New Bedford Ward 6 City Councilor Joe Lopes is pushing to ban plastic bags in large grocery stores in New Bedford. The following written motion will be in front of the City Council on Thursday, Feb. 14: WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes requesting that the Committee on Ordinances begin the process …
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New Bedford Ward 5 City Councillor Scott Lima is presenting a resolution calling for the United States to “PULL BACK FROM THE BRINK” and Prevent Nuclear War. Here is his resolution that will be presented to the full city council on Thursday, February 14:
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ABC Disposal filed six counterclaims against the City last summer, and the City sought to dismiss four of them without further fact-finding. The Bristol County Superior Court has found in favor of the City of New Bedford on three counterclaims against ABC Disposal on which the City sought the Court’s …
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Snow will transition to sleet before changing over to freezing rain across interior Southern New England, transitioning over to sleet then to rain along the coast. Beginning around noon to 2 pm today, ending early morning Wednesday. Greatest concern are the expected impacts for the afternoon into the evening commute. …
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When natural disasters like tornadoes and earthquakes come up New England isn’t the first region to pop up, but rather Central United States’s Tornado Alley or Alaska and California, respectively. Most think of hurricanes, Nor-easters, and blizzards. However, in fact, New England in general and Massachusetts specifically, have had our …
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The Freetown Police Department received a call from a local bank alerting them of this counterfeit $100 bill. They are now alerting the public to be on the lookout for any other counterfeit bills in circulation. “Merchants, even though a counterfeit detector pen will indicate that this is a true …
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is advising the public that weather forecasters are expecting a winter storm to impact travel across the Commonwealth throughout Tuesday, February 12. Snow is expected to begin falling during the Tuesday morning hours in Western Massachusetts and the storm will move eastward during the …
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Due to the impending snow forecasted for tomorrow afternoon, and the threat of hazardous travel during the afternoon/evening commute, New Bedford Public Schools will have Early Dismissal on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, as follows: Secondary Schools: 10:10 a.m. – Trinity Day Academy, Whaling City Jr/Sr. High School, Parenting Teens 10:34 …
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The student-run group will introduce young students to basic concepts of engineering through interactive activities To celebrate National Engineers Week (Feb. 17-23) the UMass Dartmouth Society of Women Engineers are hosting a movie screening and hands-on engineering activities for middle school students at UMass Dartmouth’s Claire T. Carney Library Living …
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Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Secretary of Public Safety and Thomas Turco announced the release of $7.74 million in competitive Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr., Community Safety Initiative (Shannon CSI) Grant Program funds to communities and local partners to bolster their efforts to combat gang violence. …
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