“Troopers with the Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section — the Truck Team, as we call it informally — came across this little example of safe vehicle operation earlier this month. The truck, which was observed by Troopers in heavy “stop and go” traffic on the Expressway northbound in …
Read More »65-year old Massachusetts man sentenced for motor vehicle theft scheme
An Avon man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to one year in state prison in connection with allegedly running a motor vehicle theft scheme, followed by three years of probation including one year of house arrest. Jose Sostre, age 65, pleaded guilty on May 7 in Norfolk Superior Court …
Read More »Folk Icon Arlo Guthrie returns to the Zeiterion to perform “Alice’s Restaurant,” May 31
“A great reminder of just how effective a bit of absurdity can be when it comes to combating serious issues.” – Rolling Stone “The strength of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ is its feel of truth — and how it speaks that truth to power.” – Washington Post Zeiterion Performing Arts Center welcomes …
Read More »Massachusetts Troopers arrest three for trafficking narcotics
On Wednesday May 8t Trooper Michael Leslie was patrolling Route 91 in Bernardston when he observed a Hyundai Elantra with a defective license plate light and passenger side taillight. He caught up to the vehicle and activated his blue lights and siren but noted it was very slow to pull …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – May 12, 2019
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of May 12, 2019. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Job Fair – Blount Fine Foods Add spice to your work life! Join Blount …
Read More »Update on Westport Hit and Run Investigation
After further investigation this week, investigators have been able to discern the type of vehicle likely involved in a near-fatal hit and run, which occurred Tuesday evening in Westport. It is now believed the vehicle that struck the pedestrian was a gray BMW 3 Series vehicle. The vehicles is likely …
Read More »More than 1,400 degrees awarded to UMassD Class of 2019 undergraduates
UMass Dartmouth held two Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies today, awarding approximately 1,450 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2019 at Cressy Field on the university’s 710-acre main campus. “This is your time to seek out and build a better world that is grounded in civil discourse, civility, mutual respect, and a …
Read More »New Bedford Public Schools District-Wide Art Show sees largest turnout
New Bedford Public Schools’ annual District-Wide Art Show opened to the public Thursday evening, an annual feature of the May AHA! New Bedford, the popular monthly downtown arts night. More than 2,000 people attended opening night festivities, which included live music by the New Bedford High School Jazz Combo and …
Read More »Massachusetts Man Charged with illegally Operating a Helicopter from Backyard
An East Brookfield man was arrested Thursday, May 9 and charged in federal court in Worcester in connection with unlawfully operating an aircraft and making false statements to federal investigators. Antonio Santonastaso, 59, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of serving as an airman without an airman certificate …
Read More »Wareham Police plant 165 ‘Thin Blue Line’ flags to honor fallen police officers
Members of the Wareham Police Department have planted 165 Thin Blue Line flags along the front of the station to honor both the 163 police officers who died in the line of duty last year and two of Wareham’s own: Lester Chase, who died in the line of duty in …
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