“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of March 4, 2024 – March 8, 2024, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: • Main relay on Acushnet Ave from Phillips Rd to Fox St • Main …
Read More »Five people are hospitalized following a head-on crash in Foxboro involving an ambulance.
At 7:00pm Thursday night a Brewster Ambulance collided head-on with a Honda Pilot carrying five people, including a child. Both vehicles were traveling on Main Street in Foxboro. The Brewster Ambulance was transporting a 70-year-old patient of the collision. The patient, two Emergency Medical Technicians, and a 40-year-old mother in …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department respond to overnight shooting
At approximately 11:40pm on Friday night, the New Bedford Police Department received multiple 911 calls for shots being fired on Merrimac Street. Upon arrival, police discovered the street littered with multiple shell casings and a vehicle that sustained damage from the gunfire. A perimeter was immediately established and units began …
Read More »ICE, ERO Boston catches, charges Haitian national with rape of disabled person
“BOSTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Haitian national Jan. 9 who was recently arrested by local police on charges of rape and indecent assault and battery on a developmentally disabled person in Dorchester. ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against the Haitian citizen, but …
Read More »New England State Police assisted by New England Patriots to help mothers in need
Throughout 2023, and especially in these final months, the women involved with the NESPAC Women’s Conference have been working hard to get mothers what they need. NESPAC is the acronym for New England State Police Administrators Compact, a mutual aid and assistance partnership among the State Police agencies of Massachusetts, …
Read More »New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of January 1, 2024 – January 5, 2024
“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of January 1, 2024 – January 5, 2024, and they are as follows: City offices will be closed on Monday, January 1st in observance of New Year’s Dayy. Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services …
Read More »Mattapoisett Police charge New Bedford fugitive from justice with firearm offenses; separate car chase
“On Friday December 22, 2023 at approximately 2132 hours Officer Myers was on patrol when he conducted a traffic stop on a 2009 Acura MDX on Rt. 6. A registration check of the vehicle indicated that the vehicle had an expired inspection sticker and that the registered owner, Derrick Costa, …
Read More »New Bedford’s Swift Elementary School students gather items found in nature to showcase their talent
“ART IN NATURE – Students in Swift Elementary School’s 21st Century Afterschool Program went outside after school to gather items they found in nature and made nature scenes. They discussed leaves and how they change in the fall. They gathered leaves to make butterflies. Students read about artist Georgia O’Keeffe, …
Read More »New Bedford firefighters battle car blaze at Lech Garage & Auto Body
On Sunday night, the New Bedford Fire Department was alerted to a fire at Lech Garage & Auto Body at 103 N Front St, New Bedford. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a fully engulfed automobile. Preliminary investigation suggests that the particular car had been towed from the Gifford Street boat ramp …
Read More »New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of December 11, 2023 – December 15, 2023
“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of December 11, 2023 – December 15, 2023, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: • Main relay on County St from Cove St to Mosher St • Main …
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