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At least five displaced by New Bedford garage fire
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — At least five people were displaced by a garage fire in New Bedford on Sunday. District Chief Shawn Sivil said the Red Cross was called to assist five residents, with a possible sixth person impacted by the fire. Sivil said crews responded to calls...
New Bedford Firefighters flagged down on way to emergency medical call for fire at 3-family home
“At 12:29pm Saturday afternoon, Engine Company 8 was responding to an emergency medical call when they were flagged down by tenants of 270 Nash Road who reported a fire inside their three-family home. The next closest fire company was immediately dispatched to cover Engine 8’s original call for service.
New Bedford fishing pier collapses, forces vessel relocation and equipment retrieval
Part of a New Bedford fishing pier collapsed Friday afternoon, according to police. Scott Carola, Asst. Deputy Chief and public information officer for the New Bedford police, said officers responded to the Eastern Fisheries Pier off Hervey Tichon Avenue at around 3:30 p.m. after the outer section collapsed. Four vessels...
Equipment to be recovered after pier collapse in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The New Bedford Police Department said that an effort will be made to recover equipment that was lost after a pier partially collapsed on Antonio L. Costa Avenue on April 26. The department said that the collapse of an outer section of the pier...
Mass. State Lottery: $100,000 Mass Cash ticket sold at Swansea convenience store
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player won $100,000 Saturday after buying a winning Mass Cash ticket at a Swansea convenience store. The ticket — which won the game’s largest prize — was purchased for $1 at Swansea Mart on Wilbur Avenue. In Mass Cash, players choose five...
Little-known World War II exercise marked in New Bedford 80 years later
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (WJAR) — Mostly-unknown members of the US military were remembered and honored Sunday in New Bedford. The Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Historical Association marked the anniversary of Exercise Tiger. It took place 80 years ago, to the day, in England. Designed as a dress rehearsal for the...
Mitchell and Retirement Board spar over newest member
NEW BEDFORD — The mayor and the Retirement Board are tangled in a dispute involving pension costs, the open meeting law and a potential swing vote on the board. The conflict has been building for years, but took a few turns last week. Late Thursday afternoon, Mayor Jon Mitchell’s...
Southcoast Health to hold hiring events at hospital locations in New Bedford, Fall RIver, Wareham
“Southcoast Health is hosting three open house hiring events for Registered Nurses, CNAs, ED Technicians and Nursing Students on April 30, May 2 and May 3, 2024. There will be one event at each hospital location next week. Prospective candidates are invited to participate in on-the-spot interviews, hospital tours, and engage in conversation with managers and staff.
Man pleads not guilty to drunk driving manslaughter charges in fatal Christmas night crash
FALL RIVER — Adam Gauthier, formerly of Somerset, accused of killing three family members on Christmas night on the Veterans’ Memorial Bridge in an alleged drunk driving accident, pleaded not guilty to related charges on Wednesday in Bristol County Superior Court. Gauthier, 41, was indicted last month by a Bristol County grand jury on three counts of manslaughter while operating under the influence and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. ...
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