The emergency overflow shelter will be open this evening starting at 6:30pm. It is located at the PAACA building on 360 Coggeshall Street in New Bedford. There will be NO transportation by PAACA this evening or in the AM. Please pass on to anyone that may need shelter!
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Last night at approximately 7pm officers Jacob Oliveira and Oteniel Correia responded to a fight in progress outside of 450 Union St. Upon arrival they spoke with the suspect who admitted to having a fight with his friend after they had been drinking together in his second floor apartment. The …
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Meet Victor Fernandes, 44-year-old mason contractor at Fernandes Masonry and co-founder of the Noah Foundation. Victor moved to New Bedford 28-years ago from Linhares DaBeira, Portugal. It wasn’t until their son, Noah, turned five that he was diagnosed with M.E.L.A.S. – a progressive and degenerative mitochondrial disease. Raising a child …
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District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 31-year-old New Bedford drug and gun defendant was sentenced to serve up to five years in prison Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court. Carl Pina, formerly of 88 Linden Street, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of possessing an illegal firearm …
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On Saturday afternoon at approximately 2:30pm members of the Organized Crime and Intelligence Bureau executed a search warrant at a Reynolds Street apartment in the north end of New Bedford. This was the result of an investigation by Det. Kurt Dreher into a heroin delivery service being operated out of the …
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As detectives continue to investigate the daycare incident from Friday morning, it has been determined that the reported robbery did not occur at all. On Friday, January 29, 2016, a woman reported that she was a victim of an unarmed robbery that took place around 8:30am. Full details here.
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Bristol County Savings Bank, through its charitable foundation, awarded grants totaling $35,000 to seven non-profit organizations in the New Bedford/Dartmouth area. Here is the breakdown; – Women’s Center: $7,500 – YWCA: $7,000 – Global Learn Charter Public Schools: $5,000 – Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board: $5,000 – New Bedford …
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17-year old Ruben Rouke from New Bedford (now living in Wareham) wins again in the second round of the Southern New England Golden Gloves tournament at the PAL in Fall River. He moves on to the Championship round on Saturday February 5th, 2016.
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There was a major 2-vehicle accident involving a Jeep Wrangler and a Toyota Corolla on Acushnet Ave near Braley Road around 5pm this afternoon. The impact knocked the Jeep onto its side. Both passengers were injured and transported to hospital. This video shows our amazing fire fighters safely removing the …
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The New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners reminds New Bedford residents that Wednesday, February 10, 2016 is the deadline both to register to vote in the upcoming March 1st Presidential Primary Election as well as to notify the Board of Elections of any change in voter name or address. In …
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