In Massachusetts we have real issues to deal with: a heroin epidemic, increasing homelessness, high property taxes, legislators getting 50% pay raises and a host of other issues. If you live in New Bedford, heroin, panhandlers, high crime areas, high property taxes, low wages and a decaying fishing industry are …

The medical examiner is investigating the death of a 36-year-old New Bedford man Wednesday at 3:19 p.m. from an apparent drug overdose Wednesday at a home on Whitman Street. Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Evidence of apparent drug use was found at the scene. This comes after …

Mayor Jon Mitchell State of the City Address – Thursday, March 9, 2017 Thank you to Joe Michaud, Rick Kidder and the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce for another great job in organizing this annual event, to Webster Bank for its enduring sponsorship, and to Superintendent Jim O’Brien and Greater New …

Massachusetts has twice the drug overdoses than the national average. A new report states that Fentanyl is now responsible for 75% of the overdose deaths in Massachusetts. In a state where we ban assault riffles because of their firepower, why is Fentanyl treated as a less dangerous drug than heroin? According to …

As of this writing, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has made 115 posts to Facebook in 2017; 101 of them directed at Donald Trump (or one of his nominees), but not a single one dedicated to the heroin epidemic ravaging Massachusetts.  In Massachusetts we have real issues to deal with; a heroin …

Meet Connie Rocha-Mimoso, 50-year-old Director of Community Health Services at Seven Hills. Connie moved to New Bedford from Portugal in 1981, at the age of 14, with her parents and 4 siblings. Her family always instilled the value of helping others, from her grandfather taking in homeless people in Portugal …

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at approximately 3:30 p.m., a thirty-nine year old Dartmouth man was revived with Narcan after suffering a suspected heroin overdose. After the successful administration of Narcan, the male party was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital for further medical evaluation and/or treatment. Thus far in 2017, …

It’s tough being a firefighter today as cities and towns ask fire departments to take on more responsibilities with fewer resources. There was a time when fire departments mostly put out fires, but today fire departments mostly respond to medical incidents. Now equipped with Narcan, they are on the front …

Take a ride through New Bedford and chances are you’ll pass a few panhandlers with signs asking for money. They seem to be standing on every busy intersection in the city. The most lucrative spots even cause turf wars with panhandlers assaulting each other, sometimes with a weapon. The number …

Massachusetts State Police detectives led investigations into 67 homicides in 2016, solving 57 of them for an 87 percent clearance rate. As in past years, the homicides investigated by State Police ranged from street violence and outdoor shootings in urban areas to killings in suburban and rural settings. Thirteen of …