Police are investigating the robbery Wednesday of the Family Dollar Store at 139 Hathaway Road by a man armed with a handgun. A witness told police that a man entered the store and went behind the counter near the clerk. He pointed what appeared to be a gun at her …
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PHOTO: Spinner staff members Zachary White (left) and Jay Avila (right) are at work in the Spinner Vault putting together digital books from Spinner classics. In an exciting and long-awaited development, Spinner Publications is digitizing its large-format, coffee-table-sized books known for their photography and colorful design. Readers will now be …
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A 21-year-old New Bedford man who while incarcerated at the Bristol County House of Corrections last year threw urine at correctional officers on multiple occasions has been sentenced to state prison, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today. Zachary Sherman pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court last week …
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Last night at about 6:10 pm., Trooper Andrew DaSilva assigned to the Troop D Community Action Team (CAT) was on patrol when he observed a white Mercedes C320 traveling on County Street in New Bedford with an extremely loud and defective exhaust. Trooper DaSilva stopped the vehicle near the …
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Ali Mahfuz, age 63, of Nashua, N.H. was arrested and faces several charges after he was allegedly found to be high on marijuana as he prepared to drive a bus load of Chelmsford High School students on a field trip. (Chelmsford Police Booking Photo) Chief James Spinney reports that the …
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Chances are you or someone you know needs medical supplies or home oxygen. Whether for home use, nursing home, hospice care, or a host of other reasons, nothing is more important than your health and quality of life. Bathroom or daily living aids, diabetic supplies, wound care, ambulatory aids like …
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We are looking for instructors who want to help grow and continue making LESSONS known as the best school for driver education in the South Coast community! Fun, easy, rewarding, and make your own schedule! Fast advancing pay raises! Awesome full time job/career with future management opportunities or the perfect …
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New Bedford Police are investigating after two male fourth grade students were approached by a teenager who demanded money from them as they were walking at Acushnet Avenue and South Street en route to Gomes School Wednesday morning. The teenager demanded money and chips from the youths. When they refused, …
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New Bedford police were called to the scene of a reported stabbing of two men near the intersection of Myrtle and Van Buren streets around 7pm on Tuesday. Suspect reportedly fled the scene in a black Nissan Maxima. No further info at this time. Video by Carlos Pimentel Felix.
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This afternoon at about 1:35 p.m., State Police from the Bourne Barracks responded to a single-vehicle crash Route 495 northbound just north of Route 25 westbound in Wareham which resulted in serious injury. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Christopher Andrade indicates that a 2016 Dodge Challenger was traveling on Route 495 …
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