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Area nonprofits get bank foundation grants
Bristol County Savings Bank, through its foundation, has presented $133,750 in grants to 14 nonprofits in the greater Attleboro and Taunton area. Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation grants have gone to Old Colony Habitat for Humanity, $50,000; Triumph, Inc., $11,750; Franklin Food Pantry Incorporated, $10,000; Pride, Inc., $10,000; Junior Achievement of Southern MA, $10,000; Manet Community Health Center, $10,000; Rehoboth Antiquarian Society, $7,500; Grit & Grace Sober Living, $5,000; Horizons For Homeless Children, $5,000; Pave Your Path, Inc. in Attleboro, $5,000; American Credit Counseling Services, $2,500; Applause Academy, $2,500; Reach Out & Read, $2,500; and SMARTS Collaborative, $2,000.
The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobile makes a glorious stop in Dartmouth
(WJAR) — Few inanimate objects leave people starstruck when encountered in the wild. In that small club is the Stanley Cup and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. The famous vehicle shaped like a giant hot dog graced the residents of Bristol County, Massachusetts with a brief appearance on Thursday. Parked...
Update: High surf advisory issued for 4 Massachusetts counties until Thursday evening – breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet foreseen
The National Weather Service issued an updated high surf advisory at 2:51 p.m. on Thursday in effect until 8 p.m. for Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service says, "Large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet in the surf zone." "Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized...
Bristol County Sheriff: “Punishment, incarceration aren’t solutions to homelessness; they are intensifiers”
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Update: Bristol and Plymouth counties under a dense fog advisory until Tuesday midday
On Tuesday at 3:18 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated dense fog advisory in effect until 11 a.m. for Bristol and Plymouth counties. The weather service describes, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," explains the weather service. "If...
49-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker, repeat offender sentenced to prison
“A 49-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker with a lengthy record of drug dealing was sentence to serve five to six years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Demingo Browning pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to an indictment charging him with trafficking in...
Dense fog advisory for Plymouth and Bristol counties until Monday morning
On Monday at 2:56 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory valid for Monday between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Plymouth and Bristol counties. The weather service adds, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," states the...
'A man of honor': Former DA Paul Walsh Jr., who brought justice in high-profile crimes, dies
During some of the darkest periods of modern history on the SouthCoast, Paul Walsh Jr. worked to shine the light of justice. Walsh, who led the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office for 16 years in prosecuting several high-profile cases, and took unprecedented steps to lift what he called “the shroud of secrecy” that covered a shocking sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Diocese of Fall River, has died. He was 70. ...
Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation awards $532K in grants to 58 nonprofits
TAUNTON – The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation has awarded $531,975 in total grants to 58 nonprofit organizations in the Taunton/Attleboro, New Bedford-Dartmouth/Fall River and norther Rhode Island regions, Bristol County Savings Bank announced. The foundation was established in 1996 as part of the bank’s 150th anniversary celebration with...
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