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The last thing Filipe DaSilva thought about was being a K9 Officer. “I never thought I’d have a working dog,” Officer DaSilva said recently. “Now, I can’t picture life without one.” Officer DaSilva and his partner, K9 Robika, graduated from the Bristol County K9 Academy last week at a small …

While most businesses in the Commonwealth have been hit hard during the worldwide pandemic that is COVID-19, restaurants, bars, and night clubs are among some of the hardest hit, with many closing their doors for good or struggling. Nightclubs and bars are part of Phase 4 of the state’s reopening …

“Yesterday the State Police Office of Media Relations received a very nice voicemail from Todd in Cambridge. Todd related an act of kindness performed by a Trooper that he had witnessed today on Huron Ave in Cambridge. In his voicemail, he explained that he watched the Trooper exit his cruiser …

Colin A. Young State House News Service A New Bedford lawmaker is proposing to amend the state law that deals with the preservation of order by police at polling locations by banning sheriffs and their deputies from showing up to maintain order among voters and sign-holders. Under a bill (HD …

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Steve Salsman, who is assigned to the State Police Employee Assistance Unit, doesn’t discriminate between species when providing vital assistance. Trooper Salsman was commuting to work this morning when he saw an injured Barred Owl in the middle of Washington Street in Boxford. Trooper Salsman positioned …

The student-led program will support youth language, literacy, and social-emotional development. The Leduc Center at UMass Dartmouth has recently started a Jumpstart for Young Children (Jumpstart) program that will pair 30 UMass Dartmouth students as tutors and mentors with 100 Pre-K children at People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Head …

A joint investigation into a large-scale methamphetamine distributor resulted in the execution of search warrants Friday at a Lawrence home and a North Andover driving school, the arrest of the target of the investigation, and the seizure of a significant quantity of narcotics. MICHAEL LAROCQUE, 56, of Lawrence, was arrested …

Just before midnight on Tuesday September 15, Trooper Brad Beckles was on patrol with Trooper Christopher Loftus, assigned to State Police-Charlton, on Route 90 in Auburn. As they were stationary observing traffic at the interchange of Route 290 they observed a black Dodge Charger pass their location with extremely loud …

The decline of native pollinators and what individuals can do to help reverse this reduction was the focus of guest speaker UMass-Dartmouth Professor Dr. Rob Gegear at the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust’s (DNRT’s) 49th Annual Meeting of Members held on September 17. Following state coronavirus guidelines, the meeting was held …

The New Bedford Commission on Police Use of Force Policies has released a 60- day Report, which provides an overview of its activity from July and August. The Commission was recently extended for another 30 days. Public Safety Committee Chairman and Councillor Brian Gomes, who oversees the Commission, says he …