Frank Mulligan

3 days ago | southcoasttoday.com | Frank Mulligan

NEW BEDFORD — Police say one person has been taken into custody after a car hit the Hastings Keith Federal Building, 53 N. Sixth St., around 11 a.m. on May 12. No major injuries were reported and damage to the building appeared slight. The car did not strike the Elm Street entrance, fronted by the Sea Flower sculpture. The incident is under investigation.

4 days ago | southcoasttoday.com | Frank Mulligan

NEW BEDFORD – It may be New Bedford’s most unusual fixer-upper. The massive former National Guard Armory has presided over the surrounding residential neighborhood from its perch at the corner of Sycamore and Pleasant streets since 1904, granite-walled without and brick-walled within. The city is almost ready to seek redevelopment proposals to make the castle-like structure viable once again.

4 days ago | southcoasttoday.com | Frank Mulligan

The Mattapoisett Boatyard is nearing completion of a new facility after a devastating fire in August 2022. The fire destroyed six buildings, 20 boats, and over 20 cars. The new 80-by-130-foot building will house all boatyard operations under one roof. MATTAPOISETT – What happened at the Mattapoisett Boatyard on Aug. 19, 2022 will likely never be forgotten. You don’t easily forget the largest fire in town history.

5 days ago | usatoday.com | Frank Mulligan

NEW BEDFORD – The Guatemalan man whose violent arrest in New Bedford by ICE was caught on video faces a new hearing though the case was dismissed May 8 when the Dept. of Homeland Security failed to submit a charging document. Attorney Ondine Galvez Sniffin represents Juan Francisco Méndez, 29. He was pulled from his car April 14 after ICE agents smashed in a window to his car, which was caught on video by his wife, Marilú.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Frank Mulligan

CHELMSFORD — A U.S. Immigration Court judge has dismissed the case against Guatemalan Juan Francisco Méndez, whose April 14 arrest by ICE was caught on videotape when agents smashed in a window to his car to reach him. Judge Donald Ostrom ruled that the Dept. of Homeland Security had failed to prosecute the case, said his attorney, Ondine Galvez Sniffin. She said it may take a couple days, though, for Méndez to actually be released.