Riding a new surge of support after his blowout South Carolina victory over the weekend, Joe Biden has stunned Elizabeth Warren on her home turf where she will have to settle for a distant third. Bernie Sanders, who held a rally in the state over the weekend and had pulled …
Read More »Attleboro Market Basket Assault During Shoplift Attempt Results in Prison Time
A 43-year-old Pawtucket, RI man who attempted to stab a grocery store employee after being caught attempting to steal items from the store about two years ago in Attleboro has been sentenced to serve three years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Phillip Coulombe …
Read More »New Bedford Health Department provides information on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The New Bedford Health Department has posted helpful information on its website regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The page is available on the City’s home page, www.newbedford-ma.gov, or on the Health Department’s page on the City website, under ‘News.’ The page will continue to be updated and the …
Read More »Gas Tax, Toll Changes Among Massachusetts Transportation Tax Bill Amendments
By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service State representatives are seeking a significant overhaul of Democratic leadership’s landmark transportation-related tax and spending package that the House will debate this week. In dozens of amendments, rank-and-file Democrats called for expanding the gasoline and diesel tax increases proposed by leaders, expanding road …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers capture suspect who ran down court officers
Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (MSP VFAS), after working throughout the night, this morning located and apprehended a Connecticut man who ran down two judicial marshals after fleeing from a Manchester, Ct., courthouse yesterday. The MSP VFAS Troopers captured JOSE A. LOPEZ, 42, in a …
Read More »Massachusetts family offers $1,000 reward for locating missing teen
“I am offering a $1000 reward to anyone who leads me to my daughter’s whereabouts and I find her from your lead. No questions asked. You can private message me and it will be held confidential by my family, on my word. My daughter is still missing, I want to …
Read More »New Bedford landmark “Billy Boy Candies” to close its doors after 60 years of delighting locals
“Billy Boy Candies has been a family business for over 60 years. With that today we announce that we will be retiring this year. We will stay open through Easter to serve our community for one last holiday. The Retail and wholesale store will close just after Easter in April. …
Read More »New Bedford mom fed up with impatient drivers at crosswalks
Today it seems there are two types of bad drivers that we will surely run into on a daily basis: the distracted driver on their cell phone and the angry, impatient ticking time bomb that will eventually road rage. Getting caught behind a school bus or entering a school zone …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police take polar plunge to raise money for Special Olympics
This weekend Lieutenant Robert Clements and Captain Leonard Coppenrath of the Massachusetts State Police joined officers from Hingham, Pembroke, and Hanover Police Departments to take a freezing dip for a great cause at the Nantasket Beach Polar Plunge in Hull. Together they raised a combined amount of over $4,000 and …
Read More »Up to $150,000 from Southcoast Health available for Greater New Bedford not-for-profits
Southcoast Health announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for the health system’s 2020 Community Benefits Impact Opportunity Grant program. The program will award a total of up to $150,000 to not-for-profit organizations to help address public health needs across the region. Grant proposals must align with the …
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