Child Suicides Can Be Prevented
A 12-year-old New Bedford girl took her own life last week, one of at least three reported child suicides in the City over the past several years. Tom Butero, Site Director of the New Bedford Child and...
View ArticleChild And Family Services Moves Into New Headquarters
Child and Family Services in New Bedford have a new headquarters building in the North End. Agency officials and City leaders cut the ribbon Friday at a new headquarters building at 30-57 Acushnet...
View ArticleCommunity Leader Eloise Pina Dies At 85
Eloise Pina, a well known community leader in New Bedford, has passed away at the age of 85. Her work in New Bedford dates back to the 60's and 70's when there was much racial unrest in the city......
View ArticleChamber Honors Local Businesses During 127th Annual Meeting
The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce honors local businesses which have gone above and beyond to invest in the community. The presentations were made Thursday during the Chamber's 127th Annual...
View ArticleGov. Deval Patrick Orders Outside Review of DCF
Gov. Deval Patrick has brought in an independent investigator to conduct a full review of the state Department of Child and Families, under fire for failing to properly monitor a 5-year-old Fitchburg...
View ArticleState Lawmakers Meet with DCF Head
The head of the Massachusetts department of Children and Families says she held a ``very productive'' closed-door meeting with lawmakers looking into the disappearance of a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy......
View ArticleWill And Jada Smith Under Investigation By Child And Family Services
Reports say that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are under investigation by the Los Angeles department of Children & Family Services after a picture of their 13-year-old daughter Willow Smith...
View ArticleNew Bedford Non-Profit Purchasing Furniture Store Site
A former furniture shop will soon be home to one of New Bedford’s oldest non-profits. But critics don't want a prime commercial site coming off the tax rolls. Continue reading…
View ArticleKeep Regal House Property on New Bedford Tax Rolls [OPINION]
If Child and Family Services moves into the Church Street property, which is assessed at more than $830,000, major revenue will be removed from the tax rolls. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford's $28,000 Tax Blunder [OPINION]
Does the New Bedford Zoning Board of Appeals have enough autonomy that it can take prime real estate off the tax rolls by simply changing the zoning? Continue reading…
View ArticleA Fundraiser to Remember Tyler Leonard [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY]
After the death of Dartmouth's Tyler Joseph Leonard, his family formed a foundation to assist organizations working with young people on suicide prevention. Continue reading…
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