Do you make $100 an hour? In an interesting move, the Cheyenne Police Department showed how a known alcohol abuser made $234.94 panhandling in just a few hours. They called for the public to give to local charities instead of the transient population, as compassionate folks are likely feeding an …
Read More »Married couple plead guilty to operating prostitution business in Springfield
A Springfield couple has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to operating a prostitution business advertised as “Sinful Innocence.” Milford Lewis, 36, and Tiana Lewis, 32, agreed to plead guilty to three counts of inducing travel to engage in prostitution, one count of transporting an individual to engage in …
Read More »New Bedford Seafood Manager Indicted for Tax Evasion of $75,000
A New Bedford seafood manager was charged today in federal court in Boston for failing to report $75,000 in earnings on his tax returns. Orlando Cardoso, 44, of New Bedford, was indicted on two counts of filing a false income tax return. It is alleged that Cardoso swore on his …
Read More »Taunton Habitual Breaking and Entering Defendant entenced to 25 Years in State Prison
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 47-year-old Taunton man was sentenced to serve 25 years in state prison after he was convicted this week of being a habitual offender who has broken into numerous homes during the past three decades. Miguel Erickson was convicted …
Read More »Port of New Bedford Launches New Bedford Seafood Brand
The Port of New Bedford Harbor Development Commission (HDC) will officially unveil their newly created New Bedford Seafood brand at the Seafood Throwdown on July 27 at Custom House Square, beginning at 6pm. “As America’s top grossing commercial fishing port and largest seafood processing center, New Bedford can rightfully claim …
Read More »New Bedford police arrest 10 for cocaine distribution from North Front St. apartment
New Bedford Police narcotics unit arrested ten people Tuesday at 9pm following an investigation into cocaine distribution out of 358 North Front St. Apt. 1N in New Bedford. Police executed a search warrant at that location and seized 44.8 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, digital scales and $962 in cash. …
Read More »Here’s why keeping plastic bags out of recycling carts is important
Plastic bags cannot be recycled like a can or bottle. Why? Picture trying to ride a bicycle with hundreds of plastic bags catching in the chain. You would go flying over the handlebars. At a recycling sorting facility, the place where recycling goes after being picked up, rotating discs help …
Read More »New Bedford street cleaning scheduled overnight from July 27 to Nov 1
According to the New Bedford police, certain streets will be cleaned overnight Thursday into Friday from now through Nov. 1. This begins overnight July 27 into Friday July 28. No parking signs for this time period have already been posted along these routes in the North and South Ends of …
Read More »President Trump ends the possibility of transgender serving in the U.S. military
President Donald Trump, also the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military, posted on Twitter that he will not allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military: After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…… …
Read More »Good Bye Paul Revere
by Edward Camara Before all the residents of New Bedford go nuts and buy all the tissues in town, let’s understand a few things about the departure of the Paul Revere sign that went up in the early 1990’s at a point where Route 195E changes from 3 to 2 …
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