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“At about 3:30 PM on Friday, July 30, 2021, officers assigned to the District C-6 Drug Control Unit (South Boston), made an onsite firearm arrest of Luis Thistle, 53, of Dorchester in the area of W 3rd Street and F Street in South Boston. While patrolling the area, officers observed …

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is alerting Massachusetts residents that it has received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that a number of nurseries within the Commonwealth received Canadian boxwood plants that were potentially infested with box tree moths. Box …

“A summer Paper Shredding Day will take place on Saturday, August 14, 2021, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the shred truck fills up) in Fairhaven. It will be a contactless event to keep both participants and staff safe. All are welcome; there is no residency requirement. “Identity theft …

The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), John Lebeaux will be kicking off Farmers Market Week right here in New Bedford, on August 2nd at 2pm at Coastal Foodshed’s Brooklawn Park Farmers Market! Coastal Foodshed will also be hosting a cooking demonstration by local chef and artist …

A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and failing to register as a sex offender. Shane Brown, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 37 months in prison and five years of supervised released. …

A former auto repair technician with the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) Fleet Management Division has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a scheme to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars from the BPD. Bahram Gharony, 36, of Boston, has agreed to plead guilty to two …

A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges. Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “King Fearless,” 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as …

Based on the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued earlier this week to slow the spread of COVID-19, the New Bedford Health Department recommends following the CDC’s guidelines for wearing masks at indoor gatherings. In the Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, issued …

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Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the departure of Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Secretary Thomas Turco, III. Secretary Turco is retiring after more than 30 years of public service. The Administration also announced the appointment of current Undersecretary for Law Enforcement Terrence Reidy …