“Can we have your attention please??? Do you remember Luscious? Our beautiful girl who has been waiting for her forever home since December 25, 2018…HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!!!!! Luscious has found herself a wonderful home, with an amazing and dedicated new mom who has been spending time with her during her …
Read More »Forever Paws No-Kill shelter to host walk/run/bike to help provide shelter for animals in the New Bedford and Fall River areas
Support Your local no-kill animal shelter, providing shelter to The Greater New Bedford and The Greater Fall River Areas: WALK TO SUPPORT FOREVER PAWS! (or run or bike!) How does it work? 3 easy steps: Register HERE for the virtual 1 mile or virtual 5K any time between May 1 …
Read More »Bristol County Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of Fran Haddocks
“It breaks our heart to announce the recent passing of Fran Haddocks, a dear member of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office family. Fran started as a Corrections Officer and worked his way up to Superintendent over his almost 40 years here, and although he officially retired years ago, he was …
Read More »Democrats grab pair of Senate seats from Republicans in Massachusetts special election
Michael P. Norton State House News Service Democrats claimed victory in two special elections Tuesday, seizing Senate seats that had long been held by Republicans in races that party chair Gus Bickford said reflected a rejection of President Donald Trump’s politics. John Velis of Westfield prevailed to take the seat …
Read More »Supervised drug-use facilities in Massachusetts gets 13 yes votes in committee
Chris Lisinski State House News Service More than two-thirds of lawmakers on a legislative committee endorsed a bill that would launch medically supervised drug-use facilities in Massachusetts, underlining what one sponsor described as a long-running effort to overcome discomfort with the controversial but life-saving proposal. Thirteen of the Joint Committee …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police K9 “Kantor” to receive generous donation of body armor
Massachusetts State Police K9 Kantor (pictured) will receive a bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Kantor’s vest is sponsored by Madeline Hamersley of Sorrento, Maine, and will be embroidered with the sentiment “In honor of Sandy Marcal.” Delivery …
Read More »Bill calls for rent hike freezes in Massachusetts
Katie Lannan State House News Service The Housing Committee on Thursday plans to accept written testimony on a Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa bill that would authorize state- and city- level freezes on rent increases during the COVID-19 state of emergency and for 30 days after state and federal emergency declarations are …
Read More »New Bedford officials report 24 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 24 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Tuesday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,552, up from 1,528 on Monday. New Bedford’s COVID-19 related death count remains at 49. Greater New Bedford has six operation COVID-19 testing sites; two in …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police remind boaters: “Don’t drink and boat!”
“Massachusetts law prohibits anyone from operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance. A person is considered to be boating under the influence (BUI) if their blood or breath alcohol concentration is .08% or greater or they are under the influence of any controlled substance. …
Read More »ACLU sues Bristol County Sheriff for access to incident recordings
Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service The ACLU of Massachusetts and the law firm Foley Hoag sued the Bristol County sheriff’s office Monday in an attempt to obtain information surrounding a violent altercation between officers and detainees at the Bristol County House of Correction in early May. The civil …
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