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A 37-year-old New Bedford woman became the first defendant to be convicted of drug crimes related to the year-long wiretap investigation dubbed Operation High Stakes, which concluded two years ago, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Crystal Hinson pleaded guilty last week in Fall River Superior Court …

It’s clear to me that our State and Federal governments have misclassified fentanyl and partially why the synthetic opioid now accounts for 90% of all the overdose deaths in Massachusetts. Over 1,500 people died from drug overdoses in Massachusetts last year – nearly 1,350 of the deceased had fentanyl in …

New Bedford police arrested 48-year old Jessica Williams of 960 County Street, apartment #3 of New Bedford on fentanyl distribution charges. County Street was listed at the top spot in New Bedford’s six worst drug dealer infested streets. Jessica Williams is being charged with distribution of a class B drug …

“To the city of New Bedford: Can’t we do better than broken up parks and fix these things so our children can play safely? The clear bubbles you’re supposed to see through are gone. The ABC music bells haven’t made any noise except for a clunk for as long as …

A Holyoke man was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court in Boston for threatening to murder a federal prosecutor. Carlos Maldonado, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 50 months in prison, 30 months to be served concurrent to a federal sentence he is currently …

A Lynn man was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court in Boston for multiple drug convictions associated with his distribution of heroin and fentanyl that led to the 2017 overdose death of a Melrose resident. Yeffry Reynoso, a/k/a Chris, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to …

On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers were on patrol in the area of the West Island Marina in Fairhaven when they observed five passengers disembark from a locally run charter boat. An inspection of the passenger catch revealed they were in possession of 32 …

Chief Joseph Cordeiro is pleased to announce that the New Bedford Police Department has received a grant from the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) to bring on a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA member to increase the department’s addiction and recovery program capacity. This groundbreaking new National Recovery Corps program …

Southcoast Health announced today that the St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary awarded five $1,000 scholarships to area high school seniors entering college in the fall to pursue careers in healthcare. • Sandra Allen, the auxiliary scholarship chair, presented the awards to: • Samantha Landry, a graduate from Bishop Stang High School, …

Spinner Publications is excited to let you know about a new book that will be released at the end of June entitled “Under Sun, Stars and Sails ~ A Whaling Family’s Life at Sea” written by Marsha Hall Brown, a descendant of a Nantucket whaling master. Captain Joseph Marshall had …