“Earlier yesterday morning, at approximately 02:00 hours, Association members from multiple Boston Barracks, along with Boston Fire and Boston EMS, responded to a tractor-trailer rollover crash on Storrow Drive at the BU Bridge. Upon their arrival, the operator, a 67-year-old Mattapoisett man, was out of the cab and was alert …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police charge Dominican national with Fentanyl trafficking, firearms offenses
“On Wednesday, Oct. 12, Troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit for Bristol County assisted Providence Police Department Detectives in the execution of three search warrants in Providence, R.I., as part of a fentanyl trafficking investigation initiated by a State Police narcotics task force. Troopers and Detectives seized …
Read More »U.S. Rep. Keating tours New Bedford’s St. Luke’s Trauma Center after securing federal funds
“U.S. Rep. William “Bill” Keating, D-Bourne, visited St. Luke’s Hospital on Thursday to tour Southcoast Health’s Level II Trauma Center and preview an expansion made possible by $975,000 in federal funds he secured for the not-for-profit community health system. Keating’s successful Community Funding Project request for the St. Luke’s Level …
Read More »New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 17, 2022 – October 21, 2022,
“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 17, 2022 – October 21, 2022, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on the street milling from gas main relays on: • Phillips Rd between Greenbrier Ct and Briarwood Dr • Phillips Rd …
Read More »City of New Bedford parking ban while AMC films television series
“NOTICE: AMC is filming in New Bedford for an upcoming television series. There will be no parking on the following dates/times/locations: Thursday October 13th- Friday October 21st: • No Parking on 8th Street between Mechanics Ln and Union Street. 5am-9pm • No Parking Madison Street Between County Street and Orchard …
Read More »New Bedford Festival Theatre celebrates 50 years of Performing Arts with “Welcome to the Theatre!”
New Bedford Festival Theatre presents Welcome to the Theatre! 50 years of Performing Arts in Our City; a Tribute to Armand Marchand and George Charbonneau. The event will take place on October 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM at New Bedford High School’s Phillip Bronspiegel Auditorium. In 1972, the “new” New …
Read More »Flag to honor Mattapoisett native Lt. General John “Skip” B. Hall, Jr. Fighter Pilot, Commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan
During the month of October, the 38th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of Lt. General John “Skip” B. Hall, Jr., a highly decorated fighter pilot and commander, who served in the United States Air Force for 32 years. During …
Read More »42-year-old New Bedford Fentanyl trafficker sentenced to prison
“A 42-year-old New Bedford Fentanyl trafficker was sentenced last week in Fall River Superior Court to serve four years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Brian Still pleaded guilty on October 7 to an indictment charging him with trafficking in excess of 18 grams …
Read More »36-year old Massachusetts man arrested after allegedly trying to have sex with “9-year old”
“A Taunton, MA, man has been ordered detained in federal custody on charges that he allegedly traveled to Rhode Island to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor, and that he received and possessed child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. It is alleged in court documents …
Read More »Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announces pardons of four individuals
“Today, Governor Charlie Baker announced the pardons of four individuals: Kenneth Dunn, Steven Joanis, Stephen Polignone and Michael Picanso. The Massachusetts Constitution grants the Governor the power to grant pardons, and Governor Baker issued updated Executive Clemency Guidelines in February 2020. Petitions for pardons are reviewed by the Advisory Board …
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