Senate Assistant Majority Leader and Rules Chairman Mark C. Montigny is pleased to announce that the City of New Bedford has been named a recipient of an Executive Office of Labor Workforce Development Industrial Accidents Workplace Safety Training Grant. The $12,358 grant will be used to train 76 workers in …
Read More »New Bedford man freed despite three arrests in 13 days
Police arrested Ruperto Torres, 44, for the third time in less than two weeks Tuesday after he was found trespassing in the area of 149 Tinkham St. and 505 North Front St., where he had been arrested twice before. Torres was charged with trespassing Tuesday morning after he was located …
Read More »New Bedford firefighters quickly extinguish North Front Street fire
There was a multi-family house fire on 330 North Front Street in New Bedford that started before noon. New Bedford Fire Department firefighters stopped the fire before it got out of control. The are no reported injuries. The fire appears to have started in the rear hallway of the second …
Read More »OPINION: Independent Reports show progress at New Bedford High School – What That Means
Dropout rates “slashed” and milestone graduation levels. When at least three independent bodies report significant progress and high standards, it’s certainly time to give credit to the students and staff of New Bedford High School (NBHS). New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Several months ago the New England …
Read More »Bishop Stang High School and Greater New Bedford Catholic Elementary Schools Experience Shakespeare
Bishop Stang High School and the Greater New Bedford Catholic Elementary Schools joined together for a Shakespeare performance. On February 8, 2018, the Bay Colony Shakespeare Company performed an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet at Bishop Stang for the freshman and sophomore classes as well as the seventh and …
Read More »HELP WANTED: City of New Bedford Police Department is seeking to fill a Cadet position
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. …
Read More »New Bedford police arrest pair with lengthy records for vehicle break at McDonald’s
New Bedford Police arrested two people with lengthy criminal histories Sunday in connection with a vehicle break-in at McDonald’s at 486 County St. and the theft and subsequent use of stolen credit cards. Betsy Lambiase, 49, of 347 So Second St., New Bedford, was charged with breaking and entering into …
Read More »New Bedford Police take handgun off street, make arrest
New Bedford Police gang unit took a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and a large-capacity magazine loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition off the streets Monday and made an arrest after locating a firearm on a person stopped for a traffic offense. Zahkuan Sweeting-Bailey, 18, of 23 Independent St. Apt. …
Read More »Three New Bedford residents arrested after investigation into cocaine distribution service
New Bedford Police narcotics unit arrested three people Monday after an investigation into a cocaine distribution service out of 18 Holly St. Apt. 2. A search of the residence yielded 10 grams of crack cocaine, digital scales, packaging materials and about $4,000.00 in cash. Arrested were: John James Duarte, 45, …
Read More »OPINION: “I am a law-abiding American and will never give up any of my firearms, especially my AR-15s.”
I am a law-abiding American and will never, NEVER give up ANY of my firearms, especially my AR-15s. HOWEVER, I will support a national law limiting the sale of firearms with a capacity of more than 6 rounds and using a detachable magazine to persons age 21 and above who …
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