The program was introduced by Rick Brown of Handshouse Studio as a collaboration between the studio, Buttonwood Park Zoo and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Past enrichment items created by the students at Mass Art include Emily and Ruth’s favorite steel toys, trough swing, and tire tower. In 2018, …
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Mayor Jon Mitchell presented his Fiscal Year 2020 City Budget before the New Bedford City Council on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The $356.5 million General Fund spending proposal continues to reflect pressure in nondiscretionary areas, including state mandated school spending, pension costs, employee healthcare, and public safety payroll obligations subject …
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On Tuesday, May 7, members of the New Bedford Police Department’s Narcotic Unit conducted an undercover sting Tuesday evening, targeting prostitution in the North End of the city. The sting was coordinated because of concerned neighbors notifying police of increased prostitution activity in the area. An undercover female officer posed …
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New Bedford High School officially began construction of its High Tech Finance Lab with a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony this morning. Attended by school and district stakeholders, city officials, and industry partners, the event kicks off the building of the laboratory, made possible by the school’s grant award of $125,000 by …
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Like to laugh so hard that you can’t breathe and have tears running down your face? Well, here’s your chance to have a blast while doing exactly that. On Friday, May 17 from 8:00pm-11:00pm Kilburn Mill at Clarks Cove (127 W Rodney French Blvd.) will be hosting a special comedy …
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PAY: $18.25hr – $25.54hr Responsibilities include, but not limited to, data processing and data entry using GIS, databases and Lucity; trains department employees in the use of systems; supports department employees in use of systems; assists in troubleshooting computer systems; diagnoses and resolves minor computer hardware/software problems. Experience with general …
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At approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday, Massachusetts State Police Troopers assigned to the Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team-West (CINRET), the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, along with Holyoke Police and numerous other State Police units and arrested two men on illegal firearms and narcotics charges in Holyoke. The arrests followed …
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The City of New Bedford has received four new applications for recreational marijuana businesses in New Bedford: Metro Harvest, Inc. (based out of Bridgewater, MA) Proposed site in New Bedford: 606 Tarkiln Hill Road, New Bedford Solar Therapeutics (based out of Somerset, MA) Proposed site in New Bedford: 525 Church …
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The New Bedford Police Department received grant funding from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to increase seat belt enforcement patrols as part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign taking place May 13th-June 2nd. The New Bedford police will be joined by the Massachusetts State …
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Mayor Mitchell submitting an order to the City Council for the City of New Bedford to accept a donation of an original ticket booth from the Lincoln Park Amusement Park in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, restored and given by John Nicolaci, Jr. The booth was restored to working condition at the …
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