“Congratulations to our recruits who graduated from the 75th Class of the MPTC Plymouth Police Academy! They will be sworn into the New Bedford Police Department on Friday ??‍♀️?.”-City of New Bedford Police Department. “PLYMOUTH – Yesterday, the Municipal Police Training Committee Executive Director Robert Ferullo and Plymouth Academy Director …

“New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira announced the release of a comprehensive review of the City’s Police Department by Jensen Hughes, a global consultancy known for its law enforcement expertise. Robert Wasserman, one of the nation’s preeminent policing experts and a former Jensen Hughes Senior Vice President, oversaw the preparation …

“Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today announced the introduction of the Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax (FATCAT) Act, legislation that would increase fuel taxes for private jet travel from the current $0.22 …

“There are many different ways to solve a problem, or in the case of the next generation of Bristol County Corrections Officers, many ways to deescalate a situation. Deescalation is one of the main focuses of the expanded training academy for CO recruits at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office this …

During the month of May, the 44th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of SSGT. John F. Santos, of New Bedford, who served his country with honor and dignity for seven years, before passing away on December 28, 2022, at …

“Melville “Roy” Anderson, 100, who was born on August 25, 1922, in Chicopee, Mass., to Arthur and Catherine (Arrowsmith) Anderson, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2023 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., after a short illness. Roy was the eldest of 10 children. He attended local Chicopee schools …

“Agency Continues to Take Critical Steps to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths Being Driven Primarily by Illicit Opioids. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan, 4 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription, use – the first naloxone product approved for use without a prescription. Naloxone …

On April 4, 2023, the Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts, Inc, will host its annual Portuguese-American of the Year Recognition Banquet which will serve to honor three individuals for their outstanding service to the Society and the Portuguese-American community. The event will take place at 6:00 pm at the Century …

“The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) worked with Google to auto-install spyware on the smartphones of more than one million Commonwealth residents, without their knowledge or consent, in a misguided effort to combat Covid-19. Such brazen disregard for civil liberties violates the United States and Massachusetts Constitutions and cannot …

“Louis D. Coleman III was sentenced to life in prison today for the kidnapping and killing of Jassy Correia. Coleman, 36, of Providence, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On June 1, 2022, Coleman …