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Not a very friendly weekend in store when it comes to the temperatures. An arctic front has walloped the Bay State and with wind chills in the negatives, it’s important to stay bundled and take this important advice from the State Fire Marshall about frozen pipes and bursting. Sunday will …

State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey said, “This bitter cold weather brings the risk of frozen pipes. As difficult as that situation is, it is important not to make a bad situation worse; many people cause fires trying to thaw frozen pipes.” Tips for Preventing Frozen Pipes · When the …

Due to the continued frigid temperatures, the overflow will be opened again tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless.

An Everett man was sentenced on December 19 to ­­­28 years in prison for conspiring with others to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and kill persons in the United States. David Daoud Wright, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, …

A Dominican national illegally residing in Jamaica Plain was sentenced on December 21 in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to produce false identification documents through the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV). Angel Miguel Beltre Tejeda, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George …

Massachusetts legislator Barbara A. L’Italien is the sponsor of Bill SD.2431, which hopes to eliminate fees for anyone “below 300 per cent of the federal poverty guidelines.” Here is the text of the bill that was referred to the Joint Committee on Rules on December 21, 2017: SECTION 1. Section …

New Bedford Police narcotics unit took 83.3 grams of Fentanyl, 38.3 grams of a cocaine base substance, 5.6 grams of cocaine and 13 Suboxone strips off the streets Thursday during an investigation into Fentanyl distribution out of 132 Nye St. second floor west apartment. A search warrant was executed for …

A Boylston man pleaded guilty last Thursday in federal court in Worcester to two child pornography charges. Randy Alan Chaplis, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography involving a prepubescent minor and a minor who had not attained 12 years …

New Bedford police responded to a bank robbery at Santander Bank on 1238 Kempton Street at 5:07 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. No injuries were reported. Police are actively investigating.