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DARTMOUTH - With an acquittal in a double murder trial just last week, and an appeal on a murder conviction likely on the way, many are wondering why Aaron Hernandez would kill himself now. Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson got to know Hernandez a little during the former New England Patriot's incarceration at the Bristol County House of Corrections in 2013...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford State Representative Antonio Cabral is trying to fast-track a bill that could potentially block an initiative by Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Representative Cabral tells WBSM News he wants the legislature to quickly pass his bill that would prohibit the use of state funds for partnerships with federal immigration agencies...

NEW BEDFORD - Many of us barely know how to use the latest technology, but State Troopers assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office are now experts on dismantling and forensically analyzing such equipment after years of specialized training...

DARTMOUTH - With State Representative Tony Cabral filing legislation to block proposals by Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, the Sheriff has a few words of his own to say. Cabral's bills filed in the House would limit inmates to performing off-site community service to in-state projects only, meaning Hodgson's inmates would not be able to volunteer to build a wall along the U...

The Department of Defense is investigating a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Hodgson swore-in 13 military recruiters as auxiliary deputy sheriffs in August. A Navy petty officer for the Secretary of Defense's Office questioned Hodgson recently about two Navy recruiters who were sworn-in, and whether the auxiliary roles allowed the recruiters to be armed and

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is trying to stop a possible sex toy giveaway on City Hall Plaza before it starts.       The Boston Herald reports that Menino's properties chief wrote to condom-maker Trojan's marketing firm Wednesday, asking it to find another site for a planned vibrator giveaway...

A long-time activist in the Cape Verdean community has passed away. Tom Lopes died Wednesday at the age of 70, after battling a lengthy illness. Lopes was a well-known New Bedford resident, having served as a two-term state representative from 1975 to 1978, and serving as the owner and operator of Cape Verdean News for over thirty years...

Former New Bedford state representative and publisher of the Cape Verdean News Tom Lopes has passed away.