New Bedford has been the latest community hit in the recent spate of 'swatting' incidents across the SouthCoast, with a hoax threat against the high school.
New Bedford Police Officer Willie Coates earned the trust, friendship and respect of thousands of public school students since becoming an SRO in 2001.
Friday night's New Bedford High football game against Attleboro has been canceled after in-school COVID-19 testing revealed some infections within the team.
Superintendent Thomas Anderson, Mayor Jon Mitchell, and Police Chief Paul Oliviera must take immediate steps to confront violence at New Bedford High School.