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LOCATION City of New Bedford Main Public Library Third Floor Meeting Room 613 Pleasant Street October 13, 2016 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with an overview of the City’s Integrated Capital Improvements Plan which will provide a roadmap for sewer …

The New Bedford Police Department is seeking the public’s help to keep the city safe. Residents and businesses that own security systems are invited to become part of the New Bedford Security Camera Registry. The new database will allow residents and businesses to voluntarily submit their video surveillance system information. …

The good news about this weekend? We aren’t getting impacted by Hurricane Matthew which is currently wavering between Category 3 and Category 4. The bad news? There is none! There is only good news this weekend! We’ll have a very pleasant 3 days in terms of temperature: between 64 and …

Public media leader WGBH has partnered with Strategies for Children, the Massachusetts lead for the national Campaign for Grade Level Reading (CGLR) on a free book distribution program designed to support the CGLR’s objective of getting all kids in the community reading at grade level by third grade. The project …

The City of New Bedford – Department of Public Infrastructure Acushnet Ave & Wamsutta St Railroad Bridge: •Contractor will be working on miscellaneous items throughout the project. •The roadway closure at Acushnet Ave & Wamsutta will remain closed. Please follow detour signs. Other: •MASSDOT will be performing bridge repairs at …

Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in the Bristol County from Saturday October 15, 2016 into Sunday October 16, 2016. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen …

When Averyl Andrade heard that 1 in 5 children in New Bedford and Fall River go to bed hungry every day, her life changed. She was a student at Bristol Community College studying English when she decided to take their Master Gardener’s Certificate Program on the side. Over the course …

From the Dartmouth Police Department: “There was a “clown” sighting last night at approximately 7:45 p.m. during band practice at Dartmouth high school. Though several band advisors gave chase, the clown fled the area in a vehicle. In response, police units checked the area, but were unable to locate the …

Southcoast Radiology and Imaging Services, a part of Southcoast Health, is offering free mammograms for uninsured individuals during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Screenings are offered at all 10 Southcoast Breast Imaging Centers across the region. Statistics show that one in eight women over the age of 40 …

There have been several clown sightings in the south coast, MA area to include New Bedford. We recently shared a sighting on our Facebook page on October 3rd where two clowns were spotted coming out of the woods in the north end. Here is a message from the New Bedford …