In preparation for the beginning of their UMass Dartmouth journey, first-year students completed their first college writing assignment by participating in the This We Believe blog. Students were invited to post essays about their life experiences to share with their peers. This opportunity allowed new students to reflect on what …
Read More »Mayor Jon Mitchell to hold August Neighborhood Office Hours at Cafe Roma
Mayor Mitchell will hold neighborhood office hours for the month of August on Tuesday, August 27, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Cafe Roma, 3371 Acushnet Avenue. Mayor Mitchell announced he would set aside time each month to hold office hours in city neighborhoods so that residents could meet with …
Read More »New Bedford RiseFest for the homeless set for September 1
New Bedford RiseFest 2019, a collection of local musical acts of all genres helping to raise money for New Bedford’s homeless, is scheduled for September 1st from 12 pm to 12 am at The Vault Music Hall & Pub at Greasy Luck at 791 Purchase St in New Bedford. This …
Read More »Massachusetts Public Health Officials Announce Fourth Human Case of EEE
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that laboratory testing has confirmed a case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection in a female over the age of 50 who is a resident of southern Bristol County. This is the fourth human case of EEE in Massachusetts this …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – Aug. 25, 2019
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of August 25, 2019. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. Job Fair – Monroe Staffing On August 28th from 12pm to 4pm. the Monroe …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police Community Action Team arrests man for Fentanyl trafficking in New Bedford
A traffic stop in New Bedford yesterday led to the arrest of a man for trafficking in fentanyl, among other charges. At about 5:20 p.m., troopers assigned to the Troop D Community Action Team stopped a 2019 Nissan Altima for suspected illegal window tint. During their contact with the operator, …
Read More »New Bedford man charged with OUI after hitting Brooklawn Park wall
29-year old Marcos Araujo of New Bedford is being charged with OUI-liquor after hitting Brooklawn Park wall just before 1 am on Thursday. According to New Bedford police, the responded to a call of an accident involving a single car hitting the wall at Brooklawn Park on Acushnet Ave. in …
Read More »58-year old woman drowns at Parkwood in Wareham on Thursday
On Thursday, August 22, at about 1:15 p.m. multiple Wareham emergency agencies responded to Parkwood in Wareham for the report of an unresponsive person on the beach. Civilians were performing CPR on a woman near the shoreline when first responders arrived. She was pulled further onto the beach where EMS …
Read More »Public Health Officials Announce Third Human Case of EEE in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that laboratory testing has confirmed a case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection, in a male over the age of 60 who was exposed to the virus in northern Franklin County. This is the third human case of EEE in …
Read More »Efforts to combat mosquito threats continue in New Bedford
Aerial spraying for mosquitoes that began on Wednesday, August is expected overnight in New Bedford tonight, Friday, August 23 into the early morning of Saturday, August 24. Presence of EEE in Buttonwood Park Area Deceased wildlife are indicators of possible EEE or West Nile Virus in an area. On Friday, …
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