Announcements

“BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the award of over $3.6 million in grant funds to 52 local police departments for the implementation or expansion of body-worn camera programs in communities across Massachusetts. Now in its third year, the Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program awarded $3,610,598.95 to support municipal police …

“We set out for ‘Boots’ via dog and drone Hawkeye Aerial Systems. Ultimately he was found by our cadaver recovery dog and didn’t make it. He was eaten by coyotes, all we found was random body parts. Rest in peace boots. It never gets easier to recover an animal this …

“As part of the continuing effort to modernize and professionalize municipal government, the City has launched a Leadership Institute so that department heads and senior managers refine skills needed to be more effective in their roles. The initiative, managed by the Personnel Office with support from AllOne Health Employee Assistance …

“*Note: This video contains graphic imagery and language* LAKEVILLE — Chief Matthew Perkins reports that the Lakeville Police Department is releasing body-worn camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that took place early Friday morning, Sept. 29. See the original story here. The video begins as the Lakeville officer activates his …

“Since the City of New Bedford’s Food Waste Drop-Off Program started in June 2022, nearly two tons of food waste have been collected. While that is significant, there is a lot more food waste that can be diverted from the landfill. The City is encouraging more New Bedford residents to …

“The members of the Sr. Teresa Trayers, SND Chapter of the National Honor Society held their annual Rock-a-thon Food Drive on Friday and Saturday, September 29th and 30th. Starting in 1999, the NHS Rock-a-thon has collected over 183,000 pounds of food to assist the needy in the Greater New Bedford, …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 1999 and 2021, 645,000 people have died from opioid-related overdoses and almost 80,000 people in 2022 alone. In 2020 the national opioid dispense rate reached 43.3 per 100 people. One 2022 study found that counties with higher dispensing rates had …

“Warning – this information may be upsetting to read. “He was limping through the streets of Lexington, with an illegal leg hold trap tightly gripping his front leg, when people walking by took notice. Fate would have it that a police officer would be very close by. One of the …

“On Saturday, Trooper Jared Layman, a recent graduate of the 88th Recruit Training Troop, and his Field Training Officer, Trooper Ryan Shepherd, were tasked with wrangling a few swans out of the Route 495 median in Westborough. After some ingenuity, the Troopers were able to devise a plan to get …

“STOREFRONT FACELIFT: As part of the City’s Storefront Facelift social media series, we showcase businesses in neighborhoods across New Bedford who are taking advantage of the City’s storefront rehabilitation program. Today’s Storefront Facelift is Giammalvo’s Market located on Purchase Street. Giammalvo’s received $38,867 in federal ARPA funds to fix the …