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New Bedford cuts ribbon on new, fully accessible playground
NEW BEDFORD, MA (WLNE) — Students in New Bedford are celebrating the opening of a new, fully accessible playground. A ribbon cutting ceremony at Carney Academy drew a crowd Wednesday. “The thing about Carney is that it is right on Kempton Street. It’s so visible,” Mayor Jon Mitchell said....
Health officials announce EEE detected in New Bedford
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has notified regional health officials that EEE was found in a mosquito sample in New Bedford. It marked the first detection of EEE in New Bedford this year. Officials said it was found in a primarily bird-biting mosquito in the Business Park area. The...
GHOST GUN, HIGH CAP. MAGS., NEARLY $52K FOUND IN DRUG TRAFFICKER’S SAFE, COPS SAY…
[FPD MEDIA STATEMENT] Falmouth Police Officers, working with the Massachusetts State Police and the DEA Cape Cod Drug Enforcement Taskforce, arrested Kane Washington (31, Falmouth) yesterday after a four month long investigation. Mr. Washington was stopped in his car and found to be in possession of large quantities of fentanyl & crack cocaine at the time of the arrest. A subsequent search warrant at his residence revealed more fentanyl and crack cocaine. In total, investigators recovered 90 grams of fentanyl and nearly 11 grams of crack cocaine. Mr. Washington has been charged with trafficking in fentanyl, possession to distribute crack cocaine, and other related charges.
Select Board debates whether to spend more on Oak St. school project plagued by cost overruns
A plan to convert the tiny building that long housed the Oak Street elementary school into affordable housing for seniors, veterans, or disabled people is $140,000 short of the funding needed for the project, which has ballooned to nearly $1.2 million. With the October Town Meeting warrant closed, the Plymouth...
How police are dealing with high price of body-worn camera programs
More Massachusetts police departments than ever are embracing body-worn cameras, recognizing not just benefits to the public, but to their officers as well. Yet the cameras can come at a steep cost, and a state grant program has proved essential for some departments to purchase the technology, particularly in smaller communities with tighter budgets.
Labor Day Weekend expected to be a busy one with gas prices dropping
With the long Labor Day weekend approaching, gas prices are dropping. Many Americans are planning to take advantage of the opportunity. 22News has the latest on what travelers should know before embarking on their vacations.
New DEA laboratory will quicken drug evidence analysis in New England
Expected to quicken the region’s ability to analyze drug evidence and respond to emerging threats, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has broken ground on a new, state-of-the-art laboratory for New England investigations. Located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, the facility will be the eighth regional DEA laboratory specializing in drug...
With a ‘target' on its back, here's how Mass. plans to keep its edge in biotech
Greater Boston — particularly Kendall Square in Cambridge and more recently the Seaport District — has become a global leader in the biotech industry over the past decade and a half, but do the hundreds of local layoffs signify a threat to what has become a critical piece of Massachusetts' economy?
Two men accused of allegedly traveling from California to Massachusetts with cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over $10.5 million
BOSTON – Two Indian nationals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston yesterday in connection with the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 28-year-old Simranjit Singh and 19-year-old Gusimrat of Fresno, Calif. were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Both men were arrested on July 29, 2024 and have remained in federal custody since their arrests.
Family-run restaurant and pub south of Boston being sold, to reopen as two new restaurants
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. The people behind a drinking spot and an adjacent restaurant in the southern suburbs of Boston are selling both places. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, McGuiggan's Pub and The Patio at McGuiggan's in Whitman are being sold, with a Facebook post saying the following:
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