Effective immediately, New Bedford residents can now utilize two BayCoast Bank Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) locations for certain payments. Residents who are unable to come to City Hall during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) can take advantage of this option to make payments at …
Read More »HELP WANTED: City of New Bedford is hiring for a Motor Equipment Repair person
PAY: $16.45hr – $22.57hr Inspects and troubleshoots gasoline internal combustion engine-powered equipment; performs tune-ups; repairs electrical systems; adjusts and replaces brakes, clutches and carburetors; performs front-end work as needed for repairs. Removes and replaces clutches and transmissions; removes and disassembles gasoline engines; replaces faulty or worn parts. Also performs duties …
Read More »HELP WANTED: City of New Bedford is hiring for a Diesel Engine Repair Mechanic
PAY: $17.16hr – $23.82hr Performs skilled repairs of various types of diesel equipment, including electrical, fuel, ejector and ignition problems. Determines repair costs. Disassembles, overhauls, removes and replaces all types of engines. Assembles and disassembles transmissions. Performs other preventive maintenance work such as truck replacements and components, brake jobs and …
Read More »Buttonwood Park Zoo to introduce sloth to its new home
On Friday, January 26th at 10:45 AM, the Buttonwood Park Zoo will introduce Bernardo, a 16 year-old male sloth, to his new home in the Zoo’s Rainforests, Rivers & Reefs building. Zoo Director, Keith Lovett along with animal care staff have given Bernardo a clean bill of health and are …
Read More »Councillor Gomes pushes for more neighborhood crime watch groups and signs
New Bedford City Councillor at-Large Brian Gomes filed the following motion to be presented at the New Bedford City Council session scheduled for 25 January, 2018: Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, meet with a Representative from the Mayor’s Office, Police Chief Cordeiro, the Community …
Read More »Former Registry of Motor Vehicles Clerk Sentenced For Role in Identity Theft Scheme
A former Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) clerk was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for her role in a scheme to produce false identification documents. Annette Gracia, 37, of Boston, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and two years of supervised release. In …
Read More »Man hits two cars, crashes into utility pole trying to escape Dartmouth police
On Tuesday, January 23, at approximately 5:40 PM, Dartmouth Police Officer Alec Grant attempted to stop a 2002 Kia Optima on Slocum Road near Mary Ann Way for motor vehicle infractions. In response, the operator of the Kia, later identified as Anthony Terry, 25, of Glen Charlie Road, Wareham, failed …
Read More »Guatemalan national charged in $1.25 million Fentanyl conspiracy
A Guatemalan national was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of fentanyl, worth approximately $1.25 million. Rene Alejandro Salazar Reyes, 26, was charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute …
Read More »Southcoast Health named among top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for clinical outcomes
Southcoast Health announced today that it has received the 2018 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The distinction places Southcoast Health in the top 5 percent for clinical excellence among nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide. This is the …
Read More »HELP WANTED: the New Bedford Department of Facilities & Fleet Management is hiring for an Account Clerk position
PAY: $15.23hr – $20.61hr Applies basic accounting principles in maintaining financial accounts and records; may be required to prepare payroll and maintain personnel records; makes general ledger entries; accounts for receipt and disbursement of cash transactions and cash accounts; reconciles cash books; operates adding machines and computers; answers telephones; operates …
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