Announcements

“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of September 11, 2023 – September 15, 2023, and they are as follows: Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on: • Main relay on Church St from Carlisle St to Shaw St • Main …

“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 …

“Check out what the city paint department did! They refurbished the sign and reinstalled it! Big thank you to the city paint department! It’s amazing what a difference a sign makes on a fire house. Some might say it makes the fire house. Now it will be clear to all …

On Wednesday, August 6th, the New Bedford Police Union announced that four police officers will be leaving the department. The four officers are Matthew Couture, Owen Azevedo, Justin Costa, and Krista-Jean Forand. Officer Krista-Jean Forand was hired by the New Bedford Police Department in June 2020 and was assigned to …

“The New Bedford Police Union regrets to announce the departure of another officer. Officer Owen Azevedo has moved on from the New Bedford Police Department. Officer Azevedo was hired by the New Bedford Police Department in February 2022. Officer Azevedo was assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division until his departure. …

The Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program helps keep households in stable housing situations when facing eviction, foreclosure, loss of utilities, and other housing emergencies caused by loss of income, increase in expenses, or both. This program helps residents by providing up to $7,000 per household to help …

Print out your resume and dress for success, the 2023 South Coast Job Fair is ready to kick off! The event will take place on Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 9:00AM – 2:00PM at “Rachel’s Lakeside” located at 950 State Road in Dartmouth. The South Coast Job Fair will showcase …

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 …

“The Massachusetts State Police along with community partners, Shrewsbury Police, Worcester Police, and The UMass Chen Medical School Police, collaborated with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to provide a Community Movie Night in Shrewsbury. Community members who attended watched a screening of Zootopia, and were happy to meet our Employee Assistance Unit’s …

“We would like to acknowledge the 20th anniversary of the passing of New Bedford Police Officer and Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara in Iraq. For those who had the privilege of knowing him, Officer Camara is remembered as a devoted officer whose calm demeanor had a comforting effect …