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Funding from industry partners and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center will allow students to expand their skills in the growing offshore wind sector. UMass Dartmouth was recently awarded $373,048 by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and $375,000 in matching dollars from partners BankFive, BayCoast Bank, and Bristol County Savings …

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age. – For the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, the FDA amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) …

“On Tuesday, the Center’s Marine Animal Entanglement Response team successfully freed a humpback whale calf with its mother close by in waters off Chatham. Staff from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy discovered the whale and called the MAER team. Once on the scene, MAER assessed the entanglement and decided to …

“It is with heavy hearts that the Fairhaven Fire-EMS and Fairhaven Firefighters Association, Local 1555 regret to announce the passing of retired Lieutenant Mike Barcellos after a courageous battle with occupational cancer. Mike began his career at Fairhaven Fire Department in 1979 and retired in 2008. He was a lifelong …

“At approximately 5:10pm on Thursday, June 16, 2022, Easton Police Officers were dispatched to 620 Washington Street (Route 138) for a reported vehicle crash into a building. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta had crashed into the New England for Trump store located at the west end …

“Crews responded to a car vs moose on Rt 122. in Oakham, Massachusetts. There was heavy damage to almost the entire vehicle. There were two people occupying the car and both sustained serious injuries, but are expected to survive.” -Oakham Fire Department. Oakham Fire Department photo. Oakham Fire Department photo. …

The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of June 20, 2022 – June 24, 2022, and they are as follows: No Work citywide on Monday, June 20th for Juneteenth. Eversource will be working on the gas main relays on: • Phillips Rd. from Holly Tree …

“Westport Police and Firefighters hosted a summer cookout yesterday for students at the Westport Elementary School. The kids had a great time and even got in on a little football with some of the police officers! Special thanks to the Westport Elementary School staff and School Resource Officer Davis for …

*Opinion* This letter was shared with us from a group of concerned local educators. This started out as a New Bedford Voc Maternity and Paternity leave issue. However, after being told that the district had decided they “did not wish to reopen negotiations over the terms and conditions of parental …

“A warrant has issued for Leon Mejia (aka Leon Mejia-Vincente), 46, for the rape and sexual abuse of a Child. Mejia-Vicente is a citizen of Guatemala, who up until recently was living in New Bedford with his two minor children (ages 17 and 5). Since the issuance of the warrant, …