The White House’s Opioid Commission sent a 10-page draft memo with some staging facts and recommendations to President Trump. This was in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on March 29th, 2017. Here are 7 takeaways and 9 recommendations from the commission: 1. According to the Centers for Disease Control …
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This morning around 9:30am, New Bedford mayor Jon Mitchell picked up nomination papers at the elections office at City Hall and formerly announced his re-election bid for 2017. This will be his third re-election bid. He defeated State Representative Antonio Cabral in 2011, ran unopposed in 2013 and defeated Maria …
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UPDATE: The man who died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash on Route 24 Southbound in Fall River this morning has been identified as YAU WONG LI, 65, of West Roxbury. The person who died in this mornings fatal crash in Fall River was actually an adult …
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In a growing and competitive job market we all need to implement every advantage we can to maximize our chances of success. It can be a robust economy with many career opportunities, but being without a high school diploma or not having fluency with English can be a serious detriment …
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The 2017 New Bedford election cycle is upon us and the final day for potential candidates to turn in nomination papers is August 15, 2017. The process to become a candidate for a New Bedford office is simple, but there are strict requirements and timelines that must be fulfilled. It …
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Early this morning, at approximately 5:35 a.m., a State Police cruiser was parked stationary in a construction zone on Interstate 84 Eastbound, when it was struck by two wheels/tires, that came off of a passing tractor-trailer, causing major damage to the cruiser. The trooper was not injured. The tractor-trailer did …
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The New Bedford Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a.k.a. the Portuguese Feast, a.k.a. Madeira Feast is the largest event New Bedford has every year. More than that, it is the largest Portuguese feast in the world and the largest ethnic festival in New England. The feast was founded in 1915 …
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PAY: $13.39 – $19.12 FACILITIES AND FLEET MAINTENANCE Performs complex maintenance of City buildings and property and provides assistance to Carpenters, Electricians, Plumbers, & Masons and other skilled tradespersons. Performs miscellaneous maintenance and repair tasks on municipal buildings and property requiring journeyman skills in the following areas: carpentry, painting, plastering, …
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Two women were charged early Sunday after a motor vehicle accident that damaged Johna’s Hair Salon, 765 Kempton St at 12:09 a.m. A vehicle driven by Heidi Neimic, 46, 670 Plymouth Ave, Fall River, was traveling east on Kempton St. and attempting to turn left onto Hunter Street when the …
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There were three suicide attempts in New Bedford on Sunday, July 30, 2017 with one person succumbing to their injuries. Police are not releasing full details, but the completed suicide attempt was on Clark Street at 8:59 am. The attempted suicides were on Church Street at 6:19am and at the …
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