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Zeiterion Performing Arts Center finds a new way to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic with “Halloweekend” on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, at The Zeiterion Drive-In located in the Seastreak Ferry “Whale’s Tooth” Parking Lot. Each night will feature a family-friendly movie, kids will receive candy upon arrival, …

A 28-year-old Brockton man who, in late 2018, went on a violent rampage inside his girlfriend’s Taunton home which resulted in the stabbing of her father and her dog, was sentenced last week to serve two to three years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III …

Students and faculty from Bristol Community College’s Education Department, including the college’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Elementary Education programs, have created a free, family-friendly resource for COVID-19 related information using the increasingly popular new digital platform Padlet. As a component of the department’s curriculum, Bristol’s COVID-19 Resources Padlet provides …

The New Bedford Election Commission has announced that Early Voting for the 2020 general election will be held for two weeks at the New Bedford Main Library, 613 Pleasant Street, from Saturday, October 17 through Friday, October 30. Any voter who wishes to cast their ballot in person prior to …

In a letter to the head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, NAACP New Bedford Branch President Dr. LaSella L. Hall called for an outside investigation of the killing by police officers of Malcom Gracia in New Bedford in 2012. A presentation by Gracia’s family’s …

Chief 1, Engine 1 and Engine 4 cleared this motor vehicle accident on Route 195 West just over the town line into Fairhaven. Chief 1 arrived first on scene and found a vehicle into the woods fully involved. Chief 1 was able to confirm all occupants were out of the …

The New Bedford Police Department (NBPD) congratulates former Public Information Officer (PIO) Lt. Nathaniel Rodriquez on becoming the first Latino officer in the history of the department to achieve the rank of Captain. Capt. Rodriguez took command of Station 2 on the south end of New Bedford on Sept. 28. …

Colin A. Young State House News Service More than 1,900 new people were confirmed to have COVID-19 over the three-day weekend as single-day positivity rates remained above 3 percent, continuing a trend that began in late September. The Department of Public Health reported 587 new cases of the coronavirus on …

Today the State Police Truck Team returns with another installment of the “What Could Go Wrong?” chronicles, highlighting all kinds of, ahem, dubious decisions made by drivers on our roads. This little setup was observed the other day by a Trooper on the Truck Team (officially called the Commercial Vehicle …

“Just before 5 AM Saturday, Oct. 10, the State Police-Milton Barracks was notified of a wrong-way operator, driving north on Route 93 southbound, in the Milton area. Troopers responded to the area and found that the wrong-way vehicle, a 2008 Ford Escape sport utility, had cause a four-vehicle crash on …