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Meditation Garden To Be Dedicated Sunday

Another success story for the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum. 

On Sunday, the 26th, a Meditation Garden will be dedicated outside the Museum in memory of the late Felix Witkowicz, a World War II veteran who took part in the Invasion of Normandy, and volunteered to fight in the Battle of the Bluge

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Mass. State Police Announce Additional Patrols For Holiday Weekend

Mass. State Police say they're stepping up patrols this Memorial Day weekend, to keep drivers safe. 

State Police Major Anthony Thomas says 90 additional patrols have been scheduled this weekend in Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape

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WCVB

Woman Killed in Wareham Fatal Accident

Wareham Police are investigating the death of a woman who was hit by a car while walking in the area of the Liquor Locker at Routes 6 and 28 Wednesday night.

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Good Samaritan Bill Passes in Massachusetts Senate

The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill to ensure that off-duty first responders who provide emergency care are not subject to lawsuits.

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TSM

Gary Alves Investigation Continues With New Developments

Investigators have questioned the local chiropractor who was the subject of a 24-hour land and water search last weekend after finding items belonging to Gary Alves in a wooded area near Sconticut Neck near the entrance to the Causeway.

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Pedestrian Hurt In North End Accident

A 23 year old New Bedford man is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital following a pedestrian accident Wednesday afternoon in the city's North End. 

Police Chief David Provencher tells WBSM News, the man had just stepped off a SERTA bus at Church and Staron Streets, when he was struck by a car

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Hearing on Fairhaven Board Of Health Election Set For May 31

The debate over the Fairhaven Board of Health election will go on for a while longer. 

A Superior Court Jjudge has set a hearing for May 31 to consider a request by challenger John Wethington  for a new election

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City of New Bedford - Congdon-Lucas House

New Bedford Searching for Developer to Restore Landmark

The stone house in the center of Hazelwood Park is currently vacant and closed to the public, but the City is looking to change that.

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TSM

Windwise Responds to Fairhaven Turbine Findings

Though the results of a state sound study of the Fairhaven wind turbines has brought relief to some, there are still questions to be answered.

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patries71, flickr

Congressman Keating to Replace Stolen Purple Heart

Congressman Bill Keating is hoping to restore some of what a New Bedford family lost last week.

Thieves recently broke into the home of the Ford family, and stole several military medals, including the Purple Heart, that had been posthumously awarded to Marine Lance Corporal Michael Ford

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