Regrettably, due to the severe nature of this evenings weather event we will be canceling the Mount Pleasant street neighborhood association neighborhood meeting regularly scheduled for this Wednesday the 28 th of January the last Wednesday of the month. I can be reached for constituent assistance @ henry@henrybousquet.com or at …
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Mayor Jon Mitchell declared a State of Emergency in the City of New Bedford as of 1:00PM today, January 26, 2015. Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered a statewide travel ban at midnight tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a …
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Keith Middle School Mass Care Shelter to Open at 7PM The Keith Middle School (225 Hathaway Boulevard) will serve as the “mass care shelter” for the City of New Bedford. Both the Keith and Pilgrim Church shelters are equipped with staff, food, and cots. Residents should bring blankets, prescription medication, …
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UPDATE (January 27, 2015 12:34 PM): Governor Charlie Baker has announced that the statewide travel ban has been lifted for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties for local and I-91 traffic only, effective immediately. The travel ban remains in effect for the entire length of the Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate 90, and …
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Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn announced this morning that charges against 36-year-old Jason Valliere in connection to the Thursday afternoon homicide of Javon Brown in the City of New Bedford have been upgraded to murder. Mr. Valliere, of 84 Fredericks St., New Bedford will be arraigned later this morning …
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The Providence VA Medical Center and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in Middletown, R.I., and Hyannis and New Bedford, Mass., are rescheduling non-emergency appointments for Tuesday Jan. 27 and Wednesday Jan. 28 in response to a blizzard warning issued by the National Weather Service. “We will still be open for emergency procedures …
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The City of New Bedford has announced a citywide snow emergency parking ban to take effect today (Monday, January 26, 2015) as of 6:00 P.M. The parking ban will remain in effect for 48-hours thereafter, unless lifted or further extended by City officials. The parking ban is designed to allow …
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Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn announced this morning that an arrest has been made in connection to the Thursday afternoon homicide of 36-year-old Javon Brown in the City of New Bedford. District Attorney Quinn announced that Jason Valliere, 36, of 84 Fredericks Street, New Bedford, has been charged with …
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Where did your Christmas tree go? Thanks to Andy Fingado of Conwell Enterprises, the Buttonwood Park Zoo received its third annual Christmas tree delivery on Thursday, January 15th. Fingado frequented the Zoo when he lived in the area. After reading an article about a zoo in Germany giving their elephants …
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At about 6:30 p.m., State Police from the Weston barracks responded to a report of a tire striking a vehicle on Route 90 West in Wayland. Information collected in the investigation by Trooper John Carnell indicates that 23-year-old Joel Tangjerd of London, Ontario, Canada, was traveling eastbound on Route 90 …
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