Several events are planned in New Bedford throughout the upcoming Memorial Day weekend to honor the courageous men and women who lost their lives serving our nation.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

9:00 AM at Rural Cemetery
The Greater New Bedford Civil War Round Table will conduct a memorial exercise at the Union Soldier’s Burial Site at Rural Cemetery, 149 Dartmouth Street. These services typically include historical reenactment, music and a gun salute.

Sunday, May 28, 2017

10:30 AM at Pine Grove Cemetery
New Bedford Post 1, The American Legion will conduct a Memorial Day Exercise at the Veterans’ plot in Pine Grove Cemetery, 1100 Ashley Boulevard.

12:00 PM at New Bedford City Hall
New Bedford Post 1, The American Legion will conduct a Memorial Day Exercise at the Vietnam Veterans’ Honor Roll at New Bedford City Hall (133 William Street) on the William Street side of the building.

Monday, May 29, 2017 (Memorial Day)

8:15 AM at Rural Cemetery
New Bedford Post 1, The American Legion will conduct a Memorial Day Exercise at the Veterans’ Plot in Rural Cemetery, 149 Dartmouth Street.

10:00 AM at Pier 3
The New Bedford Port Society’s Annual Memorial Day Fisherman’s Service, Pier 3, New Bedford Waterfront.

11:30 AM City of New Bedford Memorial Day Parade
The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Day Committee and the New Bedford Veterans’ Advisory Board will conduct the New Bedford Annual Memorial Day Parade and Services. The Parade will form at11:00 AM at the intersection of Parker Street and Hathaway Boulevard and will step off at 11:30 AM. The Parade will travel east on Parker Street to County Street, north on County Street to Pope Street, and east on Pope Street into Clasky Park where a Memorial Day Ceremony will be held.

The New Bedford Veteran’s Advisory Board and the New Bedford Office of Veterans Services invites anyone who attends the service in Clasky Park to bring a single flower of their choice to lay at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial in remembrance of a veteran family member or friend.

Immediately following the conclusion of the Memorial Day Parade at Clasky Common Park a Memorial Day Exercise will be conducted at the Korean War Monument in Clasky Common Park.

Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of May 26, 2017. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com.

01. Multiple Positions – Dunkin’ Donuts (New Bedford & Fairhaven)
Dunkin’ Donuts is hiring for multiple positions in New Bedford and Fairhaven. The job pays $11 an hour plus tips! Benefits for employees that meet qualification include: Paid vacation & health insurance. Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

02. Driver/Delivery Technician – Enos Home Oxygen & Medical Supply, Inc. (New Bedford)
Delivery, set-up, and pick up of DME equipment. Supplemental oxygen products and supplies to home care patients within a prescribed and assigned geographical area. Loads the equipment, oxygen systems, and related supplies on to a delivery vehicle…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

03. Data Entry Clerk – City of New Bedford (New Bedford)
Monitors and controls electronic computer to process business or other data according to operating instructions. Selects and loads input and output units with materials such as tapes or printout forms for operating runs. May control computer to provide input or output service for another computer under instructions from operator of that unit…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

04. Physical Therapist – Community Nurse Home Care (New Bedford)
Supports the philosophy of the organization. Adheres to personnel policies. Performs a comprehensive physical therapy assessment including evaluation of patient’s level of function. Develops a treatment plan including goals & actions appropriate to physical therapy deficits. Provides services in accordance with the plan of treatment. Refers patients to physical therapy assistant as appropriated and supervises physical therapy assistant according to agency policy and APTA guidelines…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

05. Private Home Care Aide – Community Nurse Home Care (New Bedford)
Supports the philosophy of the agency and complies with agency policies. Accepts only assignments for which qualified. Communicates with the agency about problems in the home and concerns of client abuse or neglect. Completes required documentation accurately on a timely basis. Maintains a personal code of ethics and respects the confidentiality of the client and the family. Maintains a therapeutic relationship with client while not engaging in discussions of personal problems and opinions with client… Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

06. Waterfront Visitor Center Staff – City of New Bedford (New Bedford)
Serves as City Ambassador to all visitors at the Wharfinger Visitors’ Center on Pier 3. Serves as coordinator for the Seaport Cultural District Summer Thursday Night programming. Greets each visitor on arrival and offers visitors an explanation of the historical exhibits in the Visitors’ Center, and information regarding other attractions and amenities in the City. Requests each visitor to sign the visitors’ log book and tracks daily visitation…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

07. Arborist – City of New Bedford (New Bedford)
Serves as Arborist for the Greening the Gateway Cities (GGC) Program, which is a State-funded grant that lasts through June 30, 2019; assesses, plans, manages and implements tree care for public and private trees in accordance with the grant; plants, trims and removes trees along public spaces; conducts other large-scale vegetation management projects; responds to tree emergencies including downed trees and limbs…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

08. Lead Elementary Teacher – Alma del Mar (New Bedford)
Lead teachers are the core of Alma’s crew. Our lead teachers work in teams to make sure that every scholar in their grade level achieves at high levels and develops the habits they will need to succeed. Lead teachers are auteurs, creative leaders who stop at nothing to ensure that their scholars’ learning experience is truly powerful…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

09. Asst. Water Superintendent – City of New Bedford (New Bedford)
Supervises the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant, watershed, reservoir, and pump stations; responsible for submitting reports to State agencies and monitors inventory; performs a variety of skilled, technical, supervisory and administrative work in the planning, construction, operation, repair, maintenance and replacement of municipal water collection and treatment systems…Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

10. Project Coordinator (Engineering Division) – City of New Bedford (New Bedford)
Prepares technical specifications for highway constructions, service maintenance work, water and wastewater treatment facilities, buildings and recreational facilities. Examines and/or reviews plans, designs and costs of proposed projects and requirements of environmental impact regulations. Inspects construction and/or maintenance work completed or in progress. Supervises work of contractors. Coordinates and assists in Chapter 90 State Aid Construction Projects, Federal Disaster Grants, Recycling… Want to apply? Full details and application process: HERE.

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Dunkin’ Donuts is hiring for multiple positions in New Bedford and Fairhaven. The job pays $11 an hour plus tips!

Benefits for employees that meet qualification include: Paid vacation & health insurance.

Want to apply? Call: 508-995-0513 and they will match you up to a store nearest you. You can also email: now-hiring@dalykenney.com.

The Fall River police department are looking for 43-year old JOHN WAYNE GONSALVES (dob 02/18/1974).

Mr. Gonsalves was last seen on May 22, 2017 in the area of the Fall River Justice Center at 186 South Main Street. Mr. Gonsalves has made a statement that he was going to end his life in a note. Mr. Gonsalves is homeless and his current whereabouts are unknown. It is also unknown what he was wearing at the time of his disappearance.

If you have any information regarding his whereabouts please contact Detective Sarah Reis of the Major Crimes Division 508-324-2796 or The Fall River Police Department 508-676-8511.Messages through Facebook are also acceptable for tips.

A 30-year-old New Bedford man who strangled and assaulted his girlfriend this past January was sentenced to serve four to five years in state prison this week in Fall River Superior Court, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.

John Herring pleaded guilty to a multiple-count indictment charging him with strangulation, assault and battery on a family or household member, aggravated assault and battery and reckless endangerment of a child.

On January 24, 2017 New Bedford Police were called by the victim’s friend stating that the victim had sent her a text requesting help. When police arrived at the home, the defendant answered the door and pretended nothing was wrong. Upon searching the home, police found the victim regaining consciousness while fully clothed in the bathroom tub.

The defendant had become angry with her on the phone because she was not able to pick him up from work after her car broke down. When he got home, there was another argument and the defendant punched the victim multiple times. One of the blows caused her to lose consciousness and sustain a concussion. He also threw her around the room and strangled her. She did not know how she got in the bathtub.

During follow up meetings with the victim, she also revealed there had been another incident on January 18th. On that evening the couple got into an argument and he strangled her repeatedly. He eventually left and she locked him out of their apartment. The defendant then came through the window of her son’s bedroom. When he came through the window, the victim was holding the child. After she placed the child down, he pushed her down causing her to fall on the boy’s bed and break it. The defendant then strangled her again.

After the completion of his state prison sentence, the defendant will then be on supervised probation for three years and must complete domestic batterers counseling.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Courtney Cahill and Jose Vazquez. The sentence was handed down by Judge Renee Dupuis.

“This defendant is a very violent individual who poses a danger to women. He brutally assaulted the victim after anger management counseling while he was on probation. The counseling obviously did not have any impact,” District Attorney Quinn said. “This sentence keeps him away from potential victims for a long period of time and is well deserved. I would like to thank the prosecution team for their efforts in obtaining a conviction in this case.”

Two New Bedford residents pulled nomination papers for Ward 2 New Bedford City Council since they became available on Monday.

Carlos Pimentel Felix and Edwin Cartagena are recognizable names. Carlos has run for at-Large City Council in the past and currently runs New Bedford Live on Facebook. He’s a community activist that spotlights the crime in New Bedford through video journalism.

Edwin co-founded United New Bedford with his wife, which according to his website is “a coalition formed of community volunteers, local organizations, businesses, and churches together believing in bringing people together to be the difference.”

Current ward 2 City Councilor Steven Martins is popular in Ward 2, but it is widely known he is likely to vacate the seat to run for City Assessor.

New Bedford Ward 2 Map

Ward-2 New Bedford Map

In the first 24 hours where nomination papers became available, four New Bedford residents pulled nomination papers from the elections office at the New Bedford City Hall. Nomination papers became available on Monday, May 22nd and by early Tuesday morning Paul Chasse, Scott Lima, Michael Augusto and Joseph Andrade had pulled papers.

Per public records, Paul Chasse is the CEO of the REALTOR Association of Southeastern Massachusetts, Scott Lima is a realtor and Michael Augusto works for the City of New Bedford. We’ll provide more details on each should they officially become candidates. Each still needs to submit 50 valid signatures to the election office.

Current Ward 5 Councilor Kerry Winterson was popular and liked by many, but due to his wife’s health and personal reasons, announced in February that he would not seek re-election in October.

New Bedford Ward 5 Map

Ward-5 New Bedford Map

Ever seen a turkey vulture up close? Here’s a look at one during Pet Fest at Buttonwood last Sunday afternoon. It was part of the New England Reptile & Raptor Exhibits, Inc and their Birds of Prey show.

A 26-year-old Fall River man has been charged with murder in connection to the Monday night stabbing death of his girlfriend, 36-year-old Kristina Reis.

Scott Rego, of 17 Linden Street, Apartment #3, was charged with murder late this morning and was placed under arrest at Rhode Island Hospital. Mr. Rego was transported to the hospital last night after sustaining an injury, which allegedly occurred during the commission of the homicide.

Fall River Police responded to 17 Linden Street Monday night at 9:18 pm. First responders found the victim on the porch of the home, bleeding from an apparent stab wound. Ms. Reis was rushed to Charlton Memorial Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. An autopsy will be conducted.

Fall River Police found Mr. Rego inside the Linden Street apartment the couple shared, suffering from a wound to his chest. He was taken to Saint Anne’s Hospital before later being transferred to Rhode Island Hospital.

Mr. Rego will have to first be arraigned in Providence as a fugitive from justice prior to being returned to Massachusetts to be arraigned on the murder charge in Fall River District Court. It is unclear at this time when he will be medically discharged from the hospital and taken to a Providence court for arraignment on the fugitive from justice charge.

The active investigation is being conducted by Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to this office, detectives with the Fall River Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit and Homicide Unit Prosecutors from this office.

The State Police are seeking the public’s help locating Matthew Cooperstein, a 37 year old white male who walked off from the DMH Solomon Carter Fuller mental health center in Boston, a State treatment facility. He has connections to Waltham and may be heading there. If anyone sees him please contact the Department of Mental Health Police at 617-626-8888 or the South Boston State Police Barracks at 617-740-7710