Due to the expected frigid temps, coupled with high winds and precipitation the overflow will be opened tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm …

New Bedford Fire Chief Paul Coderre, Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the Fire Department’s so-called ‘rolling blackout’ policy: “Beginning in March 2020, the New Bedford Fire Department (NBFD) will end so-called fire company ‘rolling blackouts,’ the practice of taking one of the City’s ten fire companies out of …

Stargazers and skywatchers will be treated to three supermoons this year, with the first one appearing this weekend, February 7-9th. A full moon is one that is at its closest point to earth and a supermoon is one that appears a little larger than a regular full moon. What makes …

A Quincy man has been sentenced to Life in Prison after a jury convicted him of brutally murdering a Marshfield man in his own home, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz and Marshfield Police Chief Phil Tavares announced today. Jurors began hearing trial testimony on January 7 and deliberated …

The following is from the Fairhaven Police Department Facebook page: “Can anyone identify this character? He’s running a scam throughout the local area. We’d love to think he’s only trying to replace his slides with a pair of dress shoes for this suit but it goes beyond that. Any help …

Meet Jonathan Carvalho, 28-year-old Public Information Officer & Education Policy Advisor for the City of New Bedford. Jonathan’s family, like many others, arrived in the New Bedford area from Portugal, his family making their way here 100 years ago. He was born and raised in New Bedford and grew up …

Seth M. Bourget, 39, of Woodstock, Conn., a Senior Correctional Officer at U.S. Bureau Prisons Federal Medical Center in Devens (FMC Devens), was indicted on two counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law. Joseph M. Lavorato, 51, of Wilmington, Mass., a Lieutenant at FMC Devens was indicted …

Last night at about 8:35 p.m., Trooper Michael Barrera assigned to State Police- Sturbridge was on patrol in the area of Exit 3A on Route 84 in Sturbridge when he observed a 2017 Toyota Sienna minivan merge onto the off-ramp at a clocked speed of 50 miles per hour. The …

Two New Bedford men who brought a loaded firearm to the New Bedford District Court this past June were both convicted of illegal firearm offenses last week and sentenced to serve two-and-a-half years in jail, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Alante Brown, 19, and Manny Andrews, …

Just before midnight yesterday Trooper Patrick Dolan, assigned to the State Police Barracks in Springfield, was patrolling Route 91 Southbound in Longmeadow when he observed a black Acura sedan traveling at approximately 90 miles per hour. The posted speed limit at this location is 65 mph. Trooper Dolan caught up …