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In a 10-0 vote, the New Bedford City Council voted to oppose a “safe injection site center” anywhere in the city. The motion was presented to the city council on Thursday by Councilor Brian Gomes. Councilor Coelho was absent. Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone has pledged to open a supervised consumption …

This morning, just about 2 a.m., troopers from State Police–Tunnels arrested ADELMO RODRIGUEZ, 47, of Chelsea for several offenses, including: Operating under the Influence of Liquor; Attempted Murder; and Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, 2 counts. Troopers, while on patrol on Porter Street in East Boston, observed a …

The New Bedford Health Department has announced that sections of West Beach closed yesterday have been reopened for swimming today, Friday, August 16, 2019. Testing was conducted and the results of water samples collected from all municipal beaches indicate that water quality has returned to a level safe for swimming …

A Lawrence resident was arrested last night and charged today in federal court in Boston with sexually exploiting a 4-year-old. Jakob Nieves, who also goes by Dakota, 19, was charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distribution of child pornography. Nieves appeared in federal …

Dartmouth police provided images are of the three (3) suspects wanted in connection with a hit and run crash that occurred at the King’s Inn during the early morning hours on Saturday, August 3, 2019. If you have any information that can help us identify the suspects, you can either …

Share your home and make a difference. HMEA is looking for kind, committed, and compassionate people in Taunton, Attleboro, Fall River and Greater New Bedford. A Shared Living Provider is someone who opens their home and provides daily support and companionship to an adult with a developmental disability. Share your …

Brian Jagielski, 53, of Tiverton, RI, is wanted in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island in connection to serious domestic violence cases. The defendant, who has a lengthy history of domestic violence-related convictions, is under indictment in Bristol County for strangling his girlfriend on multiple occasions in New Bedford and for …

“We sectioned my sister, Kendra Gonzalez, due to drug issues (she’s 6 months pregnant) trying to get her help so she can get her children back. Before drugs, she was a really good mom. She ran from the hospital and there is an active BOLO. She said just to spite …

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …

The New Bedford Health Department has announced that West Beach south of the beach’s pavilion has been closed to swimming today, Thursday, August 15, 2019, due to elevated bacteria levels. The water at all New Bedford beaches will be tested daily until acceptable water quality levels are obtained and swimming …