NOW HIRING-NIGHT PRODUCTION OPERATORS:

Aspen Aerogels is looking for night Production Operators to work 6P-6A that have long term experience on the night shift. This position pays $19.00 hourly and has an excellent benefits package that starts on your first day.

The Production Operators we seek will be responsible for: operating a computerized process control system and maintain production records; setting up and operating manufacturing machines such as casting/conveyor tables, re-winders, extractors and other equipment as required; monitoring, inspecting and documenting products for compliance to specifications, and monitoring machine performance to ensure tolerances and product acceptability. Must be able to work 12-hour shifts; 4 days on/ 4 days off. Day and night shifts are available however our main need is for nights. Availability for overtime required.

Please apply online at the link below or email resume to: jgordon@aerogel.com

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=18a7003d-847c-4c3b-b798-222001e10983&jobId=210375&lang=en_US&source=CC3

Aspen Aerogels Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

For Our Rhode Island Applicants: Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The East Providence, RI facility of Aspen Aerogels is subject to Title 28, Chapter 29-6.2 of Rhode Island General Laws, which governs Worker’s Compensation.

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About Us: Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is a leading energy technology company providing innovative thermal management solutions to the $2.8 billion energy insulation market. Aspen’s aerogel insulation is up to five times more effective than traditional insulation materials, while being industrially robust across a broad temperature range in a space-saving, easy-to-use form, making it the most efficient industrial insulation on the market. Our products are used by leading global companies in key energy market segments including Refining, Petrochemical, LNG, Power, and Subsea.

WEBSITE: aerogel.com/

Last December, Elite Airways created some major buzz in New Bedford by announcing flights from New Bedford airport to Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We covered their announcement on December 16, 2017:

And first flight to Florida that same day:

Four months later, at-Large City Councillor Gomes has filed a motion to see why Elite Airways has canceled these services:

WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Gomes and Council President Morad, requesting, that a letter be sent to Elite Airways’ President and CEO John Pearsall, that Elite reconsider its decision to eliminate airline service from New Bedford to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and its service to Florida; and further that the New Bedford City Council go on record in support of the airline; further, that the City Council’s Special Committee on the Airport meet with John Pearsall as soon as possible to resolve and discuss the matter that led to their decision in eliminating airline service in New Bedford, in hopes that they will except the invitation in good faith on behalf of the City, our residents, the Fix Base Operators of the New Bedford Regional Airport and the airport’s future with Elite Airways; and further that the Special Committee on Airport call for that meeting with Airport management and a Representative from the Administration within the next 21 business days to discuss this matter so vital and urgent to the Airport and the continuing TSA security service located in the Airport.plan, or any plan at all?

The following motion will be in front of the New Bedford City Council on Thursday, April 26, 2018.

WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Giesta, Dunn, Lopes, Lima and Markey, requesting that the Committee on Finance, a Representative of the Mayor’s Office, Chief Financial Officer Sky and a Representative of the Economic Development Council discuss the feasibility of implementing a “rent rebate” program, which has helped revitalize economic development in other gateway cities throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the program would entitle qualifying business owners moving into vacant storefront/buildings a partial rent rebate in both their first and second years of operation to help them get started, the City would accept applications for consideration of locations all throughout New Bedford, there would be a priority focus on development in the north, south and west-end Mixed-Use Business districts. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.)

8a. COMMUNICATION, Councillor Abreu, submitting a copy of the City of Taunton’s Rent Rebate Program Applicant Guidelines. (To be Referred to the Committee on Finance.)

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On March 27, the New Bedford Committee on Ordinances considered and passed by a voice vote Mayor Mitchell’s ordinance amendment of Chapter 9 of the City Code by adding Section 5720 TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS.

Tonight at 7 pm, the City Council votes to officially add the ordinance. A yes vote would prohibit the use of land or structures for a marijuana establishment and other uses related to non-medical marijuana in New Bedford through September 30, 2018, or until such time as the City adopts a zoning ordinance relating to marijuana establishments, whichever occurs first.”

“The Special City Council Committee on Zoning & Ordinance of Cannabis has been working diligently with our City Solicitors, Legal Counsel, Planning, Health, Building and Police Departments to ensure that the will of the voters is adhered to,” Said at-Large City Councilor Ian Abreu. “I am confident that once the recommendations of the committee enter into the ‘public hearing’ phase in this process, the residents will see that not only are we respecting the wishes of the electorate but that we are also not compromising the integrity of our neighborhoods, either.”

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The owner of Esther’s Fashion Paradise was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for defrauding the SNAP benefits program and selling counterfeit merchandise.

Esther Acquaye, 31, of Worcester, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to eight months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $285,075 in restitution. In December 2017, Acquaye pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to acquire, possess, and redeem SNAP benefits in an unauthorized manner, and to convert public money; one count of SNAP fraud; and one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods.

On numerous occasions between November 2013 and April 2016, Acquaye, the owner of Esther’s Fashion Paradise in Worcester, accepted EBT cards from SNAP recipients wishing to exchange their SNAP benefits for cash. Specifically, Acquaye passed the EBT cards through a point-of-sale terminal causing the full value of the SNAP benefits to be electronically transferred to her business, and then provided less than the full value of the SNAP benefits in cash to the SNAP recipients. In total, Acquaye caused approximately $282,541 in fraudulent EBT transactions and SNAP benefits to be transacted at Esther’s.

In addition, on at least four occasions between November 2015 and March 2016, Acquaye accepted an EBT card from an undercover investigator as payment for counterfeit retail goods. Acquaye sold the investigator two counterfeit Michael Kors purses, one counterfeit Gucci purse, one counterfeit The North Face jacket, and one counterfeit Michael Kors wallet.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Bethanne M. Dinkins, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Northeast Region; and Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Dineen Jerrett of Lelling’s Worcester Branch Office prosecuted the case.

On Sunday, April 22, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to Walmart regarding a shoplifting in progress.

Upon arrival, officers located two (2) males loading numerous stolen items into a vehicle parked in the rear of the building near a fire exit.

One of the males, Jason FERREIRA, 33, of #45 Lee Street, Fall River, was well known to Dartmouth Police for previous shoplifting incidents.

As a result of the subsequent investigation, FERREIRA was arrested and charged with larceny over $250 and conspiracy to commit a crime (to wit larceny over $250). In addition to these charges, FERREIRA also had three (3) active arrest warrants, two (2) of which were for previous retail theft-related incidents.

PAY: $15.23hr -$20.61hr

Monitors and controls electronic computer to process business or other data according to operating instructions. Selects and loads input and output units with materials such as tapes or printout forms for operating runs.

Operates on-line or off-line machines according to written or oral instructions to transfer data from one form to another, print output and read data into and out of computer.

Recommends changes in programs, routines and quality control standards. Prepares for review records and reports of operating and down time; operates computers to assist in locating and overcoming error conditions.

Develops operating methods to process data; assists in the development of useful computer programs. Keypunches and edits; assists general public, office staff and City employees.

Ability to perform arithmetic computations accurately and quickly; ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; ability to work under pressure and/or frequent interruptions. Knowledge of personal computers and various programs.

Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent with specialized course work in computer operations.

For application/complete job description, please visit www.newbedford-ma.gov or contact the Personnel Dept., 133 William St., Room 212, 508-979-1444. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. EEO

New Bedford has a residency requirement.

PAY: $11.00hr – $13.09hr

Assists Police Officers with administrative duties.

Maintains and files records, operates office machines, answers telephones, receives complaints, enters and indexes official documents, prepares routine reports, prepares and tabulates facts and figures for statistical purposes, and performs similar duties of an administrative rather than an enforcement types.

Shall not carry arms, nor shall he/she have any power of arrest other than that of an ordinary citizen.

Must be a New Bedford resident for the duration of employment. Cadet must be (eighteen) 18 years old. Employment is terminated on the Cadet’s 25th birthday.

High school graduate or GED equivalent. Possession of a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and good driving record.

Must be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays.

For application/complete job description, please visit www.newbedford-ma.gov or contact the Personnel Dept., 133 William St., Room 212, 508-979-1444. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. EEO

New Bedford has a residency requirement.

A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.

Alexander Gomes, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In December 2017, Gomes pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.

On Dec. 12, 2016, Gomes accompanied co-defendant Peter Lobo to a meeting in Revere with an undercover agent posing as a Maine methamphetamine dealer. At that meeting, Lobo distributed a half pound sample of methamphetamine to the agent. Lobo then introduced Gomes, and explained that the undercover agent could meet with Gomes in the future if Lobo was out of town. Two days later, Gomes again accompanied Lobo to Revere, where Lobo received payment from the agent of $4,000 for the half pound, and distributed an additional four pounds of methamphetamine to the agent. Lobo and Gomes were arrested shortly after they began to drive away. At the time of their arrest, Lobo had $3,000 in his pocket and Gomes had $1,000 hidden in his sock. Subsequent drug analysis determined that the substance consisted of approximately 1,777 grams of 99% pure d-methamphetamine hydrochloride, also known as “Ice.”

Lobo pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine; on Nov. 29, 2017, he was sentenced to five years in prison.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Albert Angelucci, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Office, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Theodore B. Heinrich of Lelling’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.

A New Bedford woman was released in New Bedford District Court without having to post bail Monday, April 23, despite a history of ignoring court dates and being arrested twice two months ago in a two-day period.

Sky-Lynn Ellis, 23, of 53 North St. Apt. 2, New Bedford, faced Judge John P. Stapleton Monday after being arrested in a vehicle at Brooklawn Park in the middle of the night. She was charged with trespassing and on two warrants.

Judge Stapleton released her without her having to post any bail despite her previous two arrests in February and her failure to appear in court for other charges.

On Feb. 14, she was arrested and charged with unarmed robbery, trespassing and assault and battery at a property at 149 Tinkham St. Upon her arraignment on these charges in New Bedford District Court, she was released without having to post bail.

On the next day, February 15, she was again arrested, this time for prostitution. She was released again without bail on that charge despite the previous arrest a day earlier.

At the time of her arrest Monday, April 23, she had two outstanding warrants from previous cases. She is out again without having to post bail and her next court date is June 27.