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Meet Henry Bousquet, 42-year-old Lead Instructor of the Culinary Arts Program at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. Growing up, Henry’s mother suffered from Multiple Sclerosis, which put him in a position to help her around the kitchen, learning to cook from a very young age. When his mother passed away at …

According to New Bedford police records, there were three drug overdoses at the same South First Street address in New Bedford in a 16 hour period. One man overdosed twice – within 12 hours. On Jan. 8, at 9:19am, 34-year old women overdosed at the South First Street address and …

New Bedford judges have been on a “no bail” roll in the past week. On Friday, Jan. 4, 37-year-old Elizabeth Pina was arrested for seven outstanding warrants. Clearly, she is someone who doesn’t care much about authority or court decisions. She was released by the judge anyway. A few days …

Due to the continued frigid temperatures, the overflow at 71 Division Street will be opened again tonight. It does look like the temps will stay low over the next week. All inquiries can be forwarded to 1-800-homeless and Sister Rose House.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that DW White is the apparent low bidder for its upcoming project to build a shared-use path in Mattapoisett. The path will accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians and will extend from Mattapoisett Neck Road to Depot Street. This new path will be the …

PAY: $14.20hr-$18.79hr Performs work in connection with the maintenance, construction, and repairs of the distribution, collection (and Highway System.) Installs water meters, operates gate valves, and service shutoffs. Capable of reading service cards, gate and hydrant location books and plans. Performs semi-skilled manual work in the construction, operation and maintenance …

Looking for an exciting, rewarding job? Want to make a difference in your community? The 2019 Municipal and MBTA Transit Police Officer Exam will be offered March 23. The deadline to apply is Feb. 6. To learn more details, visit https://www.mass.gov/service-details/2019-municipal-and-mbta-transit-police-officer-exam.

A New Bedford woman with a history of defaults who failed to show to court on two previous shoplifting cases and for a third case of misuse of a credit card was released without bail Tuesday, Jan. 8 by Judge Sabine Coyne at Third District Court. She was released without …

“We are sorry to report the loss of our retired officer Albert E. Buckles, Jr., 79. Our thoughts are with his family and friends and we thank him for his service. He is survived by his loving wife, Pat Buckles; his two daughters, Lisa Buckles and Donna Kinney; his sister, …

It was a dark 20 hours in New Bedford from Tuesday into Wednesday – there were four drug overdoses, a completed suicide and on attempted suicide in the city. At 6:09am on Tuesday, New Bedford police report an attempted suicide on Union Street. New Bedford police report overdoses at 8:45am, …