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A 34-year-old Attleboro woman, who while intoxicated struck a pedestrian with her vehicle in Seekonk and then drove off, was sentenced to jail time last week in Taunton District Court, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Mary Elliott pleaded guilty in Taunton District Court to charges of Operating motor …

New technological and infrastructure upgrades in the City’s Sassaquin neighborhood have been added to protect Sassaquin Pond, including the completion of a stormwater filter that will keep contaminants out of the pond. Located at the corner of Leroy Street and Morton Avenue, the filtration system – known as a jellyfish …

Councillor Dunn sent a letter, co-signed by City Council President Joseph Lopes, and Councillors Abreu, Gomes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, and Winterson requesting that Mayor Mitchell and city departments prepare to provide assistance to American evacuees from Puerto Rico that relocate to the city, in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Dunn …

Meet Tara Winterhalter, 31-year-old Leader Master Trainer of Buti Yoga and Owner of Ritual Sweat Society. Tara began dancing competitively at the age of 4 and continued throughout her childhood and teenage years. After completing her degree in Fashion Merchandising at Johnson and Wales, she opened a dancing studio, Motion …

Members of the New Bedford Police narcotics unit made three arrests and took 50 grams of Fentanyl, a rifle and a small amount of cocaine off the street Wednesday. As part of their street surveillance, Eddy Guerrero, 39, of 9 Exeter St., Lawrence, was charged with trafficking in Fentanyl and …

Though we’ll have pleasant temperatures that hover in the mid-60s all weekend, the mornings and evenings will be brisk and we’ll be in the mid-40s. Perfect for snuggling on the couch or with a furry friend. Maybe even throw a log on a fire. Saturday we’ll have some showers, but …

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A 49-year-old New Bedford man, who has served committed sentences at least 10 times in the past, was sentenced to serve seven to nine years in state prison after being convicted Tuesday of breaking into a New Bedford home earlier this year, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Robert …

This week, the FBI released the 2016 edition of its Crime in the United States (CIUS) report. The violent crime rate increased by 3.4% nationwide in 2016, the largest single-year increase in 25 years. The nationwide homicide rate increased by 7.9%, for a total increase of more than 20 percent …

Mayor Jon Mitchell testified before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans on Tuesday to advocate for changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Magnuson-Stevens Act is subject to reauthorization every ten years, and Congress is currently considering its reauthorization. As …