“At approximately 1:45 a.m. Saturday Trooper Matt Baird of the Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit learned that Palmer Police were searching for two girls, ages 13 and 14, who had been missing since 11 p.m. Trooper Baird responded to the area with his partner Caber, and after obtaining an object …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police seize over $130,000 in alleged drug money at Logan Airport
This past weekend, a male booked a flight at Logan Airport, missed the flight, then booked a second flight the same day. The destination to which he was attempting to fly is known as a source area for illegal narcotics. As the passenger went through a TSA checkpoint he was …
Read More »Massachusetts Environmental Police seizes fishing gear and issues nearly $1,900 in citations in incident
“On the evening of Saturday, May 23, 2020, Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers conducted a marked patrol along the Mystic River in Everett. Officers encountered numerous violations by individuals fishing from shore and by kayak, to include over the limit possession and minimum size violations. Additionally, an individual threw his catch …
Read More »UMass system reports fraudulent unemployment claims exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic for employees
Multiple federal agencies are reporting an increase in fraudulent unemployment claims exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically of state and federal government employees. Within the UMass system, there have been several cases reported where claim requests have been submitted to the Department of Unemployment Assistance allegedly by our employees. Some of …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department honors rookie officer Tyler White
“On May 22 the NBPD honored rookie Officer Tyler White with its prestigious Life Saving Award for acting selflessly and with great courage to save the life of another. Early on the morning of May 1, Officer White responded to a single motor vehicle accident on Turner St. A vehicle …
Read More »Southcoast Health COVID-19 surge hospital at UMass Dartmouth to close
The 98-bed facility was constructed to guard the region against a spring surge. The Southcoast Health COVID-19 surge hospital located in the Tripp Athletic Center at UMass Dartmouth has closed. The hospital was built in partnership with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to safeguard the capacity of the region’s …
Read More »New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents FREE live-stream “Jesse Holstein Bach-Talk with Talk-Bach”
On Wednesday, May 27, 7pm tune in on the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra website or on Facebook for a LIVE STREAM of Bach-Talk with Talk-Bach with NBSO concertmaster Jesse Holstein. The first known edition of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin dates from 1720 while he was employed at …
Read More »Wareham Police arrest man after he allegedly commits multiple moving violations
On Monday, May 25, at about 7:30 p.m. Wareham Police and other emergency services responded to Sandwich Road for a one car motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers observed a male that yelling, flailing his arms, and clenching his fists. It appeared as though he was directing his hostility towards …
Read More »City of New Bedford launches “MaskNB” to promote use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19
“Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the City of New Bedford has launched MaskNB, an initiative in partnership with the American Red Cross and Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation, to continue to promote the widespread use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by offering a mask to any City resident …
Read More »UMass Dartmouth scientists to help guide regional offshore wind development
The Baker-Polito Administration announced UMass Dartmouth as one of four institutions selected as part of a Southern New England pilot regional fisheries studies project worth $1.1 million. Scientists at UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) have been awarded $278,592 to conduct fisheries surveys as part of the …
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