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This morning at approximately 1:30am north end officers responded to Jalice Café located at 1468 Acushnet Ave. regarding a shooting. At the scene they found two people who had been shot. One in the elbow and one in the lower leg. Neither injury is life threatening. The male who had …

Fairhaven Police Detectives arrested a 44 year old New Bedford resident Thursday night and charged him with four counts of arson. Jason Majocka was arrested after Fairhaven Detectives obtained a search warrant for his residence, located at 116 Hope Street, New Bedford. The arrest was based on four cases of …

PACE, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth are pleased to announce that the Clemente Course in the Humanities is starting to recruit applicants for its’ tenth year of operation. Classes will begin Thursday September 4, at the PACE Head Start Center at 247 Smith Street in …

Statement from the Board of Directors of Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. July 25, 2014 “The Board of Directors of Demoulas Super Markets met today and confirmed that the Company has received an offer from Arthur T. Demoulas and the other “B” shareholders to acquire the remaining 50.5% of the shares of the …

If you’re feeling cramped and like you don’t get to spend enough time outside, you’re not the only one. Increasing numbers of people do not spend time outside on a daily basis and of those who do, almost half spend less than 30 minutes in the fresh air according to …

The New Bedford Health Department has announced all of New Bedford’s beaches have been reopened for swimming today.  Testing was conducted and the results of water samples collected yesterday from all municipal beaches indicate that water quality has returned to a level safe for swimming to resume at all New …

Southcoast Health recently donated $15,000 to Friends of Buttonwood Park to support the construction of three new basketball courts. Their contribution to the all-volunteer nonprofit has earned them a Champion sponsorship title, which includes partners who have made a $15,000–20,000 donation to the cause. Construction for the new basketball courts …

A 17 year old male was arrested last night at around 8pm after numerous pictures were found on his twitter account of him holding a firearm while bragging about the jewelry around his neck tempting people to try and rob him. After an investigation by Det. Shawn Robert a search …

According to the Fairhaven Police Department, some businesses in Fairhaven and surrounding area have received a phone call from a male party stating their electricity will be shut off within an hour due to money owed to NSTAR Electric. The caller has instructed business owners to contact him at a …

The New Bedford Board of Health announced today that the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying early on the morning of Thursday, July 17, 2014 in the area of Union Street and Purchase Streets as well as City Pier 3. The spraying will take place between …