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A 20-year-old Taunton drug dealer, who was also possessing illegal firearms, was sentenced to serve up to four years in state prison, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Emanuel Andrade pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court earlier this week to charges of unlawful possession a high capacity firearm, …

New Bedford High School Whaler Marching Band will host bands from across New England this weekend at the 32nd Annual New England Scholastic Band Association Invitational Competition, Sunday, October 22, 1:00 p.m. at McCoy Field on the New Bedford High School campus. Admission: $10; students and seniors: $8. Proceeds support, …

A Bristol County Sheriff’s Deputy was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for smuggling the profits of an over-fishing scheme to Portugal. Antonio Freitas, 47, of Taunton, a Sheriff’s Deputy with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office and a long-time Task Force Officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was …

Outside of “a shower” on Saturday, we will have a dry weekend with pleasant temperatures. As Halloween approaches the mornings can evening eventually start to get brisk, even cold. However, that has not arrived yet. We’ll hover around a low of 60 degrees in the mornings with day time termperatures …

The Port of New Bedford has submitted a $15 million TIGER grant for the 2017 round offered by the US Department of Transportation. The Port is seeking funds to build 800 feet of additional bulkhead in the North Terminal and complete Phase V dredging. This project will finalize the cleanup …

Stepped-up patrols and the combined efforts of the gang unit, port security and uniformed officers assigned to Station 3 in the north end led to 13 arrests over a 24-hour period from early Wednesday to early Thursday. “This is part of a continuous effort to improve the quality of life …

Mikey “Mohawk” Tavares has delivered Thanksgiving meals to a dozens of New Bedford families over the past few years. Initially he was doing this charitable act out of his own pocket and planned to give away a complete Thanksgiving me with all the fixing for five families. When he realized …

Must be flexible for varied hours over all shifts. Requirements: 1. Licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of MA. 2. Directly responsible to the Director of Private Care. 3. Prior work experience in home care preferred. Responsibilities: 1. Supports the philosophy of the agency. 2. Adheres to personnel …

David Daoud Wright, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 28, of Everett, Massachusetts, was convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries; conspiracy to …

ReSet Year begins new baseline for schools with no change in NBPS Levels in 2017 Highlights: – New Bedford High School shows steady student growth – New data reaffirms middle school redesign plans in preparing for sustained student improvement through middle and high school – New MCAS 2.0 test for …