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The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced $2.3 million in grants awarded to provide recovery-based services for Black and Latino men who are at risk of fatal overdoses upon release from incarceration. The pilot program will serve Black and …

The Baker-Polito Administration today applauded the Record of Decision issued by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) granting approval to the Vineyard Wind project and concluding environmental review of the project through the National Environmental Policy Act. The key federal permitting approval allows Vineyard Wind to advance its …

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“On Sunday, May 9, 2021 at approximately 4:00 p.m., The Mattapoisett Police Department requested assistance from the Dartmouth Police Department K-9 Division with locating a non-verbal missing male with dementia. Upon responding to Mattapoisett, Dartmouth officer Jared WHITE, along with his K-9 partner Tyr, performed a track on the missing …

“Please join us in congratulating Officer Theodore Santos on his promotion to the K9 unit. Teddy has been with the BSCO for eight years and has a reputation among the staff for being a hard-working officer who always has a smile on his face and is willing to help his …

“Please avoid the areas of Parker St., Park St., Liberty St., and Smith St. and in the area of New Bedford High School as services begin for Sgt. Michael Cassidy today between 3-8 p.m. at Saunders Dwyer Funeral Home. On Tuesday, there will be “NO PARKING” from 6 am – …

“At 12:20 a.m. on Friday, May 7, Trooper Tyler Hersom, assigned to the Massachusetts State Police-Northampton Barracks was on patrol on Route 91 in Whatley. While traveling northbound, Trooper Hersom’s attention was drawn to a blue Chevy Equinox veering in and out of its lane. It was then that Trooper …

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to include adolescents 12 through 15 years of age. The FDA amended the EUA originally …

Bristol Community College has announced a new partnership with the Boston BullPen Project to further assist students’ financial needs. The innovative Boston BullPen Project provides emergency funding to a wide and diverse community from Boston to Worcester, including veterans, families, at-risk youth, homeless, patients and others. The unique partnership with …

The Buttonwood Park Zoo recently welcomed a new resident to the seven-acre campus. Hutch, a nine-year old Canada lynx, came to BPZOO in March from the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA and is now residing in the Lynx habitat, just beyond the Bison pasture. Sent to New Bedford based on …