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A Fall River man was arrested on multiple firearm and other charges Thursday as part of the investigation into a pair of shootings. Dave Portnoy named Cumberland Farms in Nantucket as having the worst pizza in Massachusetts with a shocking 0.08 rating.
New Bedford Police Chief: Recovering Assault Weapon Top Priority
Oct 8, 2024 · NEW BEDFORD — The assault rifle used in the recent incident of shots fired at the Blue Meadows housing complex in New Bedford is still on the street, but Police Chief Paul Oliveira said recovering the weapon is a “top priority.”Oliveira joined WBSM’s SouthCoast Now with host Chris McCarthy today, covering a variety of topics over the course of the hour.
Stop & Shop Ends Bag Fees For Rhode Island, Massachusetts Is Next
Oct 9, 2024 · Since May of 2023, customers at Massachusetts Stop & Shop stores have had to pay the 10-cent bag fee for brown paper bags. Stop & Shop wants to return to free bags in the Bay State as well, but there’s a hang up. “We can confirm Stop & Shop is also looking to eliminate the 10-cent bag fee in Massachusetts, but the rollout is going to take a ...
Dartmouth Public Library Doing Away With Overdue Fines
Oct 11, 2024 · DARTMOUTH — Those who use the Dartmouth Public Library will no longer have to pay overdue fines if they return books or other physical media past their due date.The move is part of the library’s new Strategic Plan that was announced at the October 7 meeting of the Dartmouth Select Board. “This plan has been a long time coming, and will make the libraries an even better place,” said ...
Massachusetts’ Procedure for Changing Your Minor Child’s Name
Oct 4, 2024 · The Court System says, "In most cases, you'll file to change your child's name in Probate & Family Court." Under Massachusetts State Law, "The petitioner is the minor child. The legal parents or court-appointed guardian will present the petition to the court." There is a lot of paperwork involved in changing your minor child's name, and you ...
UMass Dartmouth Is Home to Robert F. Kennedy Archives
Oct 11, 2024 · Kennedy was the widow of former U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Like his older brother, U.S. President John F. Kennedy, RFK died at the hands of an assassin. Born Ethel Skakel on April 11, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, she married Robert "Bobby" Kennedy on June 17, 1950, in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Plymouth Man Charged With Murder in Road Rage Incident
Oct 26, 2024 · PLYMOUTH — A Plymouth man is under arrest and charged with the fatal shooting of another man in an apparent road rage incident in a Plymouth parking lot Friday.Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz and Plymouth Police Chief Dana Flynn announced that David Jerome, 23, of Plymouth has been arrested and charged with murder and other offenses in the fatal shooting of Brent Berkeley, 41.
New Bedford's Pulaski School Was Named for a Revolutionary Hero
Oct 10, 2024 · Getty Images. The Pulaski School is just one of many tributes to him across the nation, and it got its name in 1975 at the behest of a member of New Bedford’s Polish community. Standard-Times writer Laurie Los Lee chronicled in 2019 her discovery that it was her own grandfather that led the charge to name the school in Pulaski’s honor.
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A Fall River man was arrested on multiple firearm and other charges Thursday as part of the investigation into a pair of shootings. A search is underway for a male who went missing in the Cape Cod Canal. Fall River Police arrested a man with a criminal history on new drug offenses this week following an investigation.
East Wareham Man Arrested For Allegedly Attempting to Rob Banks
Sep 30, 2024 · WAREHAM (WBSM) — An East Wareham man was arrested today after police say he was allegedly entering local banks while wearing a mask and a wig. According to Wareham Police, officers were dispatched to the Cranberry Plaza in East Wareham to both the Rockland Trust Bank and the Santander Bank for a report …