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One of the most under-reported and despicable crimes in New Bedford over the course of the last 10 years (if not longer) is the targeting of and robberies of hardworking, undocumented laborers residing in New Bedford, MA. Their illegal presence in the United States under Federal law makes them reluctant to call police when they are victims of crimes, even serious ones like robbery...

Protecting Mayan workers from frequent night-time robberies and assaults is frustrating city officials, who aren't seeing as much engagement from people within that Central American community as they had hoped. Human Relations Commission Executive Director Marcelina Pina-Christian said the commission appointed Irma Perez, a Mayan, to the body in hopes of better connecting with that group, but ther

A friendlier New Bedford is the goal of a Community Action Plan signed by local organization members Wednesday. Mayor Jon Mitchell, representatives of the NAACP, the Puerto Rican and Latin American Culture Committee, the Human Relations Commission, and members of the faith community agreed to improve the statues of various social issues outlined in the document over the next five years... Read Mor

In honor of all the hysteria and madness of the Mayan Calendar's prediction for Dec. 21, 2012, here's an end of - correction out of - the world recipe for a dish the kids (and you) will love for years to come!