At 3:15pm, on Monday afternoon, Newton Police and Fire Departments responded to reports of an SUV slamming into the popular ‘Pressed Cafe” on Needham Street, in Newton. Upon arrival, responders found a black BMW SUV embedded halfway into the building stopping right in front of the area where the cashiers …
Read More »Tonix Pharmaceuticals facility officially opens in the New Bedford Business Park
“Yesterday we cut the ribbon on the new Tonix Pharmaceuticals facility in the New Bedford Business Park, bringing cutting-edge vaccine development jobs and a growing biotech industry to New Bedford and southeastern Massachusetts. Tonix Pharmaceuticals is where vaccines for COVID, smallpox and other diseases will be developed. The project will …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department charge 29-year old man with trafficking methamphetamine
“New Bedford police detectives have arrested a man who was trafficking over 100 grams of methamphetamine. On Thursday, June 16, detectives executed a search warrant for 52 Court Street #2RR with the target being Jared Debarros, 29. While searching the apartment, detectives seized three plastic bags of methamphetamine tablets weighing …
Read More »Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust names New Bedford’s Nicholas Wildman as new leader
The Board of Directors of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) today announced the appointment of Nicholas Wildman as Executive Director, effective July 18. Wildman, a New Bedford resident, has more than 15 years of leadership and project management experience at the Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), a unit of …
Read More »New Bedford native who lost twins to drowning accident, wins “American Chopper” contest
On January 16th, 2010, New Bedford native Paul DeMello lost his 13-month-old twins, Christian and Joshua, in a drowning accident. Joshua died that day and Christian died 3 days later and his parents had his organs donated. The following day, Christian’s liver was donated to a boy named Jose in …
Read More »Southcoast Health Ambassadors Grant Scholarships to 18 Area Students
At a June 14 luncheon at Rachel’s Lakeside in Dartmouth, the Southcoast Health Ambassadors granted $1,000 scholarships to 18 area students who will be pursuing higher education in health-related fields beginning in September. The Southcoast Health Ambassadors is a Southcoast Health tax-exempt, non-profit public charity formed in 2021 when the …
Read More »Massachusetts man caught on camera urinating on Pride flag installed on lawn
Val Cabral of Norton called the Norton Police Department on Sunday, June 18th to report that she had caught a man urinating on the Pride flag she had recently installed on her property. This was within days after 100 small pride signs were distributed free to residents and businesses – …
Read More »New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Classic 2022 announces winners
The extremely popular Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Classic took place from Thursday, June 16 to Saturday, June 18. The competition draws thousands of spectators to see the creations as they unfold and sculptors hail from not only New England, but New York, New Jersey, and even Hawaii and Canada. Contestants …
Read More »Marion Police and Fire Departments, EMS, Massachusetts State Police, respond to rollover crash
“Members of the Marion Police Department, Marion Fire/EMS Department, and the Massachusetts State Police responded to 195 West for a rollover crash. Upon arrival, responders followed tracks that left the highway and went into the woodline. A pickup truck was found about 20′ into the woods and had apparently landed …
Read More »New England Wildlife Center nursing orphaned flicker chics after tree falls down
“This family of flickers is growing by the day! Earlier this week the tree they were living in came down and left these four orphaned. Two good friends of the center found them after hearing some very interesting noises coming from the toppled Oak. They were able to retrieve them …
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