Have you enjoyed one of the Buttonwood Park Swan Boats yet? Weather permitting, they are open 7 days a week from 10:30 am – 6 pm starting Saturday, April 13. Full details on the swan boats: https://www.newbedfordguide.com/the-buttonwood-park-swan-boats-are-back-for-the-2019-season-in-new-bedford/2019/04/05
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“Dear Facebook Juries, How quick we are to judge. How quick to convict, condemn and crucify. In fact, how quick we are to jump on any bandwagon. What is this insatiable need to stick our two cents in before we even have any facts? This urge is nothing new but …
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“At Winslow School in New Bedford, we have a student team that is called the PBIS Ambassadors of Kindness. They work hard to spread kindness in their school and in their community. Recently one of the members, Cameron wanted to start a collection for the homeless people in New Bedford. …
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Meet Izaiah Baretto, 26-year-old Personal Training Manager and Functional Training Instructor. Izaiah grew up in the Ben Rose Garden Apartments in the South First Neighborhood, which was riddled with gang-violence and lack of guidance, leaving him in a difficult place. He got involved in sports at a young age at …
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State Troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit and North Shore Gang Task Force, along with Lawrence and Methuen Police, yesterday arrested two Lawrence men for trafficking heroin after developing information that they arranged to sell a large quantity of heroin. Troopers and detectives arrested LUIS LOPEZ, 21, …
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On Wednesday, April 10 at 11:14 am, New Bedford police officers arrested 60-year old Arcadio Navarro of 123 Mott Street, Apartment # 2 in New Bedford on drug and traffic charges. New Bedford police report a street-level narcotics investigation resulted in a traffic stop of Arcadio Navarro’s vehicle in the …
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A previously deported Salvadoran national pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday to failure to register as a sex offender and unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Oscar Alfaro, 47, who is currently in state custody in connection with sexual assault charges stemming from a 2016 incident in Newbury, …
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Over 1,000 classes have been visited by Superintendent Thomas Anderson and district teams since the beginning of the school year. New Bedford, like many urban districts across the country is shifting from a compliance mindset to one of openness and true support. “I view my role as a support to …
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On April 6th New Bedford native Jose Ferrer, Jr. won the 2019 USA New England Golden Gloves Championships in the 114lb division. He will now represent New Bedford as he advances to the Olympic qualifiers in Columbus Ohio in October.
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In response to our ‘Apathy is the main problem with New Bedford, not crime’ article posted to our Facebook page, Lois Wiseman posted her thoughts on how New Bedford is different than her new hometown in Canada. I no longer live in New Bedford. I married and moved to Canada. …
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