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“At about 2:10 PM, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a radio call for a Person Stabbed in the area of 189 Blue Hill Avenue. Officers observed a victim with a laceration to the neck and immediately began to render medical aid. As …

“Does your business recycle everything it can? Earn an “Our Business Recycles!” window cling to show customers you are doing your part to reduce waste. To earn the window cling, each business must meet the following requirements: • Be a business located in New Bedford. • Have recycling containers with …

“Two people have died in a multi-vehicle crash yesterday morning in Freetown. According to Dave Procopio of Massachusetts State Police, at approximately 8:15 a.m. today, Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth received 911 reports of a black Kia Sedona being operated erratically on Route 140 northbound in Freetown. As Troopers were …

The following is a statement from Jean Fox, the Director of Community Engagement for South Coast Rail. “The MBTA’s South Coast Rail (SCR) Phase 1 service between Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts will soon become a reality. MBTA passenger trains will begin service to and from stations in Middleborough, East Taunton, …

As the dust settles and the non-emotional jumping to conclusions ends, it’s very clear that newly elected New Bedford Ward 3 Councilor Shawn Oliver is the victim of partisan political persecution that borders on the harassment of an elected official. A night that should have been a proud moment for …

“The victim of an unsolved homicide dating back nearly 45 years has been identified thanks to advances in DNA testing and dogged work by investigators. The remains of a woman discovered Nov. 15, 1978 buried under leaves on a logging road off Amherst Road in Granby have been identified as …

“A Leominster, Mass. man has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door while aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, was charged with one count …

Shawn Oliver New Bedford Ward 3 City Councilor has released the following statement: “As an Elected Official, my position is to work alongside the members of our Community, different Groups, and Leaders to gain a better understanding of the issues facing us all. When I began my candidacy I made …

“A nationally recognized expert on suicide prevention in correctional facilities has started an assessment of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. Lindsay M. Hayes, who headed the U.S. Justice Department’s only nationwide reviews of correctional suicides, arrived at the Bristol County House of Corrections Monday morning and met with Sheriff Paul …

UPDATE! “On behalf of the Fairhaven Police Department, we would like to thank all cooperating agencies and the general public for assisting us with our search. We are happy to announce Anapaula Huggins has been found alive by Police Units on a rocky jetty. Thank you all!” ——- UPDATE: “In …