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New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell responded this evening to the revised Congressional redistricting plan presented Monday by legislative leaders in Boston: “The redistricting committee’s approach was fundamentally flawed in that it framed the issue narrowly as one of self-determination only for Fall River, whose own elected officials took conflicting positions. …

“**MISSING JUVENILE** Missing 14 year old who resides in Fairhaven. She was seen last evening in New Bedford at the KFC on County Street with the male party pictured here at approximately 7:00 p.m. last night. 14 year old Anahiz is 5’2” approximately 130 pounds. She has brown hair and …

“A 35-year-old Dighton man who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and assaulted her last month pleaded guilty in Taunton District Court last week to several charges connected to the incident and was sentenced to serve 18 month in jail, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. On October …

Colonel Christopher S. Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in Bristol County from Bristol from Saturday, November 20, 2021 into Sunday, November 21, 2021. The purpose is to further educate the motoring …

“Hi, I would like to bring awareness to what happened at Normandin Middle School today. Please post this so other parents know what is happening. This is not okay and I don’t want this to happen to someone else’s child. My autistic child was using the 8th-grade bathroom during her …

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Planning and practicing a home fire escape plan saves lives and reduces your risk of injury from fire. When the smoke alarm sounds, you may have as little as 3 minutes to escape. Make and practice your home escape plan with the whole family so you’ll know what to do …

Be safe, be seen. Hunters and non-hunters alike should wear blaze orange while recreating outdoors this fall. Hunting is a safe activity. The widespread use of blaze orange has helped dramatically reduce hunting-related firearms incidents in the field. While hunters are required to wear blaze orange during certain seasons, all …

“The Massachusetts State Police Honor Guard attended two Veterans Day events. The Massachusetts National World War Two Memorial Committee presented its “Peace Medal” to Braintree Police Officers Matthew Donahue, Richard Siebert and William Cushing at a ceremony at Braintree Police Headquarters. The event recognized the heroic actions of the Braintree …

A Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for child pornography offenses. Ross Lopata, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to five years in prison and five years of supervised release. On June 21, 2021, Lopata pleaded guilty to four counts of …