Elon Musk recently brought the “migrant housing” issue in Massachusetts to the attention of 38 million people on ‘X,’ formerly known as ‘Twitter.’ Musk shared a video of Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll asking Massachusetts residents to host undocumented migrants in their homes and properties. New York City just forced kids …
Read More »Salem man sentenced to prison for child pornography, owning images of child under 12-years-old
“BOSTON – A Salem, Mass. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Andrew R. Sorrento, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani to six years in prison and five years of supervised release. In October 2023, Sorrento …
Read More »Randolph Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Minor
A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for sex trafficking a 15-year-old minor. Admilson Gomes Pires, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Pires was also ordered to pay $5,500 in …
Read More »Chicago Rapper “G Herbo” sentenced in Boston for role in fraud conspiracy, making false statements
“BOSTON – A Chicago-area rap artist was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for participating in a nationwide wire fraud conspiracy that victimized businesses across the United States and for making a false statement to a federal agent to conceal his involvement. Herbert Wright, 25, a/k/a “G Herbo,” …
Read More »Video captures brutal knockout in parking lot of New Bedford bar
An anonymous source recently sent us a video capturing a man punching and knocking out another man in the parking lot of “The Last Round” in New Bedford. This individual told us, “I want to be anonymous but this is Servulo Pires, assaulting a man who he didn’t know in …
Read More »New Hampshire man pleads guilty to series of extortionate bomb threats against Harvard University
“Threats caused evacuation at Harvard and the controlled detonation of a hoax device. BOSTON – A Manchester, N.H., man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for a series of extortionate bomb threats against Harvard University. The extortionate threats caused the evacuation of Harvard’s Science Center Plaza and surrounding …
Read More »FDA warns Massachusetts residents to avoid live, whole scallops harvested from prohibited area
“AUDIENCE: • Restaurants and food retailers in Illinois (IL), Massachusetts (MA), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), and Pennsylvania (PA) that have recently purchased certain Intershell International Corp (MA 7802 SP) whole, live scallops that were received from an unlicensed harvester, believed to be harvested from prohibited waters in MA …
Read More »New Bedford Police arrest 32-year-old repeat offender with cache of narcotics, firearms, cash
“Detectives have placed a north-end man under arrest following a significant seizure. On Monday, January 8th, New Bedford police investigators executed a search warrant at 818 Tarkiln Hill Rd. The target of the investigation at this north-end address was EARL GARNER, 32. As the result of a search of the …
Read More »Gov. Healey launches new financial aid program for “undocumented students” in Massachusetts
For the first time ever, “undocumented students” will be able to apply for state need-based financial aid in the state of Massachusetts. According to a press release put out by Governor Healey, “The MASFA is an alternative form that provides students who cannot complete the Free Application for State Financial …
Read More »New Bedford’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to feature musical performances, remarks from mayor, keynote speaker
“The City’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Program will be held on Sunday, Jan. 14 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the International Church of the Nazarene located at 278 Pleasant St. Sponsored by the City of New Bedford’s Department of Community Services and its Human Rights Commission, …
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