Brian Joyce, the former state senator who was found dead in his home in September, died of an overdose of a sleep-aid medication, according to the Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner's Office.
New Bedford Police will collect unwanted and expired prescription medications from 10-2 on Saturday, Oct. 27, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
A 48-year-old New Bedford narcotics trafficker was sentenced to serve up to five and a half years in state prison last week in Fall River Superior Court.