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The following motion is scheduled for discussion at the New Bedford City Council session on 21 November, 2017: 6. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Abreu, Council President Lopes, Councillors Dunn, Coelho and Winterson, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, Police Chief Cordeiro, and the Administration discuss the feasibility of …

A former Lawrence Police Officer was sentenced Friday in federal court in Boston in connection with attempting to use his position as a police officer to extort cocaine from a drug trafficker. John R. Desantis Jr., 45, of Methuen, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV …

A Dorchester woman was sentenced Friday in federal court in Boston for embezzling $172,551 from a customer of the Mattapan bank at which she was a teller. J’Cynda Sales, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to time served, five years of supervised release, restitution of …

Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of November 19, 2017. Click the right arrow to brown the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Barista – The Green Bean (New Bedford) Full-time, Part-time We are looking for full …

On Thursday November 16th around 9:30 p.m., Norwood officers responded to a stabbing in their town. The victim sustained a stab wound to the head before being able to flee from the suspect. Norwood Police Department requested K9 assistance to locate the suspect. Trooper Robert Bohn of the K9 Unit …

Application Deadline: February 7, 2018* Examination Fee: $200 Please find key dates and resources for the entry-level exam. This examination consists of two components which make up your total score; a written examination 50% and an entry-level physical abilities test (ELPAT) 50%. Key Dates for the Firefighter Exam – Written …

The overflow will be opened this evening due to the expected temperature drop. Roughly around 10pm the temperature will be at 31 degrees, coupled with a wind chill that will make it feel like 22 degrees. So we will open tonight. Guests can arrive at 6pm and the cut off …

The leader of a Lawrence-based kidnapping crew was sentenced today to life in federal prison for his role in a 2012 kidnapping. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns sentenced Danny Veloz, 41, of Lawrence, Mass., to life in prison today for his role in leading a violent, sophisticated crew …

Meet Bernadette Souza, 50-year-old executive director of Youth Opportunities Unlimited. Bernadette grew up in the south end of New Bedford in Bay village during the 1970s. She is thankful for the people who took her under their wing and her church, Our Lady of the Assumption, because it was those …

There are more home fires on Thanksgiving than any other single day in Massachusetts, twice as many as December 25 which ranks second. “Thanksgiving is a wonderful family holiday, but the day can be ruined with a cooking or candle fire, a burn injury or a carbon monoxide incident from …