ABC Disposal Service Inc. will begin its Yard Waste curbside collection season on Monday, April 3rd, 2017, and will continue through Friday, December 15th , 2017. YARD WASTE (Grass clippings/leaves) will be picked up the day after the scheduled trash/recycling collection day, except for Fridays South End route, which will …
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Try out some beer and wine, grab some light refreshments and help an important cause at the beer and wine tasting to be held 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at The Waterfront Grille, 36 Homer’s Wharf, New Bedford. Proceeds directly benefit Police Unity Tour. The Police Unity Tour …
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In her second year leading a junior police academy for students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Officer Leanne Fisher, who is also the school’s resource officer, has a major goal in mind. “I want them to understand how cool police officers can be,’’ she said. Students …
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Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at an Ashley Street apartment on Saturday at approximately 12:30 PM. Three males were the target of the investigation. As result of the search warrant being executed, detectives seized 56.8 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, digital scale, and …
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On Tuesday March 28 at about 5:45 p.m., Trooper Gerald Perwak assigned to the Troop B Community Action Team (CAT) was on patrol when he observed a white Chevy Equinox traveling on Route 291 eastbound in Springfield. Trooper Perwak observed the Chevy fail to stop at the bottom of the …
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New Bedford police arrested at least three people on Coffin Ave around 9:30pm. This is the same multi-family where last week police arrested a 20-year old man for fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution and the girls were screaming “Free Lenine” and “my son is innocent” in reference to the guy …
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The Freetown Police Department has ordered the placement of a crossing warning sign to call attention and alert motorists to unexpected entries onto the roadway that may call for a reduction of speed or immediate action in the interest of traffic safety (Under the guidelines of Section 2C.37p of the …
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Fred Pimentel, a graduate of New Bedford High School and NFTE entrepreneurship teacher for 13 years, has been awarded the 2017 Global Enterprising Educator Award for the New England region, which honors teachers who have excelled at teaching the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program. Fred travelled to NYC to …
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The City of New Bedford has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its current budget by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Only 18 Massachusetts municipalities, and 1,565 entities nationwide, received the award in 2015. The award represents a significant achievement by the City and reflects the City’s …
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A 25-year-old New Bedford man who broke into a young couple’s New Bedford home while they were asleep in bed has been convicted of unarmed burglary and sentenced to serve three to four years in state prison. Jordan Reyes pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court this week to a …
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