New Bedford Man Suffers Fatal Overdose
A 36-year-old New Bedford man was found dead in his bedroom Tuesday night of an apparent heroin overdose.
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New Bedford Police: Council Candidate’s Claim of Needle Stick is an ‘Anomaly’
A City Council candidate claims his spouse was stuck with a hypodermic needle at Buttonwood Park.
Council Moves Ahead on Needle Program
The New Bedford City Council decided to move forward with discussions of implementing a "Neighborhood Needle Recovery" program during Thursday night's meeting.
How to dispose of needles
Improperly discarded hypodermic needles pose a serious health risk to everyone in the community, but what steps can be taken to safely remove these items from city streets and parks?
No Trespass Order
Michelle Farland, the mother of a student at Hayden McFadden Elementary School in New Bedford, took her daughter to St. Luke's Hospital after the six-year-old girl claimed she was stuck with a hypodermic needle by another student on school grounds...
Syringe or Wood Chip
Lots of buzz within social media over an incident at New Bedford's Hayden McFadden School. A child finds what some are claiming to be a syringe in the playground and jabs another student several times, with the needle.
The school Superintendent tells a different story...
Parent Hires Lawyer
The mother of a student at Hayden-McFadden School in New Bedford has hired a lawyer after she says her daughter was stabbed with a hypodermic needle on school grounds.
The claim stems from an incident on August 22, when Michelle Farland's six-year-old daughter came home from school and told her mother another child had poked her in the hand with a needle allegedly found on the playground earlier t
Middleboro Beginner Sewing Class Being Offered For Students
Lifelong seamstress and costume designer Betty Sylvia will be offering a beginner sewing class for 11 to 18 year old students at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts.
Robber Sentenced
A Fall River man who tried to rob a convenience store using a dirty syringe has been sentenced in Superior Court.
Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn's office says 28-year-old Jeffrey Munroe pleaded guilty tuesday in Fall River Superior Court to one count of armed assault with intent to rob...
Fall River Police Arrest One, Seek One in String of Robberies
Fall River Police have arrested a man in connection with a string of area robberies in which a syringe was used as the weapon of choice.
According to the Standard Times, 29-year-old Daniel Cabral of Somerset was arrested today at the Stafford Apartments on Joseph Street in Fall River, for several robberies in which he allegedly armed himself with a hypodermic needle he claimed was infected with HI