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“There are new faces in the Buttonwood Park Zoo admission’s building – the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog. These five females, who arrived from the Nashville Zoo in Tennessee in the winter of 2021, have recently taken up residence in one of the terrarium habitats in the admissions lobby of …

“An afternoon crash yesterday sent two people to the hospital. Lakeville Fire Department responded to The intersection of Main and Clear Pond for a two-vehicle crash. The call came in just before 5 pm. Ambulance 3 and Ambulance 2 transported patients to St Lukes Hospital.” -Lakeville, MA Fire Department.

“On August 31, 2022, Corrections Officer Matthew Tidman, while working at MCI-Shirley was brutally attacked by an inmate. CO Tidman was critically injured, requiring him to be life-flighted and is still fighting on life support. From everyone at the Association we are keeping CO Tidman, his family, friends and loved …

“Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced new shelter and humanitarian supports at Joint Base Cape Cod for the approximately 50 migrants who arrived in Martha’s Vineyard this week. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is coordinating efforts among state and local officials to ensure access to food, shelter and essential services for …

A Westfield woman was arrested and charged today in connection with a hoax bomb threat made against Boston Children’s Hospital. Catherine Leavy, 37, was charged with one count of explosive materials – willfully making a false bomb threat. She was arrested this morning at her home in Westfield and, following …

The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of September 19, 2022 – September 23, 2022, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on the street milling from gas main relays on: • Main Relay on Phillips Rd. from Holly Tree Lane to Route …

Southcoast Health is now offering the updated COVID-19 booster vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages 12 years and older, as well as updated boosters from Moderna for people ages 18 years and older. As of September 1, 2022, both of the new bivalent COVID-19 boosters were authorized by the FDA …

Today, Governor Charlie Baker issued the following statement on the arrival of migrants in Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday: “On behalf of the Commonwealth, I thank everyone on the ground who quickly came together to provide assistance on the Vineyard. The Commonwealth has many resources for assisting individuals that arrive in …

“The New Bedford Police Department has arrested a man for reckless operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. On Monday, September 12, officers responded to the area of Newton Street and Mill Street for a report of a motor vehicle crash. When they arrived at the scene, they observed two …

“Defendant previously convicted of a child pornography offense. An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with coercion and enticement of a minor. Domenique Dequon Hines, 25, of Crystal Lake, Ill., pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor before U.S. …