“Seat belts save lives! Anyone who follows our posts receives frequent reminders about the value of seatbelts. The individuals involved in the crashes seen on this page almost always come through with fewer and less serious injuries when using seatbelts. This accident occurred yesterday just before 3 pm at Bedford …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police sobriety checkpoint nets multiple OUI arrests
“Interdiction of impaired drivers has always been a core mission of the Massachusetts State Police, one that Troopers fulfill in various ways — through regular patrols out of 37 MSP Barracks across the state, dedicated patrols targeting specific trouble spots as identified by statistical analysis, and sobriety checkpoints set up …
Read More »Applications now open for New Bedford Creative Grant programs
“In 2023, ARTnet helped downtown New Bedford art gallery owner Alison Wells launch the “Grateful Palette Community.” It’s a monthly membership that allows you to explore and refine your skills freely through art journaling and mixed media painting techniques that you can learn more about at alisonwellsart.com. And, it helped …
Read More »UPDATED: Volunteers needed for cleanup of New Bedford’s Palmer’s Island on World Cleanup Day
UPDATED ON THURSDAY AT 9:25am: IMPORTANT ALERT! We want to thank all our hard working volunteers that have offered to do a cleanup at Palmer Island. However, with Hurricane Lee skirting the coast, with a Tropical Storm Watch, we must put safety first and cancel this Saturdays cleanup of Palmer …
Read More »New Bedford mom frustrated with bullying of daughter for 4 years, lack of help from schools
“I want to give you a summary of what happened at Gómez School. My daughter is suffering from bullying by another girl since the third grade. She has ADHD, IPE, and a little bit of autism. Now the kids are at Roosevelt School and the same bully is continuing to …
Read More »Association addresses poop problem by irresponsible dog owners in Massachusetts
“On the South Shore alone, we have more than 16,000 registered dogs from Weymouth to Kingston. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average dog produces approximately ¾ pound of waste per day. If you do the math, that’s more than 12,000 pounds of poop per day and 4.5 …
Read More »Family seeks public’s help finding missing homeless New Bedford man
“We have been looking for my father for a few months now. He is homeless and has a lot of medical issues! We’ve filed a police report. Can you please post His name is Emilio Rivera and he is 73 years old. My name is Vanessa Murchison. If there is …
Read More »New Bedford woman seeks help locating her 47-year old father who has gone missing
“My dad has gone missing after leaving a rehabilitation center in Brockton. We live in New Bedford. He doesn’t own a car, so may have gotten a ride from someone. He is 47-years old, 5’5″ and about 120lbs. If you see him please call or text me at 508-509-9069. Please …
Read More »City of New Bedford reminds residents of the Adopt-a-Tree Program
“With fall around the corner, the City of New Bedford would like to remind residents of our Adopt-a-Tree program. The Program, which kicked off in 2014 under Mayor Mitchell’s administration, invites residents to make a $150 contribution to the City of New Bedford which enables the Department of Public Infrastructure …
Read More »NYC-based “The Haz Mat Guys” team up with New Bedford Fire Department for live training
On Thursday, August 31st the New Bedford Fire Department hosted a training event where they conducted live fire scenarios involving lithium-ion batteries. The goal was to observe how these fires ignite, develop, and what the best practices are to extinguish and mitigate them. Various industry representatives were involved including the …
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