On August 28th from 12pm to 4pm. the Monroe Staffing agency will be having an official Grand Opening event and hosting a job fair! If you or someone you know is looking for work, Monroe Staffing can help. Their new offices are located at 1575 N. Main Street. Currently they …
Read More »Mayor Mitchell continues to prepare for legal challenge to Parallel Products
Mayor Jon Mitchell is seeking to put in place the funding necessary to challenge the Parallel Products proposal in the New Bedford Business Park. In a budget request slated to be considered at the City Council meeting tomorrow (Thursday, August 15), Mayor Mitchell proposed allocating a budget of $250,000 for …
Read More »Bonnie Mello appointed President/CEO of LifeStream
LifeStream, Inc. one of the largest human services providers in southeastern Massachusetts, has named Bonnie Mello President and Chief Executive Officer, it was announced by Janice Robbins, LifeStream’s Chairman of the Board. Ms. Robbins also announced that long-time President and Chief Executive Officer John Latawiec retired on August 11, 2019. …
Read More »New Bedford adds five new officers to the police force
On Tuesday, August 13th, five New Bedford Police recruits graduated from the Reading Police Academy after completing an intense academic and physical fitness training that lasted just over five months. The academy prepared these officers for their new endeavor as law enforcement officers in the City of New Bedford. The …
Read More »Massachusetts “Cold Case” from 1990s solved; alleged serial rapist to be arraigned tomorrow
A 61-year-old former Bridgewater man who fled the state 16 years ago was arrested recently in Seal Cove, Maine, and is being transported back to Massachusetts. The defendant will be arraigned in Taunton District Court tomorrow morning on new charges connected to two previously unsolved Bristol County rapes which occurred …
Read More »79-year old Wareham man arrested for narcotics trafficking
On Tuesday morning, August 13, detectives and patrol officers of the Wareham Police Department raided a home at 124 Highland Shores Drive after securing a search warrant for illegal drugs. The raid comes after a joint investigation with multiple agencies. During the search detectives confiscated 175 grams of suspected cocaine, …
Read More »Onset man arrested for 3rd OUI while driving scooter on Onset Pier
On Sunday, August 11, at 6:21 p.m., Thomas Welch, 49, of Onset, was arrested by Officer Nate Aronson and Department of Natural Resources Officer Joshua Kimball on East Boulevard. Wareham police officer Kimball observed Mr. Welch operating a scooter on a restricted area of the Onset Pier and directed him …
Read More »Onset man arrested in Wareham for 3rd OUI
On Sunday, August 11 at 12:40 a.m., William Guenette, 50, of Onset, was arrested by Officer Nate Aronson and Sergeant Herb Noble on Locust Street for operating under the influence of alcohol, 3rd offense, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Sergeant Noble was in the area for a report …
Read More »Cut the bloated, absurd salaries of university administrators to lower student tuition, lessen their debt and pay teachers more
There’s never been a time in American history that education costs have been at the forefront of discussion by the general public. Particularly alarming is that it not only is getting increasingly harder to afford tuition – which often needs to be supplemented with loans – but for those who …
Read More »HELP WANTED: City of New Bedford’s Solicitor’s Office is hiring for a Data Entry Clerk
PAY: $15.46hr – $20.92hr Works as a liaison for the Task Force with other City departments, State agencies and constituents. Handles a large volume of phone calls, emails and written correspondence. Identifies specific issues in complaints, coordinates response efforts with the proper departments and keeps interested persons informed of actions …
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