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“Congratulations to FF Shawn Oliveira who graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy today. He was part of the third class out of the Bridgewater Campus that graduated 16 recruits. The graduates were able to participate in a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Stow Campus which was held in conjunction with …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service A federal judge allowed the state’s temporary ban on evictions and foreclosures to remain in place, a decision outlined in a Thursday ruling that prompted parties on both sides of the issue to see positives. Judge Mark Wolf told attorneys Thursday that he will …

The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of September 14, 2020 –September 18, 2020 and they are as follows: Eversource: Eversource will replace the gas mains and service at the following locations: • Myrtle St. from Sawyer St. to Cedar Grove St. (Main) • Peckham …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced four additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. This brings the total number of WNV cases to seven. Three of the four cases are male – one in his 40s, one in this 60s, and …

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. The defendant admitted to his role in a May 28, 2019 incident in New Bedford, where a rival gang member was shot at. Luis Santiago, …

The following was submitted to New Bedford Guide by Ian McGonnigal: “A couple of months ago, Nick and I decided to start an organization called Southcoast Helps. We’re both small business owners who wanted to do something to give back to our beloved Southcoast community. The idea is to create …

The crowd was small, but the smiles and congratulations were enough to fill an auditorium. The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office hosted a socially distant graduation ceremony for cadets in the 46th Correction Officers Academy Wednesday night at the correctional complex on Faunce Corner Road. To comply with gathering protocols, each …

By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service Rahimah Rahim, the mother of Usaamah Rahim, said her son was a good man and cared about other people. “He cared about the people that were homeless, the people who didn’t have shelter, the people who didn’t have food, and he reached …

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The New Bedford Health Department has issued fines to Iglesia Pentecostal Levantate y Anda totaling $1,800 after an isolated outbreak of COVID-19 caused by the independent storefront church’s failure to comply with the City’s COVID-19 regulations and protections for its residents. According to the New Bedford Mayor’s …

Governor Charlie Baker announced yesterday that the communities in Massachusetts that are at high risk for COVID-19 jumped from 7 to 13 in just one week. The common theme among most of these cities where the virus is persisting is that they are poorer, smaller cities that have struggled to …