State Senator Michael Rodrigues of Westport is leading a group of 14 legislators on a trip to Portugal to study that country's approach to the opioid crisis.
Rep. Antonio Cabral presented the Heritage Day of Portugal Award to New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro, at the 34th Heritage Day of Portugal ceremony.
A Portuguese national, residing in New Bedford, was sentenced yesterday in federal court for assaulting a federal officer during his arrest by ICE officers.
A recent investigation by WCVB-TV in Boston found that Massachusetts state lawmakers have taken hundreds of free trips over the past five years, paid for by private organizations and foreign governments.
A Bristol County Sheriff’s Deputy was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for smuggling the profits of Carlos Rafael's over-fishing scheme to Portugal.