Want to make a young girl’s day with just a few moments of your time? Want to leave her with memories that will last a lifetime? “Hi, I hope all is well during these troubling times. I’m reaching out to you about my daughter Kayleigh Ann who turns 9 on …
Read More »New Bedford man charged with breaking into three cars in Dartmouth
On Monday, May 4, 2020, Dartmouth Police responded to St. John Street, after receiving a call from a local resident stating that he had just observed a male break into his vehicles. Upon arrival in the area, Office Manuel Demelo located a male matching the description of the suspect. While …
Read More »Governor Baker seeing “Right Kinds of Trends” with COVID-19 in Massachusetts
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Key indicators about the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts have for the first time moved in an encouraging direction for several days straight, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday, but as other states are opening up economic activity, officials here still want to see at …
Read More »Massachusetts COVID-19 cases top 70,000 while daily counts trend lower
Massachusetts Coronavirus Update On May 5, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,184 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 70,271. This is an increase from Monday’s 1,000 reported cases. 122 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Tuesday bringing the total deaths in …
Read More »Inmate at Bristol County House of Correction tests positive for COVID-19
An inmate and a corrections officer at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office recently tested positive for COVID-19. The county inmate, who is housed in the Bristol County House of Correction on Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth, was sent to St. Luke’s Hospital for a preexisting medical condition on April 29. …
Read More »New Bedford miracle girl Kayleigh seeks a miracle of her own from the New Bedford community on her 9th birthday, May 11th
Want to make a young girl’s day with just a few moments of your time? Want to leave her with memories that will last a lifetime? “Hi, I hope all is well during these troubling times. I’m reaching out to you about my daughter Kayleigh Ann who turns 9 on …
Read More »Bishop Stang High School announces nominations call for the Class of 2020 “Hall of Honors”
This October, at White’s of Westport, Bishop Stang High School will induct its next class into the Hall of Honors, and seeks nominations through June 15, 2020. The Hall of Honors recognizes and honors those alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have left an enduring legacy for Bishop Stang High …
Read More »One more COVID-19 related death reported in New Bedford on Tuesday
Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 39 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Tuesday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 818, up from 779 on Monday. One additional COVID-19 related death was also reported bringing the total to 22 in the city. On May 4, the …
Read More »New Bedford man arrested for fentanyl trafficking after police raid Rivet Street apartment
On May 1, as a result of an ongoing investigation, New Bedford Police Narcotics Detectives seized almost 50 grams of fentanyl and more than $300 during a search of 232 Rivet St. #3. 35-year old Marcel Depina of the same address is charged with trafficking in fentanyl. Detective Kevin Barbosa …
Read More »Middlesex County Sheriff reduces jail population by 25% amid coronavirus crisis
Michael P. Norton State House News Service Electronic monitoring, bail review decisions and a decline in new arrests are among the reasons behind a nearly 25 percent reduction in the jail population in Middlesex County, Sheriff Peter Koutoujian announced Monday. “On March 12, we had 787 people either sentenced or …
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