By Sam Drysdale, State House News Service The largest veterans services organization in Massachusetts took a vote of no confidence in Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jon Santiago last month, calling for him to step down from the job. The Massachusetts chapter of the American Legion, which represents more than 35,000 …
Read More »New Bedford Fire Dept. names Owen Costa as honorary Deputy Fire Chief
“We had the distinct honor of welcoming Owen Costa to our firehouse family. Owen has been officially named an honorary Deputy Fire Chief by New Bedford Fire Department Fire Chief Scott Kruger and the members of Local 841 New Bedford Firefighters! Owen, your bravery and courage inspires us all. You …
Read More »Boston Police seek help identifying underwear-masked bandit in alleged armed robbery
“BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned To District A-1/A-15 Seek The Public’s Help To Identify The Following Individual In Relation To An Armed Robbery In Charlestown” Detectives assigned to District A-1/A-15 (Downtown/Charlestown) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individual involved in an armed robbery (knife) incident that occurred …
Read More »Lakeville Police, Massachusetts EP respond to fatal emergency on Long Pond
“LAKEVILLE — Chief Matthew Perkins reports that the Lakeville Police Department responded along with the Lakeville Fire Department to assist the Massachusetts Environmental Police during a fatal emergency on Long Pond Saturday afternoon. Lakeville Police responded to Long Pond at 4:58 p.m. after receiving a request from the Environmental Police …
Read More »BCSO’s Captain, K9 ‘Tusko’ graduate from tracking, narcotics detection academy
“Congratulations to K9 Captain Jeff Williams and his partner K9 Tusko for graduating from their tracking and narcotics detection academy today! The pair spent the last 12 weeks learning tracking patterns, scent detection, and strategic techniques to search motor vehicles, packages, and jail cells. Their efforts will ensure our facility …
Read More »Dartmouth man allegedly viewing porn, images of toddlers, 10-year-olds
“BOSTON, July 18, 2024 – A Dartmouth man was arraigned Wednesday in East Boston BMC after another passenger reported seeing disturbing photos and videos of prepubescent children on his phone during a flight from Nashville to Boston, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. JED COHEN, 74, of Dartmouth was charged …
Read More »12 states including Massachusetts hit by Listeria outbreak from deli meats
“July 19, 2024: CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are collecting different types of data to identify the food source of a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. Epidemiologic information shows that many people in this outbreak report eating …
Read More »VIDEO: Former Weymouth Police Officer Sentenced for Assaulting a Man During an Arrest
A former Weymouth Police officer was sentenced today for assaulting a man in custody by punching the victim multiple times without legal justification. Massachusetts officer who punched a handcuffed man 13 times in the face gets 2 years supervised release, with the first 6 months under house arrest pic.twitter.com/iRmtgVvFCE— Insane …
Read More »37-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker sentenced to prison
“A 37-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker arrested while also in possession of an illegal gun was sentenced this week to serve eight to 10 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Johan Baez pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging him …
Read More »City of New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 22, 2024 – July 26, 2024
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 22, 2024 – July 26, 2024, and they are as follows: Eversource crews will be on these streets to work on Main Relay & Services: Services on Acushnet Ave. from Bowles St. to 3082 Acushnet Ave. …
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