“In honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, the Southcoast Health Cancer Center hosted a preventative lung cancer screening event for eligible patients and community members. “Statistically around 237,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year,” said Dr. Tammy Gleeson, a Thoracic Surgeon at Southcoast Health. “Early …
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“The City’s Holiday Parking Program is back in full swing this year, offering two hours of free parking at both the Elm Street Garage and the Zeiterion Garage downtown, along with two hours of free parking at meters along Acushnet Avenue in the North End. New Bedford’s Holiday Parking Program …
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“On November 29, at 1740 hours Gardner Dispatch received a call from Heywood Hospital for assistance with a male party, later identified as Harrison Barjolo, 21, of Spencer, Massachusetts, who reportedly accessed an ambulance at the hospital and began to drive away with it. While en route to assist, Gardner …
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“Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlborough Chief of Police David Giorgi have confirmed the ongoing investigation into an apparent murder-suicide that occurred this morning in Marlborough. Wednesday, at approximately 10:05 a.m. Marlborough police received a call for a shooting at a Rice Street residence. Upon arrival police located two …
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An Estimated 10,000 Children 12 and Under Will Receive Coats, Hats, Gloves and Educational Materials in Shelters Across the State. “The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today a new initiative by local nonprofits Cradles to Crayons, Horizons for Homeless Children, and Neighborhood Villages to provide winter coats, hats, gloves, diapers, multilingual books, …
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“New Bedford Public Schools (NBPS) are doing their part to reduce waste. In one grant funded project, the school district has eliminated the use of more than 1.6 million Styrofoam meal trays annually. In another project, several schools are diverting food waste from the trash to be composted. Reducing waste …
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“Late yesterday morning a contractor working at a commercial construction site at 41 Foundry Ave., Waltham, discovered what appeared to be several cannonballs while excavating a trench. The Waltham Police and Fire Departments responded, as did members of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team …
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“New Bedford Cable Network (NBCN) won five awards at the annual ceremony recently held by the Northeast Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media. The highest honor coming back to New Bedford is a first-place award in the About Access & Community Media category to Dana Debarros and Suzanne Richard …
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“A 36-year-old New Bedford man arrested last week for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and violently assaulted her was found dangerous by a New Bedford District Court judge and ordered held without bail for 120 days, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Eberth Galicia-Giron is charged with Domestic …
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“On April 8, 1985, a driver traveling westbound on interstate 195 stopped in the breakdown lane in the Town of Fairhaven, just beyond the Mattapoisett town line. Off the shoulder of the road, in the brush about 45 feet from the roadway, the driver saw a human skeleton and immediately …
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