Lennox is the K9 partner of Trooper Stephen Burgess, assigned to the Massachusetts State Police K9 Section’s West Team. Massachusetts State Police K9 Lennox will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Lennox’s vest is …
Read More »14 Things To Do This Weekend (Mar. 31 – Apr. 02)
A mild weekend in terms of temperatures is ahead. We’ll reach as high as 50 degrees at one point on Sunday. Overnights will be rather brisk and go below freezing or near it. Great for cuddling up with the special someone. Days will warm up make letting you hit the …
Read More »New Bedford woman arrested with narcotics and $3,415 in cash
Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at an Adams Street apartment in New Bedford at 5:30PM on Thursday. The target of the investigation was 26-year old Amanda Lee Rogers. Detectives executed the search warrant Thursday evening at approximately . As result of the search, …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #96: Ryan Caton
Meet Ryan Caton, 26-year-old surveyor and owner of Got Chew. Ryan graduated from New Bedford High School in hopes of becoming a pharmacist. He added the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and while living in Boston, frequently used a delivery service that would deliver for restaurants that didn’t offer that sort …
Read More »Is it time to turn Custom House Square back into a parking lot?
In February of 2013, the City of New Bedford announced that the Custom House Parking lot at the heart of downtown New Bedford would be turned into a park. Mayor Jon Mitchell was at the start of his second year in office and he wanted to add green space in …
Read More »New Bedford High School to Host College Planning Night on April 12
New Bedford High School’s guidance staff in collaboration with Educational Talent Search and GEAR UP will host its annual College Planning Night on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 6:30 in the Little Theatre at New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Boulevard. NBHS students and families seeking assistance with applying for …
Read More »King’s Inn stripper who fled country after stabbing co-worker sentenced to prison
A 43-year-old former Providence woman, who viciously stabbed and slashed a co-worker at the King’s Inn in Dartmouth in 2007 before fleeing the country on the eve of her 2009 trial, was sentenced to serve four to six years in state prison earlier this week. Katherine Pimental pleaded guilty in …
Read More »New Bedford Launches Mobile Payment App for Parking at Metered Spaces in Downtown
The City of New Bedford has launched a new, convenient mobile payment app for motorists to use when parking at metered spaces in the downtown business district. As of Saturday, April 1st, residents and visitors to the downtown can park and pay more quickly and easily using the free MobileNOW! …
Read More »Police arrest two with stolen vehicle and crack cocaine on North Front Street
Members of the New Bedford Police Department gang unit recovered a stolen vehicle and took 4.3 grams of crack cocaine off the streets at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday following the arrest of two individuals. Police located the stolen 2006 black Mercedes-Benz S430 at North Front and Tallman streets. After further …
Read More »Hathaway Elementary School Receives Grant to Support Student Literacy from New Bedford Education Foundation
Ellen R. Hathaway Elementary School has received a $14,951 grant from the New Bedford Education Foundation to support student literacy through project-based learning. Each grade K-5 will be assigned a chapter that will create a book focused on the cultural diversity of the student body at Hathaway, as well as …
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