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On Tuesday, August 28th, 2018, The New Bedford Police Gang Unit arrested (3) males and (1) female after concluding an investigation into a cocaine distribution service based out of 1566 Acushnet Ave. in New Bedford. The Gang Unit located the target of the investigation, Rashawn Gray and another male, Shakimm …

Free college classes in the humanities, for low-income adults in New Bedford! The Clemente Course in the Humanities is now accepting applications for its 14th year, which will start September 10th. Classes are FREE, as is childcare, books and transportation! Take classes Moral Philosophy, Art History, US History, Literature, Writing …

New Bedford Police Detectives followed up on an investigation into a “shots fired” incident in the zero-block of Bullard Street Sunday, Aug. 26 and made two arrests. Police made the following two arrests: Rodney Preston Hunt III, 22, of Norwell St., New Bedford, was arrested on charges of possession of …

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …

A Douglas man was sentenced in federal court in Worcester on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, for possession of child pornography. Bryan Larson, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2017, Larson pleaded guilty …

A North Attleboro man has been charged in connection with a “lie-and-buy” firearms scheme. Brian Watkins, 51, was indicted on one count of making a false statement during a firearm purchase. Watkins appeared in federal court in Boston yesterday and was released on conditions. According to the indictment unsealed yesterday, …

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that roadway reconstruction and bridge replacement and related construction operations are scheduled to take place on Taylor Avenue in Plymouth. The work will begin on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, and will continue through spring 2022. Work will occur during daytime hours each …

After 23 years of perfecting the art of winemaking, Newport Vineyards & the Nunes family are thrilled to announce the opening of Taproot Brewing Co. which officially opened on June 20th. “I’ve been making beer longer than I’ve been making wine,” says Newport Vineyards owner John Nunes. “Over the last …

Massachusetts State Troopers, working with Customs and Border Protection, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Police, and Framingham Police, last week located and directed the apprehension of a man wanted for raping a child in Framingham. Last Thursday, Trooper Erik Karlon from the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section began assisting …

The defendant involved in this morning’s police-involved shooting in Attleboro has been identified as Eric Lindsey, 41, of Coventry, RI. The defendant is being formally charged this afternoon with two counts of firearm-armed assault to murder, four counts of attempted assault and battery with a firearm, four counts of assault …