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The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of January 27,2020 – January 31, 2020. You may want to seek alternate routes. They are as follows: Eversource: • Eversource will replace the gas mains at the following locations: There will be no services tied into the …

Meet Noah Griffith, 37-year-old New Bedford Firefighter. Noah graduated from New Bedford High School in 2001 and went to Northeastern University for his freshman year of college before dropping out for a semester. He continued his education at Umass Dartmouth, only leaving for a semester at the University of Hawaii. …

Enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, and cocktails while raising money for scholarships for local high school students at the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society’s annual Winter Scholarship Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Century House (107 S. Main St., Acushnet, MA). Last year, the Azorean Maritime Heritage …

After decades of serving mouth-watering Portuguese-American cuisine, M&C Cafe and Catering on Belleville Ave., is closing their doors for good, and Saturday is your last chance to visit. Colloquially called “M&C’s” the eatery was a favorite spot for many locals to get some of the best carne de espeto on …

A Shirley, Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court in Boston to stealing Social Security benefits. Shirley Daley, 84, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public funds. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for May 6, 2020. Daley was charged in April 2019. …

New Bedford Public Schools and the New Bedford Police Department are investigating recent social media chatter regarding a purported threat made toward Normandin Middle School. NBPD has reported that there is “no credible threat” and “no veracity” to the claim. New Bedford Public Schools takes student safety very seriously and …

“Yesterday, we had the honor of picking up a very brave 12-year-old Hingham boy for his own cruiser convoy ride through Hingham to our police station. Jeremy Lavoie, a 6th grader at Hingham Middle School, continues his battle against cancer. On Monday, he led a cruiser and motorcycle convoy to …

On Monday evening, at approximately 11:32 p.m., Trooper John Mindek who is assigned to the State Police – Charlton Barracks, was traveling on Interstate 90 in the town of Charlton, when he stopped a 2009 Subaru Forester after a registration query revealed the registration to be revoked for insurance cancellation. …

As a result of a nearly-two year human trafficking investigation led by the Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victims Unit, and assisted by Northborough and Worcester Police, the target of the investigation turned himself in to State Police this morning and will be arraigned today in Worcester Superior Court. State …

On Saturday, January 18th, at 5:03 p.m., Wareham Police responded to Cape Cod Gas, on Cranberry Highway for a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred. The report was a male suspect with a bandana covering his face, armed with a knife, demanded cash and cigarettes. The attendant …