According to New Bedford police, a 13-year-old boy was stabbed Wednesday around 9pm on Cottage Street in New Bedford. Police report he was walking with other teenagers when the boy was assaulted and stabbed in the back.
The boy was in stable condition when he was transported to Rhode Island Hospital for “non-life threatening” injuries.
Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information should contact the police.
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Is it time to bring rent control back to New Bedford? A member of the New Bedford Facebook group thinks so:
“I think it’s time rent control makes a comeback. The house my sister lives in was just sold. The new landlord wants to go up $140 a month on her rent. She only gets social security. Even someone who works isn’t going to get a $140 a month raise to pay that kind of an increase.” -Pauline St.Don
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Meet Heather Dextradeur, 45-year-old Assistant Director at Lifestream and Bridges-To-Faith Coordinator with Better Community Living. Heather got involved with working with the developmentally disabled community when she was 24-years-old, as a student at BCC.
Starting in direct care with Lifestream, she fell in love with her work and has never looked back. She would eventually move on to manage the home she was working in. When she took the position she thought that she would spend her time teaching life skills and things like that, but she has realized how much she has learned from them.
No only does she spend her days working to impact the lives of those developmentally disabled, but she goes home to foster 3 adults who need live-in assistance. She also works with Bridges-to-Faith to help those with mental disabilities to build and foster relationships, no matter the religion they decide to seek.
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Faces of New Bedford is a project by Colton Simmons. If you are interested in booking a shoot or getting prints from the series email all inquiries to colton@coltonsimmons.com. Follow Colton on Instagram: https://instagram.com/simmonscolton
Read more of the Faces of New Bedford series here.
A Brazilian national was indicted and charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Walter Gomes DaSilva, 47, was indicted on one count of illegal reentry after deportation. He appeared in federal court in Boston today.
According to court records, DaSilva was first encountered by law enforcement in 1998 while an inmate at the Bristol House of Corrections. At that time, DaSilva was serving a two-year sentence for domestic assault and battery. Upon completion of his sentence, he was placed in removal proceedings, and on Nov. 29, 1999, he was deported to Brazil.
Sometime thereafter, DaSilva illegally reentered the United States. In 2003, DaSilva was convicted in Middlesex Superior Court of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault to kill and was sentenced to 8-10 years in prison. After completing his sentence, DaSilva was placed into removal proceedings, and on March 27, 2012, he was deported to Brazil.
DaSilva again illegally reentered the United States, and in 2016, he was charged in Bristol County with illegal possession of a firearm and the murder of his daughter. In 2018, DaSilva was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Todd M. Lyons, Acting Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
MADE IN FALL RIVER: Acoreana MFG (210 Alden St) produces some of the best Linguiça and Chouriço in the world right here in Fall River. Here’s a behind the scenes look at the Acoreana’s Linguiça and Chouriço production and grocery store.
Have you had a chance to visit the Seaport Inn Grill (110 Middle St., Fairhaven) near the New Bedford/Fairhaven bridge? Here’s a look at the beautiful restaurant/bar and a few of their meals to include scallops risotto, seared tuna, and fried brussel sprouts appetizer.
Joe, a New Bedford fisherman and owner of Restaurante Algarve (128 County St., New Bedford), shows us how they make their Portuguese Pot Roast (Carne Assada) and Portuguese Beef Stew (Carne Guisada).
Check out more on their website: restaurantji.com/ma/new-bedford/restaurante-algarve-/
The Buttonwood Park Zoo is celebrating the second birth of a Bolivian gray titi monkey (Callicebus donacophilus). The baby was born on December 19, 2018 to parents, Madeira and Crumpet. Baby’s gender is unknown at this time. Crumpet, 4 years-old, and Madeira, 10 years-old, became first-time parents back in 2017 with the birth of their first offspring. Biscuit, named by the Zoo’s social media followers, is now 1 ½ years-old. Biscuit has assumed his role as big brother and has started to carry his sibling from time to time. The baby is active and starting to explore the habitat more each day.
There are less than 55 Bolivian gray titi monkeys at 18 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited institutions in North America. Bolivian gray titi monkeys weigh around two to three pounds as adults and have a lifespan of 20-25 years. They are diurnal, meaning active during the day, and are an arboreal species. Members of the group exhibit social bonding by sitting side by side and twining their tails. There is a strong bond between adult mating pairs; they stay close and carry out activities together, including infant care. The baby will remain on the back of one parent for several months; about 80% of that time will be with dad, Crumpet.
According to Zoo Director, Keith Lovett, “Since opening Rainforest, Rivers & Reefs in 2017, the Buttonwood Park Zoo has been actively involved in collaborative breeding programs based on maximizing the genetic diversity of New World primates, including titi monkeys. These programs, combined with efforts to conserve primate habitats in South America, are core to the Zoo’s mission of saving wildlife.”
The Bolivian gray titi monkeys join five other species of small South American primates inside Rainforests, Rivers & Reefs sponsored by Stoico/FIRSTFED. Opened in July 2017, Rainforests, Rivers & Reefs focuses on the conservation of endangered and threatened species from South America and the health of the world’s oceans while connecting guests with small, endangered primates from regions of South America and ocean dwelling species from around the world. Interpretive signage and on-site education inspires visitors to take small, tangible actions to reduce their impact on habitats and oceans, furthering the Zoo’s conservation mission to protect wildlife from extinction.
In the wild, this species is found in the tropical forests throughout central Bolivia and into Rondônia in eastern Brazil. Although their population in the wild is decreasing and agricultural activities have resulted in considerable habitat loss, Bolivian gray titi monkeys are reasonably tolerant of habitat disturbance and are adaptable to a variety of environments throughout its relatively wide range. Bolivian gray titi monkeys are listed as a species of Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List.
The Veterans Transition House has received a $300,000 grant from the Alfiero Family Charitable Foundation in support of its $1.3 million Building Hope for Heroes Capital Campaign to renovate two New Bedford properties. With only $300,000 left to raise, the Veterans Transition House will move forward with plans to renovate a historic building, located at 1060 Pleasant Street, in partnership with the nonprofit, Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE) for ten units of transitional housing for veterans. The second building, located at 1311 Purchase Street, will become a new outreach center for veterans seeking services and referrals.
“This is an incredibly generous contribution from the Alfiero family. We are honored to earn their support. We are also proud to recognize the Alfiero’s connection to their hometown and their remarkable service as American military veterans,” stated William R. Eccles, Jr., President and CEO of BankFive and chairman of the Veterans Transition House fundraising campaign. When completed, the Purchase Street building will be dedicated as the “Anthony and Salvatore Alfiero Veterans Outreach Center,” which will also include the “Charles and Ann Alfiero Conference Room.”
“Serving veterans is a major part of the mission of the Alfiero Family Charitable Foundation,” stated Sal Alfiero, Chairman of the foundation. “Any person willing to don a uniform and support the ideals of this country deserves respect and gratitude. The new facilities will help ensure those that willingly put it all on the line will have resources available to them to ease whatever shocks might come their way.”
Salvatore and Anthony Alfiero were born in Westerly, Rhode Island but claim New Bedford as their hometown having moved there at very young ages. Salvatore served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a fighter pilot while Anthony served in the U.S. Air Force, topping off a twenty-year career with service in Korea in 1950 and Vietnam in 1969. Four years of his service was with the Central Intelligence Agency. Subsequently, Salvatore went on to establish Mark IV Industries, a Buffalo, New York-based publicly held company, which helped to fuel the foundation. In addition to the various veteran-based support, the foundation has been integral in the continuing support of the medical community in and around Western New York and a major contributor to the Marine Corps Heritage Museum in Triangle, Virginia.
The Veterans Transition House was founded in 1990 and has provided over 3,000 formerly homeless or at-risk veterans with a combination of housing, programs and collaborations to enable them to gain independence. “We provide hope for homeless veterans in a safe, sober and supportive residence and assist those who desire to achieve rehabilitation, self-sufficiency, and community reintegration,” stated James Reid, Veterans Transition House executive director and a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot. Owning seven properties throughout New Bedford, Veterans Transition House is the largest veterans organization in Southeastern Massachusetts providing those in crisis with comprehensive resources to rise above homelessness, poverty and health challenges.
“Now that we are so close to reaching the campaign goal, our hope is that many more families, companies and foundations will support the Veterans Transition House. These renovated buildings will be important resources for local veterans so we need to make them available as soon as possible,” said Wayne Carvalho, board president of Veterans Transition House.
For more information about naming opportunities or to discuss a contribution to the Veterans Transition House, please contact Jim Reid, Executive Director, at 508-992-5313 x 111 or jim@vetshouse.org. Contributions can also be made online at www.vetshouse.org/donate.