Higher taxes, increased fines and a significantly larger government oversight agency are among the recommendations of a task force that spent months reviewing laws and regulations that apply to the alcohol industry in Massachusetts.
After a year and a half of research and study, the Diocese of Fall River Task Force on Catholic Education has released its final report which was presented by Bishop Edgar da Cunha Friday at Holy Trinity School in Fall River.
Major League Baseball announced today that it has recommended the addition of protective netting at ballparks for all 30 teams, heading into the 2016 season.
It was standing-room only at the Fort Taber Community Center Thursday night as independent public safety consultant group FACETS Consulting presented their findings after studying the New Bedford Fire Department over the past year.