The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced the off-ramp from I-195 eastbound to Route 18 southbound in New Bedford will be closed overnight beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018 and reopening at 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018. The temporary ramp closure is necessary to …
Read More »New Bedford Child Rapist to Serve Up To Two Decades in Prison
A 48-year-old New Bedford man who raped his former girlfriend’s teenage relative was sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years in state prison yesterday, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Brian Hayde was convicted of rape of a child-aggravated by age after a three-day jury trial in …
Read More »The 12th Annual Mother’s Day Tiara 5K is happening on Sunday, May 13th
New Bedford, MA, – The 12th annual Mother’s Day Tiara 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, May 13, 2018, it’s time to register! The first 300 to register will receive the official Women’s Fund Tiara 5K race t-shirt. Early registration is $20 for the 5K and $5 for …
Read More »National Park to offer Youth Leadership Program
Local middle and high school students will once again have the opportunity to acquire new skills, learn about National Parks, and give back to the New Bedford community this spring. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park continues its support of New Bedford’s young people with its Youth Leadership Academy, or …
Read More »30-year-old New Bedford woman killed in yesterday’s Wareham crash
The victim in yesterday’s fatal crash in Wareham has been identified as 30-year-old JACQUELYN PERRY from New Bedford. This morning at about 10:50 a.m., State Police from the Bourne Barracks responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 195 West in Wareham which resulted in the death of the operator. Preliminary …
Read More »Who Remembers…Blockbuster Video?
Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases, the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …
Read More »New Bedford High School opens state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory and training program
While students conducted their experiments, city leaders, faculty and guests were on hand today to observe and to laud the opening New Bedford High School’s state-of-the-art Biotech Lab as another significant addition to the school’s growing complement of STEM-focused offerings for students interested in pursuing careers in science. The Biotech …
Read More »Councilors call out Mayor Mitchell for “dangerous and malicious spiked cobblestones”
New Bedford City Councilors Hugh Dunn, Ian Abreu, and Maria Giesta have sent a strongly worded letter to Mayor Jon Mitchell regarding the “dangerous and malicious placement of spiked cobblestones median at the entry of our City is wrong.” Here is the full letter: In response, the mayor’s office put …
Read More »Two Taunton men arrested with 104 grams of suspected crack and $5,414
Massachusetts State Police executed a search warrant at a Taunton home that resulted in arrests of two suspected drug dealers and the seizure of assorted narcotics including suspected cocaine and US currency. As a result of an investigation, the State Police Gang Unit obtained a search warrant for a Taunton …
Read More »New Bedford Guide podcasts downloaded over 89,000 times in first month
In our first month of publishing podcasts (April, 2018), New Bedford Guide was extremely successful, receiving 89,540 total downloads. Our most popular podcast was Jen Blum’s domestic abuse survivor impact statement & update with over 10,000 downloads: An archive of New Bedford Guide Podcasts can be found on our Libsyn …
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