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New Bedford Man Charged In Downtown Stabbing

By Jim Phillips January 18, 2013

 

A New Bedford man is charged with assault with intent to murder following a stabbing incident late Friday morning in the Downtown area.  Det. Capt. Steve Vicente says the stabbing happened at School Street and Acushnet Avenue.

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Area Families Ring In New Year At “City Celebrates”

By Jim Phillips December 31, 2012

City Celebrates is a family-friendly event that brings lots of out-of-towners to Downtown New Bedford, to enjoy, the sights and sounds of New Year's Eve.  Lakeville residents Trudi Wood and her husband are "regulars" at City Celebrates in New Bedford

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Ice Art On Display During “City Celebrates” In New Bedford

By Jim Phillips December 31, 2012

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One of the big attractions at "City Celebrates" in New Bedford was ice sculptor Billy Poe of Brookline,  Massachusetts.  Poe used a chain saw to create a moon, the sun, and numbers "two-zero-one-and three" out of three blocks of ice

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Stabbing Suspect Found To Be “Dangerous,” Ordered Held Without Bail

By Jim Phillips December 28, 2012

A Judge in New Bedford District Court has declared a city man "a danger to the community."  33 year old Chad Dargis appeared in court Friday for a dangerousness hearing.  He was arrested last Sunday following a stabbing incident at Club 908 Downtown

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Suspect Sought In New Bedford Truck Cab Fire

By Jim Phillips December 26, 2012

Quick work by New Bedford Firefighters helped prevent some major fire damage Wednesday afternoon in the Downtown area.   

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Man Stabbed In Downtown Club, Suspect Arrested

By Jim Phillips December 23, 2012

New Bedford Police make an arrest follwng a stabbing early Sunday in a Downtown club.  Police were called to Club 908 around 1:30am and found a 21 year old New Bedford man who had been stabbed several times

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City Plans A New Park For Downtown

By Bryan Booker December 18, 2012

Residents and business owners got a final opportunity to weigh-in on plans to turn Custom House Square into a multi-use park. City officials and the Stoss Urban Landscaping group presented a conceptual drawing of the area to the public Tuesday night

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Santas’ Race For A Good Cause In New Bedford

By Jim Phillips December 8, 2012

Two time Boston Marathon champ Geoff Smith of Mattapoisett is looking to set a new record of sorts. 

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