Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson called in to WBSM's Barry Richard Show to address the photo that has gone viral on Facebook, featuring him with a cup of Madeira wine while openly carrying his firearm.
I have no hard numbers to go by. No soft numbers either for that matter but it seems there was more elbow room at the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament this year... at least the two nights I visited the feast grounds.
Don't misunderstand, the feast was certainly packed over the weekend...
NEW BEDFORD- The 103rd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament kicked off in New Bedford Thursday night, and featured some notable visitors. The annual feast is the largest ethnic gathering in New England, as well as the largest Portuguese feast in the world.
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The 103rd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament kicks off Thursday night in New Bedford, and one of the city's premiere events of the summer will see visitors from all over flock to one of the largest ethnic festivals in all of the United States...
The Feast Of the Blessed Sacrament starts on Thursday, August 3rd. Feast President Steve Duarte talks about this year's Feast on Townsquare Sunday.
Townsquare Sunday with Jim Phillips can be heard each Sunday at 6am on WBSM 1420 and WBSM...