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California legislator and Majority Leader Ian Calderon has filed legislation that would jail waiters and other restaurant staff for up to six months for proving single-use plastic straws to consumers that don’t request them. The bill reads as follows: AB 1884, as introduced, Calderon. Food facilities: single-use plastic straws. Existing …

UPDATE (12:45pm on 30 Jan, 2018): According to prosecutors this morning, New Bedford’s Chantel Bruno was stabbed 49 times. Three people are being charged in the case and Olivia Alves was released this morning on personal recognizance and a GPS device. The DA’s office asked for $10,000 bail and GPS …

With each snowfall, comes responsibilities – the city and state must salt, sand and plow the roads. We citizens have our responsibilities too; we have to clear our driveway, walkways, sidewalks and cars. However, with each snowfall, we see the same laziness or ignorance of the law and responsibilities and …

Communities and neighborhoods throughout the City of New Bedford will once again join a growing national movement to “Love Your Heart” on February 11th. Individuals will have a chance to receive free blood pressure screenings at participating locations, helping them to “know their numbers” and learn more about their heart …

The New Bedford Police Department is proud to announce that Lt. Nathaniel Rodriguez has been named the department’s new public information officer and administrative assistant to the chief’s office. He replaces Capt. Ricard Rezendes, who was promoted to captain and is station commander at Station 2. Lt. Rodriguez has worked …

An MS-13 member was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy involving attempted murder. Daniel Menjivar, a/k/a “Roca,” a/k/a “Sitiko,” 22, a Salvadoran national who resided in Chelsea, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 13 years in prison and three years …

Below is a statement from Congressman Bill Keating, senior Member on the House Homeland Security Committee, in response to the Republicans’ vote tonight to release the Intelligence Committee memo related to the FBI’s surveillance of a Trump campaign aide. “The release of a committee staff-drafted memo containing classified information is …

Do you have a child that goes to a school in New Bedford, is subject to bullying, but getting little to no response or action for the school? Kourtney shares her grievance: “My daughter is a 10 yr old 5th grader at Parker Elementary School and she is one of …

Here’s a letter to the New Bedford Guide editor concerning homeowners that do not clear their sidewalks: “My question is how come the City of New Bedford during snowy times can implement a parking ban and raise over $30,000, to which we see NOT where it goes and they are …

On January 29th, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Trooper Mathew Clark while investigating a Tractor Trailer crash observed a white van operating on its rim traveling westbound on Soldier’s Field Road. He advised area patrols over the radio. Trooper Chester Adams observed the white van while working a road closure and …