PACE Inc., chosen as one of the Massachusetts Health Connector Navigator agency’s, will once again be assisting anyone who needs health insurance information or application assistance. PACE, in conjunction with The Fishing Partnership Support Services, will be hosting an Open Enrollment Event on November 2nd at the PACE Main Office, …
Read More »NBPD and Cops For Kids donate checks for local superstar Athyn Sousa
Cops for Kids has donated a total of $25,000.00 in New Bedford. Officer Bryan King of the Norton Police Department through Leal Fernandes Fund Memorial raised $5.000 for the Cops for Kids with Cancer Fund which, ultimately went to our local three year old resident Athyn Sousa. Officer Bryan King …
Read More »State Police Rescue Nude Man from Boston Harbor
This afternoon at about 1:00 p.m., Trooper Steven Culver was alerted by a pedestrian to the presence of a nude man standing near the Steriti Memorial Rink on Commercial Street in Boston. When approached by the trooper, the man jumped the fence to the baseball field next to the rink, …
Read More »Woman arrested in Westport heroin bust
A Providence woman is under arrest after being caught with 130 packets of suspected heroin in her vehicle. On Friday, detectives from the Westport Police Department stopped a blue Hyundai sedan on State Road for motor vehicle violations. The driver, identified as 21 year-old Martiza Diaz of Providence was found …
Read More »State Police Arrest Wrong-Way Driver in Bourne
Just past midnight last night, State Police from the Norwell and Bourne barracks responded to reports of a wrong-way operator on Route 3 in Plymouth, which resulted in the arrest of the operator in Bourne. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Katherine Mungovan indicates that KEVIN PALMER, 26, of Plymouth was traveling …
Read More »UPDATE: Trooper Injured, Truck Driver Cited After Pike Crash
The Massachusetts State Trooper whose cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer on the Mass. Turnpike last night received emergency treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital and was released this morning. The trooper, a 44-year-old male assigned to Troop E, suffered injuries that will require follow-up testing and care. The tractor-trailer operator …
Read More »New Bedford Man Convicted of 2014 Whaling City Murder
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that Marco Shane Ramos was sentenced to serve life in prison with no possibility of parole today in Fall River Superior Court, after being convicted late Thursday afternoon of the August, 2014 murder of 22-year-old Alex Silva in New Bedford. …
Read More »UPDATED: AMBER Alert Activated For Mother Who Fled With Seriously Ill Infant
UPDATE: AMBER Alert suspect TIFFANY CHERRY was located a short time ago by Boston Police and taken into custody. Her infant son is receiving emergency medical treatment at a Boston hospital. The Massachusetts State Police are deactivating the AMBER Alert. The Massachusetts State Police have activated an AMBER Alert for …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #20: Shanna Sears
Meet Shanna Sears, a 28-year-old painter and residential remodeler. Shanna grew up in New Bedford and at the age of 15 she emancipated herself due to family issues and finished her high school career living with a friend’s family. At the age of 22 she moved away to San Deigo, …
Read More »Assault and Rape Defendant Sentenced to Serve More Than Two Decades In Prison
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a former Easton man was convicted of brutally assaulting and raping a female victim and sentenced to serve 20 to 25 years in state prison. Adam Gomm, 29, formerly of Easton, pleaded guilty Friday in Fall River Superior Court …
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