gray BMW which immediately sped away. During the pursuit, the driver of the BMW, 32-year old Bryan Purdie, smashed into a car before approaching a school bus beginning to let children out. …
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Days after Thanksgiving, Antonios “Tony” Tsantinis, 68, of East Brookfield announced on his business’s social media page that he would be closing the doors of his restaurant, Athens Pizza, because he and his companion Angela DiUlio had both contracted COVID-19. As Tsantinis’s condition worsened, his daughter Rona Tsantinis-Roy brought him …
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