A 73-year-old Swansea man who repeatedly raped two of his young female relatives in his home was convicted after a weeklong trial in Fall River Superior Court yesterday and sentenced to serve 25 to 30 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Lawrence Lamphier …
Read More »State and local police arrest Westport man for possession of child pornography
A lengthy investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) / Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of a Westport man yesterday on child pornography charges. The investigation began back in January, 2018 when the CCU received information from a blogging site about someone …
Read More »PODCAST: Mayor Mitchell discusses why panhandling isn’t consider loitering
Why isn’t panhandling considered loitering? New Bedford Mayor Mitchell, who used to be a former federal prosecutor, shares his thoughts.
Read More »PODCAST: Mayor Mitchell discusses the street sweeping in New Bedford
Street sweeping started this month in New Bedford and will continue through the summer. We asked Mayor Mitchell to talk about the program.
Read More »Massachusetts State Police assist Nevada Police in track and arrest of suspect in multiple child rapes
Police in Reno, Nev., acting on information provided by the Massachusetts State Police, yesterday arrested a former Marlboro man suspected of committing sexual assaults against multiple children in and around that town. State Police had added the suspect, DANIEL ESCALANTE, 42, to their Most Wanted List in late March. In …
Read More »Acushnet Police seek public’s help in IDing burglar of two local businesses
Location: MJ’S Pet Training Academy and Off Broadway School of Dance – Acushnet Plaza – 132 S. Main Street Details: On Saturday, May 5, 2018 @ approximately 8:07AM, two adjoining business in the plaza were found to have been burglarized sometime overnight. The suspect gained entry into both MJ’s Pet …
Read More »PODCAST: New Bedford Superintendent of Public Schools Update
New Bedford’s Mayor Mitchell provided an update on the superintendent of public schools Pia Durkin and her replacement Thomas Anderson.
Read More »OPINION: High rents in New Bedford aren’t justified with crime rates, safety, lack of upkeep
I’ve been looking for an apartment in the city – the rent in New Bedford for just a 2 bedroom apartment, has risen to $1,000 and higher. That’s just insane. I know there are a lot of other New Bedford residents with similar experiences. I love New Bedford and I …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – May 13, 2018
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of May 13, 2018. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Patient Registration – Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Part time 24 hours per …
Read More »Holyoke Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Child Pornography
A Holyoke man was sentenced Friday, May 11 in federal court in Springfield for receiving child pornography. Edward F. Dupont, 75, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to eight years in prison and seven years of supervised release. In January 2018, Dupont pleaded guilty to one …
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