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Lakeville home with indoor pool offers 'private oasis': Weekly home sales
One of this week's top-selling properties is a stunning custom contemporary home with indoor pool in Lakeville that sold for $960,000. Nestled on 5 acres at 15 Pickens St., the "architectural masterpiece boasts modern elegance and luxurious living at its finest," its listing states. Built in 1981, the 3,383 square...
April, May awards given to High School students
Wareham High School has announced its award recipients for the months of April and May. Emma Andrews, Class of 2024, has received the April Student of the Month award. Malikhi Tavares, Class of 2027, has received the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award for the month of April. April Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award Winner.
Two Massachusetts men busted trafficking drugs on Interstate 80
Turbot Township, Pa. — A traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Northumberland County led police to find more than 380 packages of marijuana, police say. Around 4:30 p.m. April 24, Trp. Howard W. Young II of state police at Milton pulled over a 2023 BMX X3 that was traveling west on I-80 in Turbot Township. Police found and seized approximately $35,000 in cash, six vacuum sealed boxes containing 300 THC vape pens and 3 pounds of marijuana packaged in approximately 380 packages, according to a...
Annual Mother’s Day 5k returns to New Bedford after hiatus
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — It was all about family Sunday morning in New Bedford, as Women’s Fund SouthCoast brought back its annual Mother’s Day 5k. “It’s just kinda fun to do something as a family, get out there,” Aubrey Silva said. “And it’s exercise, so it’s healthy, it’s good for the kids, so we love that.”
Harnessing the tides. Cape Cod Canal site gets federal OK to test water-powered turbines
Cape Codders and Islanders know about harnessing ocean winds to create renewable energy. The region has become a pioneer with the nation's first large-scale offshore wind farm — Vineyard Wind. Now Cape Cod may be on the cusp of being a national trail blazer for another green technology, one...
Yard sale, breakfast sandwiches at Trinity Christian Church
Trinity Christian Church will have a yard sale and community breakfast on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 462 Main Street. The yard sale will be held across the street at the parsonage yard. The community breakfast will serve English muffin breakfast...
Motorcyclist transported with advanced life support to New Bedford’s St. Luke’s after Lakeville accident
“Bedford Street crash injures one. Lakeville Fire Department was alerted to a motorcycle accident in the area of Bedford St and Rhode Island Road. At the time of crash, the on-duty crew was responding to a medical emergency. Off-duty firefighters monitoring the radio responded from their homes to the crash.
Brockton firefighters respond to crash into telephone pole
BROCKTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Brockton Fire Department said that it responded to a motor vehicle accident into a telephone pole early Saturday morning. The department said the crash occurred around 1 a.m. on East Street. The driver of the car was transported to the hospital with “what appeared...
Two people injured in Bourne Bridge crash. Raynham man faces drunk driving charge
Editor's note: The name of the man arrested was eliminated in this story on May 13, 2024, due to Times' guidelines. A Raynham man was arrested early Saturday following a crash on the Bourne Bridge in which he and the other driver were injured, state police said. According to the state police media relations...
Authorities find body of Mass. man Alex DaLomba Tavares swept away by waterfall in Puerto Rico
Authorities have found the body of Alex DaLomba Tavares, a Massachusetts man who was in his 20s, after he was swept away by a waterfall in Puerto Rico earlier this week, news outlets reported. The 27-year-old New Bedford man was swept away by the current of the Gozalandia waterfall in...
Thumbs up to projects rebuilding New Bedford
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On our best days, we are a community here in New Bedford. We look out for ourselves and our loved ones, but we also look out for the community at large. We care about what life in the city is like, what it looks...
Route 18 closed after motorcycle crash in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE, Mass. (WLNE) — The Lakeville Police Department said that Route 18 is closed after a crash between a motorcycle and pickup truck. The closure is from between Route 79 and Kenneth Welch Drive. Police are reconstructing the crash and are actively investigating the incident.
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