The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MBTA are announcing that the South Coast Rail Program has reached two critical Phase 1 milestones: a finance plan is complete and will be fully funded in the Commonwealth’s Capital Investment Plan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has approved …
Read More »DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 27
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, …
Read More »”Much Ado About” Shakespeare in NB’s Auditions, May 4th & 7th
Shakespeare in NB, the third installment of New Bedford’s Free Shakespeare program that is produced by The Glass Horse Project, is thrilled to announce auditions for its summer production, Much Ado About Nothing. Also, as a new and exciting development for this year, in an effort to expand the program …
Read More »Dartmouth Detective Pulls Elderly Man from Burning House
On Saturday, April 20, at approximately 5:21 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to a structure fire with entrapment at #17 Johnson Street. Upon arrival, Detective Scott Brooks entered the residence, located the elderly male in the lower level of the raised ranch, and safely escorted him out of the house. The …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – April 21, 2019
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of April 21, 2019. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Coastal Career Academy – Nurse Assistant Training Program – Are you at a crossroads …
Read More »City of New Bedford to host 75th remembrance of “Exercise Tiger,” April 27
The city of New Bedford, Massachusetts will be hosting the 75th remembrance of “EXERCISE TIGER” Saturday, April 27th, 2019, @ 1 p.m. The free Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum will be open and have the display honoring the 749 Service Members who did not return. Come honor their sacrifice. The …
Read More »Winslow Elementary students spread kindness at school and in the community
A team of students at Betsey B. Winslow Elementary School has earned praise for its community service activities, including a recent effort to organize donations for the homeless in New Bedford. “We have a strong team of staff, students and parents at our school,” said Kristen Nightingale, a special education …
Read More »25-year old woman charged with OUI after hitting light post in New Bedford
At 2am on Friday, New Bedford police officers were investigating reports of a person driving drunk. According to a witness on the scene, the driver hit a light post on Cottage Street fled on foot. Police arrested her a short time later. A 25-year old Tiffany Rose Demoura of Manchester, …
Read More »Reports of Suspicious Person at Marion Elementary School Found to be Boy with Toy Gun
Marion Police Chief John Garcia reports that after receiving multiple reports of a suspicious person walking in a playground at the Sippican Elementary School Friday morning, the person was determined by police to be a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. At approximately 11:05 a.m. Friday, Marion Police received a …
Read More »Massachusetts State Trooper shoots male suspect in Brockton
A Massachusetts State Trooper was involved in a shooting incident earlier this morning on Colonel Bell Drive in Brockton. Preliminary information suggests that just prior to 9 a.m., during a confrontation with a male suspect, the Trooper discharged his weapon. The male suffered a lower body gunshot injury that is …
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