A viral post on Facebook about a man saving a girl from an attempted abduction at Water Wizz in Wareham has turned out to be fake. Here is the original story: Here is Water Wizz’s response. It turns out no one called the police and Water Wizz hasn’t heard anything …
Read More »50’s Night in downtown New Bedford (2017)
Here are some highlights from 50’s Night in downtown New Bedford on July 20, 2017.
Read More »10-year old girl killed on Route 90 while family was changing flat tire
At about 5:53 p.m. Sunday evening, Massachusetts State Troopers from the Weston Barracks responded to a crash on Route 90 westbound, near the North Street Overpass, at mile marker 102.5 in Upton. The crash resulted in the death of a girl who had exited a motor vehicle that had pulled …
Read More »Pedestrian waving hands on highway struck, killed on Route 95 in Burlington
At about 3:35 a.m. this morning, State Police from the Danvers Barracks responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on Route 95 northbound, south of Exit 34 in Burlington, which resulted in one fatality. Preliminary investigation indicates that State Police received several calls from motorists regarding a man who was …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – 23 July, 2017
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of 23 July, 2017. Click the right arrow to brown the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Special Motor Equipment Operator – City of New Bedford 1A – GR 9 PAY: …
Read More »West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes from Marion
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Marion, Massachusetts. Statewide, in 2016, 6,414 mosquito samples were tested for WNV and 189 samples were positive. This is two weeks after the West Nile Virus was confirmed in …
Read More »Man with 18 previous drunk driving offenses crashes into utility police in Falmouth
On July 20, 2017, at approximately 8:17 PM, the Falmouth Fire/Rescue Department, the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, the Bourne Police Department, and the Falmouth Police Department responded to a one car crash on North Falmouth Hwy. near the intersection with McMenamy Dr. The first responding officers found a blue Toyota …
Read More »State Police Investigating Pedestrian Hit-and-Run on Dedham Parkway in Boston
State Police Investigating Pedestrian Hit-and-Run on Dedham Parkway in Boston Last night at approximately 11:45 p.m., State Police received a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Dedham Boulevard East, prior to East Leonard Street in Dedham that resulted in injuries to the pedestrian. Preliminary investigation by Trooper …
Read More »WeedTube: The Future of Cannabis
WeedTubers from Hawaii, Washington, Canada, California, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts pose together after meeting each other for the first time in Las Vegas for Hempfest 2016. Left to right: Dr. Puff, me, Jesse from Lift Innovations, CC, Josh from StrainCentral, Sasha aka SilencedHippie, and Nessie of Nessie’s Kitchen. We live …
Read More »OPINION: It’s time for state legislators to take on the panhandling issue
New Bedford has a major problem with panhandlers and there is nothing the city is willing to do about it. Seeing a major intersection without a panhandler on it is a rare occurrence. Seeing multiple panhandlers at an intersection is a common occurrence. It seems that cities and towns across …
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