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A 62-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to serve up to 15 years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to raping his former girlfriend’s young daughter, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Michael Avellar pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court last Friday to indictments …

By Colin A. Young State House News Service For some people, Massachusetts is well behind the pack and cannot legalize sports wagering soon enough. But others say lawmakers should pump the brakes, learn from research conducted in mature gambling markets and take the time to ensure that as many of …

“Benefits of working for the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office? • State Pension ✅ • Work Among the Best in Law Enforcement ✅ • Paid Vacation, Sick Time and Holidays ✅ • Health and Dental Coverage ✅ • Variety of Different Career Paths (K9 Officer, Youth Outreach, Investigator, Social Work, etc.) …

“READING REMOTELY WAS JUST AS REWARDING! For the 28th year in a row, Massachusetts State Police Captain Daniel Richard recently served as a Community Reader for “Read Across America” for a third grade class at the Johnny Appleseed School in Leominster. The challenges faced by the teachers and students by …

Fans of farmers markets can continue purchasing local food throughout the winter at Coastal Foodshed’s New Bedford Winter Farmers’ Market. The Market is open every Saturday from 10am – 2pm at the Buttonwood Park Warming House (1 Oneida St, New Bedford, MA 02740) from now until April 24th. The Winter …

By Colin A. Young State House News Service Starting March 11, teachers, early educators and school staff members will be able to try to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments through any of the state’s 170 vaccination sites and mass vaccination sites plan to block off certain days to vaccinate …

On Friday, February 19, at about 11:40 a.m. Officers Jennifer Braley and Calib Larue arrested Mattison Nikolov (35), of Wareham, at Lowes for shoplifting. It is suspected that she put tools in an empty trash barrel and scanned the barrel; however, she did not scan the tools. She was stopped …

On Friday, February 26, at about 8:30 p.m., Officer Aaron Pacheco responded to a local parking lot for a reported bonfire. At the scene, Officer Pacheco found a male who was agitated, belligerent, and yelling profanities. In addition, he told firefighters that they were not allowed to extinguish the fire. …

“HAIL, CEZAR! Late Sunday afternoon, Trooper Nicholas Pickunka of the Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit responded the area of Hatfield Street at Bridge Road in Northampton to help local police search for a man who fled from a motor vehicle stop. Near Blackberry Lane, Northampton Police found a series of …

On Feb. 22, Troopers Paul Dabene and Darius McPherson rescued a wayward swan that was walking on the westbound side of the busy Massachusetts Turnpike in Weston. They protected the swan until Weston Animal Control Officer Karen O’Reilly arrived on-scene. ACO O’Reilly surmised that the young swan miscalculated his landing …