MasterChef is casting for their season and are in the process of doing community outreach looking for amazing HOME COOKS! We are on a nationwide search for talented amateur cooks from all types of backgrounds and with a range of cooking styles, to audition for Season 11. Whether you enjoy …
Read More »MBTA purchasing eighty new commuter rail bi-level coaches
The MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board awarded a $278.5 million contract to Hyundai-Rotem for the procurement of eighty (80) new Commuter Rail Bi-Level Coaches, which will increase capacity by over 14,000 seats daily. A $41 million contract for engineering and program management services for the project was also awarded …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #224: Austin “Ace On Earth” Pereira
Meet Austin “Ace On Earth” Pereira, 27-year-old artist, DJ, and meditation teacher. Austin always gravitated toward the arts growing up. Around the time he was graduating from high school and going to college, heavily influenced by the music he was listening to and the books he was reading, he decided …
Read More »UMass Law announces new scholarship with local police officers
In an effort to give back to their community while creating career opportunities in the legal professions, Hispanic members of the New Bedford Police Department have begun a scholarship at UMass Law. On September 24, Banessa Gonzalez, a third-year UMass Law student, became the inaugural recipient of the Hispanic Police …
Read More »New Bedford Election Commission reminds voters of polling places; includes changes to some wards
The New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners reminds the public that voters residing in Ward 1, Precinct D, will now vote at Vibra Hospital at 4499 Acushnet Avenue. This is directly across the street from the precinct’s former polling location, Bedford Gardens. Ward 1, Precinct D is located in the …
Read More »New Bedford felon convicted of hiding illegal gun in shared apartment air vent
A 28-year-old New Bedford man was convicted last week of hiding an illegal firearm in the air vents of a shared apartment building and was sentenced to serve three years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Daniel Brum pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior …
Read More »UPDATE: Massachusetts State Police investigating fatal crash in Freetown
A crash on Route 140 in Freetown this morning resulted in a fatality. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Christopher Meleo indicates that at about 8:10 a.m., an 18-year-old woman from North Dartmouth was traveling on Route 140 Northbound in the area of Exit 8 in Freetown in a 2003 Ford Escape. …
Read More »Four graduate from Massachusetts Environmental Police Academy
“The Massachusetts Environmental Police would like to welcome aboard our newest Environmental Police Officers! Officers successfully completed a rigorous 6-month training program at the MBTA Academy in Quincy, which culminated with today’s graduation at Faneuil Hall. Once on the job, Officers will participate in extensive specialized training to equip them …
Read More »State public health officials announce 11th human case of EEE and fourth death in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that laboratory testing has confirmed the 11th human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection, a man in his 70s from Worcester County. As a result, the communities of Auburn, Charlton, Dudley, Leicester, Southbridge and Spencer have been elevated to …
Read More »HELP WANTED: City of New Bedford is currently hiring for a Director of Purchasing position
PAY: $79,326 – $99,166 Plans, organizes, and supervises purchasing functions of City Departments; oversees major purchases and negotiates contracts with vendors; responds to inquiries regarding processes or bid status, negotiate terms and conditions with vendors and service providers; achieves Department objectives and goals within the budget. Provides support to the …
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