Legislators have cut over $2 billion in federal funding from Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed spending bill — including $87 million the governor had set aside for New Bedford.
A $3.5 billion proposed spending plan from Gov. Charlie Baker for federal COVID relief funds includes over $14.8 million set aside for Dartmouth — more than what Fall River, Freetown, and Westport would receive combined.
After 30 years behind bars, Thomas Koonce, 54, was granted parole on Tuesday, following the commutation of his life sentence for a 1987 New Bedford murder earlier this year.