Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III and Attleboro Police Chief Kyle Heagney announced that fugitive murder defendant Jaquan Cohen was apprehended in Brockton yesterday. Cohen, 26, of South Boston, who is charged with the December 4th murder of Thomas Pomare in Attleboro, was arrested this afternoon and will …
Read More »Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Two Young Boys
A Billerica man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for sexually exploiting two young boys over a five-and-a-half year period. Philip Toronto, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 40 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2017, …
Read More »Winter Storm Watch in effect Saturday for Massachusetts
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Massachusetts near and south of the Massachusetts turnpike but not including Cape Cod or the Islands from Saturday evening through early Sunday morning. Heaviest snow expected from 10 pm Saturday evening through 5 am Sunday morning. Rapidly improving conditions later …
Read More »Zeiterion Presents Emmy-Winning Comedian “Judy Gold,” March 1
“Judy Gold captures the audience from the moment she opens her mouth.” — New York Times The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center welcomes comedian, actor, writer, host and big mouth Judy Gold on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. The veteran comic who has been on some of the funniest television …
Read More »New Bedford residents asked to complete survey regarding their Cable TV service
City residents are asked to complete a brief survey regarding their cable television service as part of New Bedford Cable Access TV’s contract renewal. The survey asks residents for their thoughts on Comcast cable service, including customer and technical supporting, pricing, and signal quality, as well as information on government …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #142: Randall Pina
Meet Randall Pina, 34-year-old Entrepreneur, Realtor, and Developer. Randall grew up in New Bedford and dealing with a lot of trouble during his youth, even dropping out of school twice, he knew he had to do something to change that. During a period where his parents were splitting up, he …
Read More »OPINION: Arming teachers is a terrible idea
During my junior year of high school, two trench-coated outcasts murdered 13 people and injured 23 more at Columbine high school in Colorado. This being in the pre 9/11 days, violence of this sort—especially at a school—was unheard of. That news cycle felt like it lasted months, and there was …
Read More »OUI Driver Arrested After Dragging State Trooper in Braintree
A Lynn man was arrested last night after he refused orders to move his car while blocking traffic at a crash scene, then accelerated and struck a State Trooper, who was on foot, with his side view mirror, and then grabbed the trooper’s arm and accelerated, dragging the Trooper for …
Read More »Andrea McCoy Recreation Center now enrolling students for annual February Staycation Fun Week
The Andrea McCoy Recreation Center is now enrolling students for their annual February Staycation Fun Week. The February Staycation Fun Week runs Monday February 19 through Friday, February 23, 2018. For the daily cost of $20.00 for city residents or $30.00 for non-residents, parents can enroll their children in a …
Read More »15 Things To Do This Weekend (Feb. 16-Feb. 18)
3 years ago on this day we were forecasted to get 8-10 inches of snow and we got almost 2 feet of snow with snowdrifts approaching 3 feet or more. So looking at the this weekend’s weather is pretty fantastic. We’ll start out with a high of 52 degrees though …
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