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“July 19, 2024: CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are collecting different types of data to identify the food source of a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. Epidemiologic information shows that many people in this outbreak report eating …

A former Weymouth Police officer was sentenced today for assaulting a man in custody by punching the victim multiple times without legal justification.  Massachusetts officer who punched a handcuffed man 13 times in the face gets 2 years supervised release, with the first 6 months under house arrest pic.twitter.com/iRmtgVvFCE— Insane …

“A 37-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker arrested while also in possession of an illegal gun was sentenced this week to serve eight to 10 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Johan Baez pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging him …

The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 22, 2024 – July 26, 2024, and they are as follows: Eversource crews will be on these streets to work on Main Relay & Services: Services on Acushnet Ave. from Bowles St. to 3082 Acushnet Ave. …

By Michael P. Norton, State House News Service The multi-day clean energy project failure south of the islands is worsening, with developers at Vineyard Wind reporting Thursday that a “significant part” of a huge, damaged and dangling wind blade has detached and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean. “This morning, a …

“A 31-year-old New Bedford man was convicted last week by a jury of his peers of raping a 3-year-old girl and was sentenced to serve 20 to 25 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Allen Beckwith was convicted after a jury trial in …

“New Bedford, MA — Narcotics detectives have taken a wanted male into custody and seized an illegal firearm and narcotics in the process.    On the evening of July 17th, narcotics detectives who were monitoring suspected drug activity conducted a traffic stop near the County Street/Cedar Grove intersection. The vehicle’s driver …

“A 67-year-old Dartmouth woman was killed and a 64-year-old Bristol, RI man was hospitalized after they were struck by a box truck on Joseph Drive in Fall River yesterday. At around noon on Wednesday, the two victims, the driver of the box truck, and three others were at 214 Joseph …

“Fire Chief Scott Kruger and Deputy Fire Chief Brian Medeiros are pleased to announce the New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $189,547 in funding through FEMA’s FY23 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funding will be used to facilitate NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications and …

On Monday, the Milford Police Department and EMS received 911 calls for an incident on Purchase Street. Arriving responders found an adult male victim on the ground suffering from a slash wound to the face and neck. There were no other people on scene so police began to search the …