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A Westminster woman was sentenced to six months of home confinement on Wednesday in federal court in Worcester for stealing $46,310 in Social Security benefits from a disabled person. Theresa Kenda Benedict, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Hillman to six months of home confinement, two years …

Program, which originated at Mount Ida, will prepare students to excel in a fast-growing profession and is the only one of its kind in New England. The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved a Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) at UMass Dartmouth yesterday, establishing the only …

PAY: $12-$14/hr • Assists the Department of Parks, Recreation & Beaches (PRB) in maintaining and supervising various programs for children. • Leads others in recreational activities, and supervises all programs and other recreational activities within the recreation center, and at parks and community sites. • Provides a safe, productive, caring …

The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded New Bedford High School $30,000 as part of the state’s Innovation Pathway Planning Grant program. The High School will use these funds to plan for the implementation of a marine program connected to the industry sectors of advanced manufacturing and the life sciences. The innovation …

JOB POSTING for People Acting in Community Endeavors, INC. Hiring for: Early Head Start Infant/toddler LEAD Teacher Salary: $16.02 to $21.93 per hour, 40 hrs. per week 52 weeks per year Qualifications: Candidates MUST be EEC Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher qualified with an Associates/Bachelor’s degree or enrolled in a program leading …

A New Bedford narcotics trafficker who fled the country on the eve of his trial nearly five years ago after having his bail drastically reduced by a superior court judge was sentenced to serve four years in state prison on Monday in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney …

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 …