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A 51-year-old Vermont man who three years ago robbed a Mansfield banking institution was sentenced to serve nine years in state prison yesteryear, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Alfred Craven Jr. pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to an indictment charging him with unarmed robbery. …

“I would like to bring to the attention of New Bedford residents: Turner’s Pond is on the outskirts of our City, It is on the other side of the airport near the Freetown line. It is a beautiful freshwater estuary that I explored yesterday. It is in need of some …

“Dear Community: It is with great frustration we post this picture. This is Cushman School. Unfortunately, some people have decided our textile bins are a good place to dump trash. These bins are for bagged textiles only. The district receives funding which is used for special activities for students. It …

A Wareham man was arrested and charged yesterday with possession of child pornography. David St. Jacques, 56, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of possession of child pornography. Following an initial appearance yesterday, St. Jacques was detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for Oct. 5, 2020. As alleged …

“When it comes to keeping his partner safe, Lt. Kenny Almeida doesn’t mix words. “They do so much for us,” Lt. Almeida said of his partner, K9 Will. “We need to protect them as much as possible.” The generosity of some animal-lovers in the community is helping our four-legged officers …

Everyone at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office is sending along their prayers for Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department – Boston, MA Officer Robert Murphy, who passed away suddenly last week. When one Sheriff’s Office suffers a loss, we all do, that’s why it wasn’t a surprise at all to see officers …

By Katie Lannan State House News Service Massachusetts students should expect to take their MCAS exams next spring, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday. In spring of this year, after schools were abruptly forced to transition to remote learning as COVID-19 cases mounted, state officials suspended the …

On Tuesday, September 29, at about 2:40 p.m., two Wareham Police Detectives were conducting surveillance in the area of the Cranberry Plaza. The detectives approached a car near Planet Fitness, however the male occupant grabbed a bag and fled on foot. The detectives pursued him and brought him to the …

“MSP CINRET Unit and Partner Agencies Seize 94,000 Bags of Heroin, Make Five Arrests, in Trafficking Investigation On Monday, September 28, 2020, after a months-long investigation that involved Massachusetts State Police, federal Homeland Security Investigations, Springfield, Holyoke, and Westfield Police Departments and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department police, along with …

On Saturday September 26, Trooper Paul Hoyt, assigned to State Police-Millbury, was on patrol traveling on Quinsigamond Ave in Worcester. At approximately 11 a.m. he observed a Subaru Impreza, traveling North of Quinsigamond Ave, that he discovered was uninsured and had a revoked registration. Trooper Hoyt activated his blue lights …