Local jurisdiction refused immigration detainer despite 9 counts of indecent assault and battery on a child less than 14 years old. “BOSTON – Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Guatemalan noncitizen who has been charged with a myriad of crimes including sex crimes against minor victims …
Read More »Massachusetts DoT announces upcoming work on New Bedford’s Rt. 140
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that work on Route 140 in New Bedford is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 1, at 7 p.m. Both sides of the roadway will be resurfaced between mile markers 0.0 and 5.2, which will require some ramp closures and detours. MassDOT said …
Read More »New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo announces change to operating hours
“New Bedford, Massachusetts: The Buttonwood Park Zoo is announcing a slight change to operating hours for the upcoming spring and summer season. Starting April 1, BPZOO will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week, a slight change from previous summer and spring seasons. The Zoo …
Read More »Empire Ford of New Bedford’s “Veteran of the Month”: Lt. Richard Tasker, killed during mid-air crash
“The 54th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory LT Richard Frost Tasker, of New Bedford, who was killed in action at the age of 24, during a mid-air crash while piloting a B-17 Bomber in WWII. Tasker was …
Read More »During Food Waste Prevention Week, New Bedford, Dartmouth residents can enter giveaway for prizes
“The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District is proud to support Food Waste Prevention Week 2024, joining more than 600 partners across the country. Food Waste Prevention Week, April 1-7, 2024, is a week-long online campaign to raise awareness and inspire everyone to reduce food waste at home, at …
Read More »New Bedford man indicted and arrested in connection to former Hawthorne Country Club Fire
“Shawn Lee Medeiros, 31, of New Bedford was indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury today on a charge of burning of a building connected to the vacant Hawthorne Country Club in Dartmouth on May 7, 2023. On May 7, 2023, the Dartmouth Fire Department received numerous 911 calls regarding …
Read More »PSA: Emergency Management Drill to take place at New Bedford’s St. Luke’s Hospital
“There will be an emergency management drill at St. Luke’s Hospital. Please note that this is a planned drill and these exercises are designed to make sure our teams are trained and well prepared to care for our patients and community in a real emergency. All emergency and clinical services …
Read More »54-year-old New Bedford career criminal, cocaine trafficker, sentenced to prison
“A 54-year-old New Bedford career criminal, who was convicted after a week-long jury trial last month of trafficking cocaine, was sentenced yesterday to serve eight to 10 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. The charges were brought against Benjamin Duarte brought after New …
Read More »Non-citizen, Fentanyl trafficker arrested in New Bedford, to be deported after serving prison sentence
“A 49-year-old Braintree narcotics trafficker arrested in New Bedford in possession of nearly 500 grams of Fentanyl was sentenced to serve six to six-and-a-half years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Robinson Paradis-Feliz pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with Trafficking …
Read More »New Bedford man arrested after reports of person with pistol in waistband walking around
“NEW BEDFORD – Patrol officers have arrested a man in the north-end sector for unlawfully carrying a gun. On March 25th, at around 10 AM, a call was received regarding a man with a pistol in his waistband walking on County St. in the area of Coggeshall St. Shortly thereafter, …
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