It’s been an interesting year in New Bedford. We had municipal elections and a spike of homicides year-over-year to include a double-murder and a 16-year old murder suspect. Click on the title to read the story. Here are the top 25 New Bedford Guide stories of 2017 based on readership: …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – December 31, 2017
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of December 31, 2017. Click the right arrow to brown the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Sales Associate – Dollar General GENERAL SUMMARY: The Sales Associate acts as a point …
Read More »South coast winter coat drive runs until 20 January
With the temperatures dropping to record dangerous levels, Odies Place Animal Rescue has announced their Third Annual Winter Coat Drive for the less fortunate. The following are the drop of locations announced so far for our Winter Care Kit Drive. These locations will have a giant box where you can …
Read More »Salvadoran National Charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
A previously deported Salvadoran national appeared in federal court in Boston today to face the charge of failure to register as a sex offender. Oscar Alfaro, 46, is in state custody in connection with sexual assault charges stemming from a 2016 incident in Newbury. On Dec. 21, 2017, Alfaro was …
Read More »Wareham-New Bedford bus line starts running Monday-Friday on Jan 2.
Starting on January 2, 2018 the Wareham-New Bedford will now be running Monday-Friday. Travel between Wareham and New Bedford using the Wareham-New Bedford Connection. The route originates at the New Bedford Terminal and travels along Route 6 between Fairhaven and Wareham. This route is a flag route. You can wave …
Read More »VIDEO: Mass. State Police Air Wing locates suicidal man in woods during frigid temperature
On December 29, just before 10:00 p.m., Troopers Kevin Doyle and Eric Fairchild, who are assigned to the State Police Air Wing, were monitoring a search in Hatfield, where Hatfield Police and troopers assigned to the State Police Northampton Barracks were searching for a man who had made threats against …
Read More »Fairhaven police report gift card scam that targets the elderly
From the Fairhaven Police Department: “It has been reported to our department that an elder has been scammed with the gift card scam. An unknown male made contact with the female and told her she needed to go to a local retailer and purchase large sum gift cards. She did …
Read More »Fort Phoenix Polar Plunge in Fairhaven postponed to later date TBD
From the organizers: “Due to the forecast of extreme frigid temperatures and the utmost concern for our volunteers (registration crew,DJ, EMT’s/fire department/police) and, most of all for our courageous participants, the committee has decided to post-pone the 2018 Ft. Phoenix Polar Plunge scheduled for New Year’s day to a later, …
Read More »Fire fighters from five towns battle Acushnet fire on Gammons Road
At 3:24am this morning a fire was reported at a residence on Gammons Road. Upon the arrival of emergency personnel it was determined that the occupants of the building had evacuated without injury. Firefighters observed fire in the front, rear and through the roof of the building at the time …
Read More »Raid by State Police and Taunton Police Nets Two Arrests, Guns, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Other Drugs
Massachusetts State Police and Taunton Police, along with members of a regional gang task force, yesterday executed a search warrant at Taunton home that resulted in arrests of two suspected drug dealers and the seizure of two illegally possessed guns, assorted narcotics including suspected cocaine and crystal methamphetamine, ammunition and …
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