Article Date: June 29, 2014 From The Taunton Gazette By Marc Larocque RAYNHAM – A retired police chief who served his community for nearly four decades was celebrated on Tuesday. The Raynham Board of Selectmen honored former Raynham Police Chief Lou Pacheco on Tuesday night with the dedication of the new annual town report. Pacheco,…
Article Date: June 27, 2014 From The Fall River Spirit By Phil Devitt Mary O’Neil loves listening to the classics in her car. Her friend, Tay-Lyn? Not so much. “She’s always listening to her tapes and humming her old songs,” Tay-Lyn said. “It’s Motown, OK?” O’Neil shot back with a smile. “Well, I like young…
Article Date: June 10, 2014 From The Herald News By Brian Fraga FALL RIVER — Every year, law enforcement authorities in Bristol County investigate about 150 new criminal cases of elder abuse. Meanwhile, Bristol Elder Services, a Fall River-based nonprofit agency geared toward protecting and serving the elderly, has received more than 2,300 elder abuse…
Article Date: April 15, 2014 From The Herald News By Kevin P. O’Connor DARTMOUTH — The robberies were shocking, but 30 years ago, the police were worse, Nelson Hockert-Lotz said. “They advised us not to go into the marginal areas of the city,” he said. As the owner of Domino’s Pizza franchises in New Bedford…
From The Herald News By Brian Fraga April 5, 2014 The jury was out, and Assistant District Attorney Silvia Rudman sat on a wooden bench outside the courtroom. “It’s heart-breaking to see the impact child sex abuse has on the victims and their families,” Rudman said as she waited this past Wednesday for jurors in…
Article Date: February 24, 2014 From Taunton Gazette By Marc Larocque TAUNTON — About 20 minutes into a meeting between the White House drug czar and local stakeholders, two city firefighters burst from the room. They ran out the doors of Taunton’s Central Fire Station and responded to a radio alert for another suspected overdose….
Article Date: January 30, 2014 From The Herald News By Michael Gagne FALL RIVER — By the time students get to high school, it can be too late to teach them about the dangers of substance abuse. That’s because many are developing those habits by then. It’s partly the reason why the Bristol County District…
Article Date: January 14, 2014 From The Herald News By Brian Fraga FALL RIVER — Violent crime in Fall River has been decreasing for the past three years, especially shootings, which have fallen by more than 60 percent since 2011, officials said Tuesday. In 2013, the Spindle City also experienced fewer aggravated assaults, robberies, burglaries…
Article Date: December 12, 2013 From The Standard Times By Auditi Guha DARTMOUTH — The blue curtain fell back to reveal rows of students working out on state-of-the-art cardio equipment to the thumping beats of In Flames’ “Ropes” in a bright new gym space overlooking UMass Dartmouth’s snow-covered grounds. “Hello Corsairs, can you break a…
Article Date: November 9, 2013 From The Herald News By Michael Gagne FALL RIVER – For B.M.C. Durfee High School boys’ varsity basketball coach Jamison Guimond, participating in the sport is about more than just playing the game. “You can learn so much besides the actual game,” Guimond said. Basketball, Guimond explained, can instill in…
