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New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro on Tuesday addressed concerns over the way his department handled the release of information regarding the shooting of an officer’s residence early last Thursday. Cordeiro called into WBSM’s Barry Richard, who initially broke the story on the air last Friday after confirming details with multiple sources, and later having those details confirmed by two city councilors on-air and the police chief himself via an emailed statement to WBSM News. Richard ...

New Bedford Police Chief Cordeiro Wants Cooperation [OPINION] New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro and I had a rather heated exchange on my Tuesday program. Lets be clear, I like and respect Cordeiro and did not enjoy being combative with him. Since Friday, I have been frustrated by the lack of information surrounding the attack on a police officers apartment at the Brickenwood housing complex off Hathaway Road. I was able to gather information, but it came through back channels and not th...

New Bedford Issued $27,500 in Parking Ban Fines on Monday NEW BEDFORD — The snow may have washed away, but the fines for violating the city’s parking ban on Monday still remain. The New Bedford Police Department issued 550 tickets on Monday during the hours of the parking ban, totaling $27,500 in fines. The police say no vehicles were towed as a result of the ban. In anticipation of a storm that was expected to bring plowable snow by late morning or early afternoon, the City of New Bedford ...

New Bedford Issues Snow Parking Ban Information UPDATED (4:45 p.m.) : The City of New Bedford has lifted the parking ban as of 5 p.m. on Monday, February 1. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for New Bedford beginning Monday, February 1 with snow and wind in the forecast. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Southeastern Massachusetts and it is in effect from 7 a.m. on Monday, February 1 through 1 a.m. on Tuesday, February 2. From the Office of New Bedford Mayor...

New Bedford was the scene of terrorist violence last week. A police officers apartment was shot up; thankfully, nobody was injured. The scene of the shooting was a government-funded public housing project. The police officer was living in that complex as part of a long-running program to make public housing for the poor safer for the residents. Across the country, public housing projects have been notorious locations for illegal drugs and the violent crime that comes with the illegal drug trade...

The Vaccine Rollout Is a Disaster [OPINION] Why is Charlie Bakers administration driving the over-75 crowd to the internet to book appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine? Most people I know that are over 75 years old have a pretty difficult time with the internet. Many dont even have computers. And why is Joe Bidens administration insisting that the enemy combatants stashed at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, more affectionately known as GITMO, receive the vaccine before your 80-year-old grandmo...

This administration goes out of its way to regularly keep information from the press and the public. The public knows it too, and many folks have had enough.

Momentum Building for Naming a School for Fred Kalisz [OPINION] The sudden death of former Mayor Fred Kalisz has galvanized the city of New Bedford and beyond. Everyone is in agreement that his name and legacy must live on in some form. Mayor Jon Mitchell described Fred Kalisz as an "urban mechanic" in the best sense of the title. He was elected by his neighbors to represent Ward 2 and he flourished in that position. He mastered the legislative process and he earned his way into being elected ...

NEW BEDFORD — The Andrea McCoy Recreation Center on Hillman Street has opened as a vaccination site as of Tuesday. According to city media spokesperson Jon Carvalho, the city opened the site to vaccinate individuals in Phase 1 of the distribution plan. The site was opened to accommodate large quantities of the vaccine so first responders and essential personnel can be efficiently vaccinated. The centers gymnasium is currently the location of vaccine distribution. On opening day, 80 doses were...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 11/9/2020 5:34:55 PM The Monadnock region is filled with great restaurants, locally-owned shops and cultural organizations that make it a destination for visitors both near and far. Talk to Matt Cabana for any length of time and his love for the Monadnock region is quickly evident. And he wants everyone to know just how special the area he has called home almost his entire life truly is. “It’s about drawing people to the Monadnock region and showing of...