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At 6:45 am today, Fairhaven Police responded to the area of Adams Street and Brown Street after receiving a report of a child on a bicycle being struck by a vehicle. When officers arrived, they determined that a 14-year-old male was struck by a vehicle that was traveling south on …

A man was arrested at the Ash Street Jail late Sunday night after allegedly berating corrections officers, New Bedford police officers and interfering with jail operations. Two New Bedford police officers were transporting Alberto Marrero to Ash Street Jail around 11:45 p.m. Sunday night. When Ash Street Jail staff opened …

“Last night around 6:10pm I was leaving Market Basket and thank god I didn’t have my littles with me because I was the only car stopped at the red light. Once I got there a panhandler was already trying to talk to me through my closed window. So I locked …

The following is from a concerned Aunt in New Bedford: “My 10-year old niece attends Parker school and being bullied. Every single day she is bullied by some punk kid who calls her names. Today the bully not only called her names but smacked her. She shouldn’t have to cry …

A dedication and official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Sgt. Sean M. Gannon Memorial Playground will be held at Elwyn G. Campbell Elementary School, 145 Essex Street, on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Sgt. Sean M. Gannon, a New Bedford native who grew up across the street from the …

There was a fatal pedestrian incident Sunday night in Fairhaven. According to the Bristol County District Attorney, the investigation is ongoing, but criminal charges are not likely at this time. Fairhaven Police Department received a 911 call from a 24-year-old woman who was driving the car that ran over the …

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for multiple positions. Complete Labor and Staffing is looking for the following: Carpenters Manufacturing Production REQUIREMENTS: Reliable transportation and a drivers license. Stop by their downtown New Bedford Location and ask for Katie. If you meet the above requirements just bring yourself down to 256 Union Street, New …

The City of New Bedford Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 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 …

This weekend the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.  On Saturday, October 26 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications at 594 collection sites throughout New England, …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has requested that the City Council approve re-naming the Hazelwood Senior Center to the Rosemary S. Tierney Community Center. The following letter was sent to the City Council and will be taken up at this Thursday’s session: 3. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Abreu, requesting that the …