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“Yesterday morning at approximately 5:40am the New Bedford Fire Department responded to a reported fire in a dryer with fire extending from the roof at Purity Services located at 405 Myrtle Street. This occupancy is a large one-story commercial linen/laundry service. Command Unit 1 arrived first on scene and reported …

On Saturday, the Freetown Fire and Police Departments responded to an active Tractor-Trailer Unit rollover on Innovation way, between South Main Street and the Neon Marketplace. No injuries reported. For several hours the road was closed as Freetown Police, Freetown Fire, and the Massachusetts DOT Highway Division worked alongside Big …

“Police Chief Joseph Perkins reports that the Middleborough Police Department arrested and charged an 18-year-old Middleborough man with stabbing three teenagers early Saturday morning. JAYDEN WAINWRIGHT, AGE 18, OF MIDDLEBOROUGH, was arrested and charged with: • Attempted Murder • Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (Three Counts) On Saturday, …

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony PACE Community Food Center Will Be Held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 12:30 pm, PACE will be holding a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in coordination with the Office of the Mayor of the City of New Bedford to celebrate the new PACE …

Officer James Sullivan received a report on June 22nd at around 2:30 AM from a victim who had a close encounter with two suspects carrying firearms, nearly resulting in her car being stolen. The incident took place at a gas station near the intersection of Acushnet Ave. and Phillips Rd. …

“Yesterday evening at 7:30pm, the NBFD responded to 34 Viall Street for a reported fire caused by a smoking cellular phone battery. An occupant of this three-family dwelling was removing a lithium-ion battery from a mobile phone with a knife and accidentally punctured the battery. The battery then ignited, burned …

“Calling all cAHs…Calling all cAHs! DPD is once again looking for some help identifying this piece of 💩, who thought that it was ok to stroll out of Home Depot yesterday without paying for a toilet. If you would like to help us wipe another one off the board by …

“On Friday, June 23rd, Mayor Jon Mitchell, along with elected officials and the New Bedford Historical Society held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Abolition Row Park. The ceremony featured the unveiling of the much-anticipated statue of Frederick Douglass. Located on Seventh Street, the park has been over a decade in the …

Today is the 8th Annual Southcoast Lemonade Day thanks to BayCoast Bank. Kids across the Southcoast will become the newest, small(est) business owners in our community, working hard to earn money through great customer service. Bay Coast Bank’s mission is to help today’s youth become the business leaders, social advocates, …

Lawmakers implore Government Accountability Office to explore benefits and harms of burgeoning technology, including risk of “widespread injury, death, or human extinction.” Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and …