Announcements

“There are many options for giving your Halloween pumpkins second lives while keeping them out of the landfill. Set them out with the City of New Bedford’s curbside yard waste pickup. Or drop them off with yard waste at the Recycling Center or place them in your backyard compost bin. …

“The Westport Police Department Awards Committee met regarding a Life Saving Award nomination for Officers Mike Chicca and Jarrod Levesque for their actions on October 11, 2023. Both Officers responded to a family dispute at a residence located on Drift Rd. While speaking with a 56 year old male, and …

In the past few years, Massachusetts politicians have created a hostile environment for wealthy residents and business owners by political rhetoric and the creation of tax policies that pushed them out of the Commonwealth in record numbers for three years in a row. Now, joining those two demographics are wealth …

UPDATED Tuesday @ 7:50am: Robert is now home safe and sound. Thank you to all who helped spread the word to get him home by liking, sharing, or commenting. _____________________________________________________________________________ “Around this time last year my brother Robert went missing with a female that he met online from South Carolina. …

Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to issue its proposed rule to reinstate net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act: “The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated …

“The New Bedford Fire Department sends its love and support to the Guillemette family following the passing of their son, Porter. Here’s a message from Fire Chief Scott Kruger & Deputy Fire Chief Brian Medeiros. In January of this year, we were all made aware that Porter, son of Firefighter …

“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of October 23, 2023 – October 27, 2023, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: • Main relay on Church St from Shaw St to King St • Main …

“The Board of Election Commissioners advises the public that absentee/mail-in ballots for the Municipal Election are now available. Any voter can request to receive a ballot by mail, can vote absentee in the Election office during regular business hours, or can Vote Early in person. The Election Office is located …

“Volunteers needed for an all important cleanup of Historic Palmer Island in New Bedford. Operation clean Sweep is scheduling (for the 3rd time) an environmental cleanup at Palmer Island in New Bedford. Volunteers are needed on Saturday October 28th from 12-4 with our headquarters located at the bottom of Gifford …

“The City of New Bedford is offering new programs to help businesses reduce their waste. In one program, businesses will be recognized for recycling properly. In another program, restaurants can take further steps to reduce waste by moving from disposable food service ware to reusable options. “These new programs will …