“What we have to report are the two arrests that happened in the building,” Schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson said. Other arrests may have happened in the parking lot and pertained to issues, like domestic disputes, that did not originate in school.
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Posted inNoticiasNB
El jefe de policía se reúne con inmigrantes para generar confianza en la comunidad
Durante la presentación de dos oficiales de habla hispana, el jefe de la Policía de New Bedford manifestó la necesidad de que la comunidad confíe en ellos y dijo compartir el apoyo a que tienen una licencia de conducir.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Driver’s license vote will tell us a lot about New Bedford’s pride in being a city of immigrants
We are going to vote in November on whether these folks who live such meager lives among us should be able to legally obtain a driver’s license and travel to their jobs and wherever else their lives take them.
Posted inElection 2022
Bristol County sheriff race: Cutting through the rhetoric on recidivism
At the moment, no statewide system exists for measuring recidivism from county houses of correction. A statewide tracking system is in the works under comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation adopted in 2018.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Watch The Chat: Breaking down November’s ballot question — should New Bedford join the MBTA?
What if the state spent tens of millions building passenger rail from New Bedford to Boston, and city residents said we don’t want it? That’s what will be decided by way of a referendum question on the city’s November ballot.
Posted inCrime and courts
Judge finds New Bedford City Councilor Hugh Dunn not guilty of OUI
“Clearly there’s evidence that the defendant was operating negligently … and I would find beyond a reasonable doubt that he has operated negligently.” — District Court Judge Joseph Harrington
Posted inFishing industry
Justice Department digs into ‘competition concerns’ in New England fishing industry
Responding to a ProPublica-New Bedford Light investigation, federal attorneys have interviewed fishermen’s groups about the growing power that private equity firms and foreign investors wield over the market.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Opinion: It’s not perfect but we need it — Train service to Boston hinges on vote to join MBTA
The train to Boston really and truly is going to begin at the end of 2023. And we are now reminded that, in order for that to happen, the cities of New Bedford and Fall River must vote to join the MBTA.
Posted inElection 2022
Before South Coast Rail can roll, voters must say ‘yes’ to letting New Bedford join MBTA
In the first phase, Fall River and New Bedford will be connected to Boston via the Middleborough/ Lakeville line starting next year. Later, an electrified route will bring riders through Stoughton, but that route won’t be ready until the 2030s.
Posted inCrime and Jails
Suspect in mother’s murder dies of apparent suicide at Ash Street Jail
Adam Howe was found in his cell on Sunday after he had “clogged his airways with wet toilet paper and suffered a medical emergency,” according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.
