The 108th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament launches Thursday evening in New Bedford, and enhanced security measures adopted last year will be noticeable again.
The general assembly for the members of New Bedford's Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, the Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento, Inc., met on Sunday morning to discuss a number of different items.
One of those items up for discussion was whether or not to change the club's bylaws to allow women to be included as committee members...
New Bedford's Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is adding barrier fencing and specific entrances and exits, as well as utilizing metal detectors for attendees.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell explained why the police department had the authority to keep drones from flying over the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament.
Police in New Bedford arrested 10 people during the four-day Feast of the Blessed Sacrament this past week, according to police spokesman Lt. Scott Carola.