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Last Tuesday night New Bedford police officers descended onto a North Front Street apartment and arrested 10 people, to include a minor, on cocaine trafficking charges. Officers seized over 44 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, digital scales and $962 in cash – your basic drug dealer’s starter kit. Last night, …

The New Bedford Police Department reminds residents to lock their car doors, roll up windows when the car is parked and keep valuables out of plain sight. A number of car breaks have been reported in recent weeks in the city. Car breaks are often a crime of opportunity, so …

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …

New Bedford Police narcotics unit made 10 arrests Monday as part of a citywide sweep targeting narcotics use in the city. As a result of the sweep, police made the following arrests from 1-4 p.m. Two arrests were made as part of a sweep of the south end: – Juan …

Patrick J. Sullivan, Sr., New Bedford’s Director of Planning, Housing & Community Development has been named the 2017-2018 President of the National Community Development Association (NCDA) at its annual business meeting this summer. The association’s executive officers are recommended through the NCDA’s Nominations and Elections Committee, a membership-approved council or …

The White House’s Opioid Commission sent a 10-page draft memo with some staging facts and recommendations to President Trump. This was in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on March 29th, 2017. Here are 7 takeaways and 9 recommendations from the commission: 1. According to the Centers for Disease Control …

This morning around 9:30am, New Bedford mayor Jon Mitchell picked up nomination papers at the elections office at City Hall and formerly announced his re-election bid for 2017. This will be his third re-election bid. He defeated State Representative Antonio Cabral in 2011, ran unopposed in 2013 and defeated Maria …

UPDATE: The man who died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash on Route 24 Southbound in Fall River this morning has been identified as YAU WONG LI, 65, of West Roxbury. The person who died in this mornings fatal crash in Fall River was actually an adult …

In a growing and competitive job market we all need to implement every advantage we can to maximize our chances of success. It can be a robust economy with many career opportunities, but being without a high school diploma or not having fluency with English can be a serious detriment …

The 2017 New Bedford election cycle is upon us and the final day for potential candidates to turn in nomination papers is August 15, 2017. The process to become a candidate for a New Bedford office is simple, but there are strict requirements and timelines that must be fulfilled. It …