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NOTICE: City of New Bedford trash/recycling pick-up delay for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of December 28, 2020 – January 1, 2021
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of December 28, 2020 – January 1, 2021 and they are as follows: City Offices will be closed half day on Thursday, December 31st and full day Friday, January 1st. Eversource: Eversource will be working on cleanups at …
Read More »Dartmouth’s “My Brother’s Keeper” receives Southcoast Health holiday drive donation
While a box truck and delivery team may not make quite the same kind of entrance as a sleigh and reindeer, My Brother’s Keeper still warmly welcomed the arrival of Southcoast Health’s gifts for area families this past week. A holiday collection of donations, which had been placed in bins …
Read More »Patriots center David Andrews supports Massachusetts State Police charities and retired K9s through customized cleats
The Massachusetts State Police and the State Police Association of Massachusetts are grateful beyond words to New England Patriots starting center David Andrews, who is supporting the men and women of the MSP and their families through the National Football League’s My Cause, My Cleats program. To that end, in …
Read More »Acushnet Police Department swears in and welcomes new officer to the force
“Please join us in congratulating our newest Full-Time Officer, Nathaniel Turgeon!! In front of family and friends, Ofc. Turgeon was sworn in this afternoon by Town Clerk Pam Labonte. Please join Chief Richmond and the rest of the PD in welcoming Ofc. Turgeon to the department!” Acushnet Police Department photo.
Read More »New Bedford Police arrest two in alleged break-ins, larcenies, and vandalism
“Footprints in freshly fallen snow led NBPD Patrol Officers to arresting Christopher Desousa, 18, 371 Reed St., and Isaiah Malik Poindexter, 19, 130 Summer St., Apt. #1, on Dec. 17 in relation to a series of five breaks in the Buttonwood Park area between Nov. 11 and Dec. 17. Desousa …
Read More »Accused Raynham Domestic Abuser deemed dangerous; ordered held in jail
A 59-year-old Raynham man accused of violently assaulting his girlfriend earlier this month was found dangerous by a Taunton District Court judge last week and ordered held without bail for up to 120 days while the case against him proceeds towards trial, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III …
Read More »New Bedford Public School’s ‘Christmas is for Kids’ project grows larger each year
New Bedford Public Schools staff, volunteers and donors help students have a holiday that is merry and bright. Like the dream scene in the Nutcracker when the enchanted tree grows larger and larger, Paula Benedetti dreams of growing Christmas is for Kids – an annual project at New Bedford Public …
Read More »Wareham Police, Massachusetts Police, SWAT, arrest wanted man and convicted murderer after stand-off
On Tuesday, December 22, at about 8:40pm Massachusetts parole officers Nathan Mendes, Robert Mello, Timothy White, and Mychal Grady developed information that a wanted individual was staying at a house on Mason Street Extension in Onset. The parole officers requested the assistance of the Wareham Police Department to serve the …
Read More »City of New Bedford to distribute federal funding toward food security, internet access, and education
The City of New Bedford will distribute $850,000 in federal funding dedicated toward COVID-19 under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to benefit food security, remote learning, and internet access during the pandemic. To support food security in New Bedford, the largest allocation of funds, $450,000, will benefit People …
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