There’s a better place for your banana peels, coffee grounds, meat, and moldy strawberries. Your wasted food doesn’t have to go in the trash. Starting June 30, residents can drop off food waste at the City of New Bedford’s Recycling Center at 1103 Shawmut Avenue. Items you can drop off …
Read More »Bristol Community College celebrates High School Equivalency graduates with in-person ceremony
Bristol Community College celebrated High School Equivalency (HSE) graduates with its first in-person ceremony in two years, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 6 p.m., in the Commonwealth College Center, on the Bristol Fall River Campus. Recipients from 2020 to 2022 were recognized for their dedication to successfully completing Bristol’s …
Read More »Donors pledge $50,000 per year in support of Bristol Community College’s offshore wind programs
“Bristol Community College’s Foundation is pleased to announce a generous donation of $50,000 per academic year in support of students participating in Bristol’s innovative offshore wind programs. The donors of this gift, who wish to remain anonymous, are deeply passionate about renewable energy and, as the offshore wind industry comes …
Read More »The Blue Point Restaurant Starts a New Chapter in Acushnet
If you’re a fan of the the Blue Point Restaurant on social media you may have noticed that their has been a flurry of activity recently. If you’re a regular, you might have seen a couple of new faces at the bar or working in the kitchen. One of those …
Read More »Southcoast Health Welcomes Renowned Cardiologist to the Heart and Vascular Center
Southcoast Health announced today that cardiologist Bruce Brown, MD FACC, officially joined the not-for-profit community health system this month. Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, he is now practicing at the Southcoast Health Rosebrook location in Wareham while continuing to provide inpatient consultative service at Tobey Hospital. “The …
Read More »Massachusetts man charged with strangling mom in front of kids, ‘You are killing my mom.’
“Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub has announced charges in a homicide that occurred in the Holland section of Northampton Township earlier this month. Thadius William McGrath, 35, of Chatham, Massachusetts is charged with Murder of the First Degree, Murder of the Third Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, …
Read More »Wareham Fire Department respond to train car fire, and possible gas leak at Target
“On Friday, June 24th, the Wareham Fire Department responded to the Target Store on Cranberry Highway for the report of a possible gas leak. Engine 5, Engine 4, and Tower 1 all responded to the scene and worked under the command of Captain Mickey Bird. The store was evacuated, and …
Read More »New Bedford Fire Department, EMS, respond to fire behind three-family tenement
“Yesterday evening at 1756 hrs, 911 calls were received reporting a fire in a three stall garage located behind a three-family dwelling with exposures located at 242 Nash Road. Command Unit 1 reported a large volume of fire extending from the garages. Two vehicles located inside the garage were also …
Read More »Enforcer of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
A former member and Enforcer of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. Orlando Santiago-Torres, a/k/a “King Landy,” 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police investigating motorcycle crash that claims life of 54-year old man
“At approximately 10:30 p.m. yesterday evening, Troopers assigned to the State Police-Tunnels Barracks responded to a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on the Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. The crash resulted in the death of the operator. Preliminary investigation indicates the operator of a 2005 …
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