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The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of December 27, 2021 – December 31, 2021 and they are as follows: City Offices will be closed half day on Thursday, December 30th and full day Friday, December 31st! Eversource will be working on the gas main …

Donations support nine local organizations serving individuals and families in need. Southcoast Health is proud to once again expand our Community Benefits program into the holiday season through Southcoast Health Cares by supporting nine organizations that care for so many in our region. Throughout the year, the Southcoast Health Community …

“Yesterday morning at 0809 hrs, 911 calls were received reporting a structure fire at 295 North Front Street. When crews arrived, they found fire extending from the windows of an apartment on the third floor. This is a three-story wood frame dwelling containing six units. New Bedford Fire Department photo. …

“The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid in full the mortgage on the home of fallen Massachusetts State Police Trooper Thomas Clardy. Trooper Clardy lost his life in a motor vehicle crash on March 16, 2016, on I-90 in Charlton. The crash occurred when an impaired operator in a speeding …

A Worcester physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice. Edward Driscoll, M.D., a physician who practiced at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, has agreed to pay $115,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the civil remedies …

Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito today announced $3.5 million in grants to 70 municipalities through the Community Compact Cabinet Information Technology grant program. The Baker-Polito Administration has now issued 749 grants through this program worth $19.2 million to help Massachusetts communities become more efficient and innovative while improving their technology infrastructure. …

Southcoast Health’s St. Luke’s and Charlton Memorial Hospitals have been recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report. Southcoast Health was among the one-third of hospitals evaluated by U.S. News for maternity care to be designated as ‘High Performing,’ which is the highest …

On Friday, December 17, 2021 members of the Dartmouth Police Department served an arrest warrant on Andrew WHITETHORN, 48, of Petersburg, Alaska at the Baymont Hotel. During the investigation that followed, officers learned that WHITETHORN had a firearm in his vehicle. Because WHITETHORN was not licensed to carry a firearm …

“This morning our firefighters responded to a structure fire on Church Street Extension. On December 20th at approximately 8:36am, the Mattapoisett FIre Department was dispatched to 3 Church Street Extension for a reported structure fire. Fire Chief Murray arrived on scene at 8:38am and reported heavy fire and smoke showing …

Boston Police Department Missing Person Alert: 15-Year-Old Seneya Mitchell of Dorchester. The Boston Police Department is issuing a missing person alert and asking for the public’s help in an effort to locate 15-year-old Seneya Mitchell (pictured) who was last seen at about 4:00 AM on Friday December 17, 2021, in …