A 60-year-old homeless man was found deceased at 4:27 p.m. Sunday afternoon on Elm Street outside the SRTA bus terminal in New Bedford. According to the New Bedford Police Department no foul play is suspected. The man’s body was released to the medical examiner. He was last seen alive at about …
Read More »Dartmouth opens nine unit veteran affordable housing facility
After 8 years of planning and 13 months since breaking ground the 9 unit veteran affordable housing facility on Route 6 in Dartmouth is complete! Some of the veterans are moving into the facility from their cars or off the street. Rent will be based on 30 percent of their …
Read More »National Weather Service issues wind Wind Advisory for MA, RI and CT
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and northern Connecticut. The advisory starts this evening and continues into Sunday. Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph expected at times Saturday evening into Sunday. Gusts to 50 mph possible over the higher elevations …
Read More »A visit to the Factory Of Terror in fall River
We visited the Factory of Terror in Fall River to see what some of the victims … I mean visitors had to say about the indoor scare factory.
Read More »Gov. Baker orders flags to half-staff on Tuesday for SSG Sean Christopher O’Connell
Be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in honor of SSG Sean Christopher O’Connell, U.S. Army 379th Engineer Company, of Rockland, MA. …
Read More »Man charged with OUI drugs after found passed out behind the wheel
There have been at least four people arrested for OUI of drugs in New Bedford since Sunday. A Dartmouth man was charged with OUI drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and operating after revocation of license for being a habitual traffic offender after he was found passed out in …
Read More »Dartmouth Police start to carry Narcan
In light of the ongoing opioid crisis, effective immediately, the Dartmouth Police Department will be carrying and deploying Narcan. Narcan™ (naloxone) is a prescription medicine that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. It cannot be used to get a person high. If given to a person who …
Read More »Man robs Dipper Cafe then invades home nearby occupied by woman
Police are investigating after a man invaded a home on Pleasant Street Thursday after leaving the scene of a nearby establishment, where he stole cash. The suspect was observed by a New Bedford man who saw him steal cash from the counter at the Dipper Café, 1367 Purchase St. The …
Read More »Man wearing Halloween mask, accomplice stab man resisting robbery in New Bedford
A 23-year-old New Bedford man was stabbed in the arm Thursday night by two men, one of whom was wearing a Halloween mask, in the area of Katherine and Bonney streets. One of the men pushed the victim into a fence and told him to hand over his money. When …
Read More »New Bedford man sent to hospital after being attacked by seven men
A 38-year old New Bedford man was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital early Friday after being attacked by seven people, one of whom struck him in the head with a 2×4. The man was found by police near the front door of a Bullard Street residence. He told police he …
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