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WBSM TV: New Bedford School Committee Members on Safety Measures
WBSM TV: New Bedford School Committee Members on Safety Measures
WBSM TV: New Bedford School Committee Members on Safety Measures
New Bedford School Committee Members John Oliveira and Chris Cotter join WBSM's Brian Thomas, filling in for Barry Richard during the snowstorm, to discuss school safety. The night before, the School Committee spend significant time in executive sessions discussing how to make city schools safer, and Oliveira and Cotter shared some insight into some of the discussion...
Fire Safety Tips for Thanksgiving
Fire Safety Tips for Thanksgiving
Fire Safety Tips for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, and the National Fire Protection Association says nearly four times as many home cooking fires happen on Thanksgiving than on the average day.
Safety, Profiling Concerns Swirl Over Immigrant Detainer Bill
Safety, Profiling Concerns Swirl Over Immigrant Detainer Bill
Safety, Profiling Concerns Swirl Over Immigrant Detainer Bill
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — Civil liberties and immigrant rights activists converged on the State House this week to voice their displeasure with Gov. Charlie Baker's proposal to allow state and local police to cooperate, in some cases, with federal immigration detainer requests, with some activists going as far as to label the policy racist...
Bad Internet Sale
Bad Internet Sale
Bad Internet Sale
NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police continue to remind area residents that if you need to meet in order to finalize an online transaction, the parking lot of Police Headquarters on Rockdale Avenue is the safest place to do so. Police say a 42-year-old New Bedford man was robbed of a small amount of cash Wednesday as he tried to finalize an internet sale...
Mitchell Talks Feast Safety
Mitchell Talks Feast Safety
Mitchell Talks Feast Safety
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...
Mitchell: Community Safety ‘Obligation We Owe Our Residents’
Mitchell: Community Safety ‘Obligation We Owe Our Residents’
Mitchell: Community Safety ‘Obligation We Owe Our Residents’
It's been a quiet week for crime in New Bedford, but that doesn't mean city or police officials are taking it for granted. In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell said the steps the city and the police department have taken toward curbing crime in problem neighborhoods such as Tallman Street and North Front Street are not "one-off efforts," and he said the plan is to keep pr
Koczera Proposing Bill Requiring Boating Safety Course, Licensing
Koczera Proposing Bill Requiring Boating Safety Course, Licensing
Koczera Proposing Bill Requiring Boating Safety Course, Licensing
If people need to take safety courses before driving a motor vehicle, then one State Representative thinks boaters should have to do the same. State Representative Robert Koczera of New Bedford is pushing for legislation that would require all motorboat operators in Massachusetts to undergo a safety course and be certified to operate the watercraft...

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