For the first time since the pandemic reached New Bedford, health officials reported no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The total COVID-19 count in New Bedford remains at 2,123. One new COVID-19 related death was reported on Tuesday bringing the death count to 105 in the city. According to New …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police welcome new officers to the force
The Massachusetts Environmental Police would like to welcome aboard our newest Environmental Police Officers! Officers successfully completed a rigorous 6-month Police Academy which culminated last week. Today, Officers were sworn in by Colonel Shaun T. Santos and will now begin an extensive specialized training program to equip them for their …
Read More »OPINION: “I don’t wanna hear you complaining about New Bedford when this is how you treat our nice things. Y’all are trash!”
“First of all, it’s been fireworks every SINGLE day, every single night, allll night and I’m sick of it! Waking up my grandmother, my parents, myself, got my dog going crazy!!!!! Second of all, y’all MFs destroy EVERYTHING. You people love to complain about how we don’t have anything nice …
Read More »Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey could be transferred to Mass Maritime Control
Sam Doran and Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service The House passed legislation Monday that would transfer control of the historic Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and designate the ship as Massachusetts’ official state vessel. Passed by the Senate last …
Read More »Massachusetts voting bills diverge on mailings, poll location change
Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service Two issues could become a focus of negotiations between six lawmakers tasked with finding a compromise on vote-by-mail legislation: application mailing methods and limitations on changing polling locations. As a new House-Senate conference committee works out its meeting plans, advocates are pointing to …
Read More »New Bedford parks remind residents of designated grilling areas and social distancing
The New Bedford Department of Parks, Recreation & Beaches reminds residents that certain areas at city parks are marked as designated grilling areas, and that grilling is not allowed in other sections of the parks. Social distancing is encouraged as New Bedford continues to combat the coronavirus. Special event permit …
Read More »Massachusetts Man Charged with $13 million in COVID-Relief Fraud
A Massachusetts man was arrested today and charged with allegedly filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of …
Read More »Brockton Tax Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud
The owner of a tax preparation business in Brockton was indicted last week for preparing false tax returns for others as well as filing a false tax return for himself. Jose Miguel Spinola, 51, was indicted on 13 counts of preparing false tax returns and one count of filing a …
Read More »Task Force Gives Governor Baker D’s and F’s For Protecting Marginalized Groups During Reopening
The following was released by the Massachusetts Public Health Association: Today, Governor Baker received all D’s and F’s on a report card rating his reopening policies based on how they prioritize the health of Black and Latinx residents, low wage workers, and others that have been most impacted by COVID-19. …
Read More »#CancelYale trends on Twitter over the weekend
The hashtag #CancelYale trended on Twitter this past weekend as users highlighted Yale being named after a slave trader. Former Republican Congressional candidate and Iraq War veteran Jesse Kelly started the trend by pointing out that Yale University was named for Elihu Yale, a former slave trader. Yale University was …
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