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The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will be holding auditions for up to 4 positions in the viola section and for principal clarinet at the New England Conservatory of Music, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston. Viola auditions are on Monday Oct. 8 from 10am to 4pm; Principal Clarinet auditions are on Sunday …

An Adams, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield in connection with a plot to engage in terrorist activity inspired by and in the name of ISIS. This is the second man in the past 8 months who has been found guilty of committing terrorism in Massachusetts …

August’s Food for Tots event raised more than $7,000 for pediatric services at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. The event, which was held Thursday, August 16, in New Bedford, was the fifth in a series of Food for Tots fundraisers created to benefit Southcoast Health’s pediatric services, which are …

PAY: $14.53hr – $19.43hr Utilizes the My Senior Center computer program to schedule and track pick-ups/drop-offs for Council on Aging passengers. Prepares schedules for drivers to ensure efficiency of route(s). Makes follow-up phone calls confirming appointments. Logs and processes STEP (Senior Transportation Escort Program) requests. Maintains records for Durable Medical …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the New Bedford Health Department of the finding of West Nile Virus in a primarily bird-biting mosquito sample obtained in the area of Rural Cemetery, located at 149 Dartmouth Street in New Bedford. The mosquito is of the curiex pipiens/restuans complex …

The following is a report from the Wareham Police Department: On Sunday, Sept. 2, at about 6:00 p.m., officers were requested to respond to the Wareham Fire Headquarters on Main Street for an unwanted party. At the scene, Officers Calib Larue and Charles Pillsbury encountered Alexander Moustafa, 27, of Midlothian, …

At about 6:45 p.m. Wareham police officer Nate Aronson was running radar in the area of Cranberry Highway near Red Brook Road when he pulled a vehicle over for speeding and issued the operator a citation. After the citation was issued, the operator stepped from her vehicle and allegedly became …

A 56-year-old career criminal from Bourne was sentenced to serve five to eight years in state prison after being convicted last week in Fall River Superior Court of breaking into a home in Acushnet and attempting to steal dozens of items, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. …

According to the New Bedford Elections Commissioner Manny DeBrito, 11.5% of the 57,000 registered voters in New Bedford turned out for the primary elections on Tuesday. In total, 6,614 people voted in New Bedford. Here are the results for New Bedford:

PAY: $49,233 – $61,546 Supports the operations of the Planning Division by providing staff support to the Planning Board and assisting in the design and implementation of planning studies, planning research and graphic materials. Creates and maintains map layers using automated GIS tools. Performs technical reviews and analyze applications submitted …