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Meet Rafaela DeFigueiredo Spence, 36-year-old Principal of W. H. Taylor Elementary School. Rafaela moved to New Bedford with her family from Brazil, just a day before her seventh birthday. Transitioning into school in the US was a difficult task for her, as she only knew how to speak Portuguese, but …

A 30-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to serve up to a decade in state prison for twice assaulting his girlfriend and her young daughter, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. William Osorio pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court this week to charges of strangulation, assault …

Quite the odd weekend weather-wise. We’ll start out a bit chill with temperatures just above freezing – then we’ll be hanging out in the low 50s for the rest of the weekend. Not exactly typical February weather! There will be a bit of rain and fog on Sunday morning, but …

Hi my name is Nancy Crowell and I have a ministry called “Backpacks For The Homeless of New Bedford.” I fill backpacks with toiletries items like toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, deodorants, tissues, wet wipes, feminine hygiene products for women, razors, rain ponchos, socks, hats, gloves and other items. I also …

Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts has been named a Peak Performance Award winner by Junior Achievement USA – one of only 18 Junior Achievement areas across the United States to receive this prestigious honor which requires strong program growth and implementation standards as well as sound financial and operational management. …

Rise Up for Homes is a collaborative campaign established by the members of New Bedford’s Homeless Service Providers Network [HSPN]. It was designed to build community awareness as well as raise funds to meet the complex needs of homeless individuals and families in our community. In the efforts to bring awareness …

In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Bishop Stang High School hosted the Greater New Bedford Catholic Schools Challenge on February 1. Students from All Saints (New Bedford), Holy Family Holy Name (New Bedford), St. Francis Xavier (Acushnet), St. James St. John (New Bedford), and St. Joseph (Fairhaven) participated in a …

New Bedford Mayor Mitchell submitted the following ordinance amendment to City Council, amending Chapter 9, of the City Code by adding Section 5720 TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS. Mayor Mitchell’s amendment calls for a “temporary moratorium on the use of land or structures for a marijuana establishment and other …

Members of the Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victims Unit and Woburn Police officers today arrested a Florida man who allegedly came to Massachusetts to make contact with and photograph a woman he planned to traffic for sex. KENDALL CRAWLEY, 46, of Lake Mary, Florida, is charged with human trafficking. …

Early Tuesday afternoon, multiple search warrants were executed on Sherman Street and Bay Street in Springfield, as well as on a vehicle owned by the target of the investigation, by members of the Hampden County Narcotics Task Force. The search warrants resulted in the seizure of nearly a kilogram of …