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The Baker-Polito Administration today announced a total of $1 million in grants covering 48 communities and 4 school districts through the Community Compact Cabinet (CCC) Efficiency and Regionalization (E&R) grant program. Including today’s announcement, the Administration has awarded over $5.5 million in E&R grants to support over 300 municipalities and …

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III today announced the arrest of one suspect connected to the Wednesday afternoon homicide of Adilson Neves in New Bedford, and is also announcing that an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect accused of the shooting itself. Cheyanne Miranda, 31, was …

On June 1, New Bedford Narcotics and Gang detectives seized a loaded gun, bullets, a small amount of crack cocaine and a small amount of cash in a vehicle stopped at Rte. 18 N. and Elm St. As a result of the incident, Jasaiah Velmont, 19, Brockton, was charged with …

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 Friday, June 4, 2021 into Saturday, June 5, 2021. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and …

A former Boston Police Sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) evidence warehouse. George Finch, 59, of Franklin, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and one count of embezzlement …

A ransomware attack targeted the Steamship Authority early Wednesday morning, rendering passengers unable to book or reschedule vehicle trips on ferries between Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, the organization said. The Authority first announced around 9:30 a.m. that it had been hit by a cyberattack and that customers “may …

“It’s been an amazing experience to help out with the food pick-ups that have been going on in New Bedford over the past several months. Volunteers from the BCSO helped unload and get thousands of food boxes into the hands of people in need. Big thanks to Sgt. Ortega of …

Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, Trooper Anthony Lavigne was patrolling Route 91 northbound in Greenfield. He observed a blue Ford Fusion with a brake light that was not functioning traveling in excess of the posted 55 mile per hour limit of a construction zone north of Exit 43. …

At approximately 330 a.m. yesterday Trooper Samuel Watson, assigned to State Police-Holden, was patrolling Route 290 eastbound in Auburn. As he approached Exit 9 he observed a black Chevrolet sedan being operated over the lane markings partially in the right and middle travel lanes. Trooper Watson activated his emergency lights …

Francis “Frank” P. Sumner Sr. has been named a person of interest in the murder of Molly Bish, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. announced today. Sumner, who died in 2016, is being investigated in the 2000 murder of the 16-year-old after investigators recently received new information. Sumner, …