By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service More than 128,000 newly licensed drivers were on Massachusetts roads in the past year, and officials linked the surge to the one-year anniversary of a law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for licenses. The Registry of Motor Vehicles said Monday it has issued …
Read More »Meet Linda Montille: From Haiti to owner of “L&M Beauty Salon” in New Bedford
Linda Montille’s journey is nothing short of inspiring! Originally from Haiti, Linda moved to America in 1996, with her family settling in New Bedford in 2000. Her passion for hair started at a young age, braiding her three sisters’ hair, which led her to pursue a career in hairdressing. After …
Read More »Overnight shooting at New Bedford’s Monte’s Park leaves six injured; Mayor Mitchell’s statement
“Early this morning at approximately 1 AM, police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the Russell St. and Acushnet Ave. (Monte’s Playground) area. Upon arrival, three adult victims with non-life-threatening wounds were located and transported to the hospital, where it was soon learned that an additional three adult victims had …
Read More »24-year-old New Bedford man stabbed in back after altercation in Mashpee
“Mashpee police are seeking information about an early morning stabbing that happened at Attaquin Park, according to a news release. Just after 2 a.m. Saturday, Mashpee police were notified that a man with a suspected stab wound to the back was brought to Falmouth Hospital as a passenger in a …
Read More »Car ends up in kitchen of Falmouth home, causing water leak, electrical hazards, structural compromise
“At 2:35 am today, the Falmouth Fire Rescue Department responded to 780 E. Falmouth Highway for a motor vehicle crash into a structure. An engine & ambulance were dispatched. The first arriving units found a mid-sized SUV in the kitchen of a single-family cape-style home. With full intrusion into the …
Read More »Acushnet Police, Fire, and EMS race to serious ATV accident involving juveniles
“At approximately 6:54pm on Sunday, July 7th, Units and personnel from the Acushnet Fire & EMS Dept and Acushnet Police Department responded to the area of Keene Rd for a reported ATV accident! Upon arrival Rescues 1 and 2 tended to 2 juvenile patients with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries! One …
Read More »PACE Head Start Enrolling Now For Fall 2024 In New Bedford
Free School Readiness Program for Ages 3-5! PACE Head Start is accepting applications now for the 2024-2025 school year which will begin in September 2024. Head Start provides a free family-centered school readiness program for children ages 3-5 for income-eligible families who live in New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Acushnet. …
Read More »ERO Boston arrests migrant convicted for reckless endangerment of child, wanted for homicide
“BOSTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a Dominican noncitizen who is wanted by authorities in his home country for homicide. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 23-year-old Dominican noncitizen June 11 in Essex. The Dominican national was convicted locally for reckless endangerment of a child. “This Dominican …
Read More »New Bedford annual Cape Verdean recognition parade route, street closures, traffic delays
Are you ready for the annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade in the City of New Bedford? Saturday is the annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade, which steps off from Buttonwood Park at 11 a.m. It travels down Union Street to Acushnet Avenue, then to Grinnell Street up to Purchase Street before …
Read More »Massachusetts DoH confirms first case of positive EEE mosquito sample from recent test in Carver
“BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in the town of Carver in Plymouth …
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