Hundreds of volunteers and more than 2,500 Home Depot buckets were filled with items donated by the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation during a massive distribution event held in Fall River. Through its partnership with the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, the items, which range from warm winter jackets, hats, …
Read More »Massachusetts DoT announces 24-hour construction work at New Bedford’s Tarkiln Hill Road, Nov. 16-Nov. 18
Grade crossing improvements are one step in early action construction for South Coast Rail. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that 24-hour construction work will begin in New Bedford at the Tarkiln Hill Road grade crossing at 6 a.m., Saturday, November 16, and continuing through to Monday afternoon, …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Arrest Man for Child Endangerment, Carrying Illegal Firearm
Last night, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Trooper Kyle Reed, assigned to the Troop H Community Action Team, was patrolling Route 24 southbound in Avon. As he was approaching Exit 19B he observed a blue Volvo V70 traveling very slow in the right travel lane. Trooper Reed closed distance on the …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police, Marine Unit Rescue Drowning Woman from Ocean off Wollaston Beach
At approximately 12:40 p.m. today, Massachusetts State Police Troop H Headquarters was notified that a woman had entered the ocean off Wollaston Beach in Quincy and appeared to be in distress about 100 yards offshore, being swept by the current. MSP Troopers and Quincy Police Officers responded, as did Quincy …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Investigating Fatal Crash on Route 24 in West Bridgewater
Massachusetts State Police Troopers from State Police-Middleborough continue to investigate this morning’s single-vehicle crash in West Bridgewater that resulted in the fatality of a Millis man. Just before 2:30 a.m., a 2005 Toyota Corolla was traveling southbound on Route 24 in West Bridgewater when, for reasons that remain under investigation, …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Investigating Raynham Crash that Killed Good Samaritan
Massachusetts State Troopers from State Police-Middleborough continue to investigate this morning’s crash that resulted in the fatality of a Good Samaritan on Route 495 in Raynham. Shortly before 1 a.m. a 2019 Audi Q7 SUV that was traveling on Route 495 southbound in Raynhan struck a deer in the area …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Fugitive Unit Apprehends Youth Hockey Coach Accused of Sexually Assaulting Children
Massachusetts State Police Troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section this morning located and arrested a youth hockey coach wanted for allegedly sexually abusing children in multiple jurisdictions. MSP VFAS Troopers arrested CHRISTOPHER M. PREW, 33, without incident at an address on Shirley Street in Winthrop. …
Read More »New Bedford resident disgusted after cab keeps running meter after accident
“You take a cab and the cab is in an accident should you still be responsible to pay for the ride? My girlfriend got a ride from Yellow Cab yesterday around 1:00 pm. They were around the Route 18 and Cove St. area when the cab was struck on the …
Read More »Five new cases of vaping-related illnesses reported in Massachusetts bringing total to 73
Five new cases of vaping-related illnesses have been reported to Massachusetts health officials bringing the total number in Massachusetts to 73 and nation-wide to over 2,000. Nationally, of the 2,000 cases reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 have died of which 3 were from Massachusetts. …
Read More »Two Massachusetts Men Charged with Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency
Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Thursday and charged with conducting an extensive scheme to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal their cryptocurrency using techniques such as “SIM swapping,” computer hacking and other methods. Eric Meiggs, 21, of Brockton, and Declan Harrington, 20, of Rockport, were indicted on …
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