Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB), through its charitable foundation, awarded $64,000 to seven non-profit organizations in the New Bedford/Dartmouth area during a ceremony that recently took place at the Holiday Inn Taunton. All total, the Bank presented $353,600 in grants to 44 organizations in the greater New Bedford/Dartmouth region, the …
Read More »Absentee ballots now available at New Bedford City Hall for presidential primary election in Massachusetts
The presidential primary election in Massachusetts will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and the New Bedford Election Commission has announced that absentee ballots for this election are now available through the Election Commission Office at New Bedford City Hall. Any registered voter unable to get to the polls …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police remind residents of changes to emergency services contact
“*77, *SP, and *MSP will no longer connect you to emergency services. To report an emergency in Massachusetts ALWAYS use 911. Call if you can – Text if you can’t! Also as a reminder: 911 can be used to report unsafe drivers, request emergency services if your vehicle has become …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash in Seekonk involving New Bedford man
Just before 3 p.m. today Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Route 195 Westbound at mile marker 2.2 in Seekonk. State Police responded along with the Seekonk Fire Department. Upon their arrival they discovered a 2015 Nissan Sentra that had rolled over with …
Read More »Massachusetts man charged after allegedly trafficking in MDMA, Suboxone, Marijuana, and pills
Chief Scott Allen reports that the East Bridgewater Police Department arrested and charged a man with multiple drug offenses after he was arrested earlier this week. On Monday, Jan. 20, an East Bridgewater Police detective was working undercover when he purchased 20 Alprazolam pills from Andrew P. Sullivan, 21, of …
Read More »Two Massachusetts Men Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills
Two men were charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with selling approximately 40,000 fentanyl pills. Fentanyl is responsible for 93% of all overdose deaths in Massachusetts. Jose Esmerlin Diaz, 36, of Salem, and Manuel E. Tejeda, 39, of Peabody, were charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession …
Read More »New Bedford Public Schools unveils new District Strategic Plan
Superintendent Thomas Anderson unveiled New Bedford Public Schools District Strategic Plan 2020 at a media event held today at the Keith Middle School Community Room. Speakers included Mayor Jon Mitchell, school committee, students, teachers and community members. The document unveiled today is the result of input from more than 80 …
Read More »New Bedford cold weather overflow shelter open tonight, January 29
Due to the expected temperature drop this evening, the overflow will be opened. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm and 7:30pm and we wrap …
Read More »City of New Bedford files with state its objections to Parallel Products project
Calls project unsafe; cites threats to air and water; and highlights noise, odor and traffic impacts. On behalf of the City of New Bedford, the Boston-based law firm KP Law strongly opposed the proposal of Parallel Products to establish a glass/solid waste/biosolids processing facility in the New Bedford Business Park, …
Read More »Potential Groundhog Day Nor’easter expected to hit SouthCoast, Massachusetts this weekend
Meteorologists are closely watching a weather event that will arrive in Massachusetts this weekend. The storm will develop in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, and then make a march up the Atlantic Coast towards us. The greatest impact is expected to be late Friday night or overnight Saturday morning. …
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