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Grab your friends, classmates, neighbors and colleagues to form a Cleanup Team! Teams work together in areas that are always trashed, are a blight on our neighborhoods or harmful to wildlife. Come alone, join a Team or go the extra mile and sign up as a Team Captain, you can …

by Leo Monteiro Our city, like many in the Commonwealth finds itself in the grips of an opioid epidemic. Addiction comes with a high cost; loss of employment, family, trust and even self-worth. Who can you turn to, who can your family and friends reach out to? Sometimes it’s hard …

A friend of mine visited Miami and noticed this “no panhandling” sign: I immediately thought, why can’t New Bedford have an ordinance like this? A question New Bedford politicians should be asking is, how did Miami succeed against the ALCU in passing a law that punishes panhandlers from setting up …

This afternoon at about 3:20 p.m., State Police received a report of a wrong way operator on Route 195, traveling westbound in the eastbound travel lanes in Mattapoisett. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Brendan Roper indicates that an 87-year-old Swansea man was traveling the wrong-way on Route 195, westbound in the …

Lynn Nelson of Taunton has claimed the fifth $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Hit $1,000!” instant game. Nelson, who will be splitting her winnings with five other co-workers, chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000 (less tax withholdings). The winning …

According to the Massachusetts State Police, the driver that caused multiple accidents going the wrong way on Route 195 was stopped near the New Bedford – Fairhaven Bridge. No word if an arrest has been made. It’s also reported by a witness that he was waving for cars to get …

On Thursday, August 10th, two individuals were taken into custody for possessing what Lawrence Police call a “very large quantity of marijuana” following a traffic accident around 2:40pm on Route 114 in Lawrence. The weight of the marijuana will be determined by Massachusetts State Police. 23-year old Tommy Emil Marte …

New Bedford Police Narcotics Detectives executed two search warrants on Saturday, August 12th, arresting two New Bedford men who have prior drug convictions. The first search warrant was executed at 228H State Street apt. # 3 at 09:50 AM. The target of the search warrant was 53-year old Thomas Barbosa …

Two Sisters LLC, who currently sell Portuguese food from a food truck, announced on their Facebook page on Friday that they will be expanding by opening a eatery in downtown New Bedford and will be announcing the effective date and location next week. Here’s a look at a sample of …