Matthew Ferreira

Jan 13, 2025 | yahoo.com | Matthew Ferreira

DARTMOUTH — Dartmouth Public Schools Director of School Nutrition Jeanne Sheridan is aware the cafeteria staff she leads don't come from the type of robust culinary backgrounds that lend to gourmet-quality dining. However, with the help of a pro chef from John C. Stalker Institute, she hopes to expose students' taste buds to some of the finest from-scratch flavors the world has to offer. "We've got a lot of very dedicated people but they don't come from that world.

Dec 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Matthew Ferreira

NEW BEDFORD — MBTA communications staff now say completion of the new $21M pedestrian bridge over Rte. 18 in New Bedford — originally estimated by the end of 2024 — can be expected in Spring 2025, implying the same for the start of actual rail service to and from the SouthCoast. "The project is 75% complete," wrote MBTA spokesperson Lisa Battiston via email, noting the project has run smoothly so far.

Nov 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | Matthew Ferreira

BOSTON — Two of 11 Massachusetts law enforcement members were Medal of Valor recipients at the Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery on Tuesday at the State House in Boston: Acushnet Police Officer Kevin M. Martins, who was shot during a deadly standoff in Fairhaven last December; and State Trooper Dakota Jones, who faced an armed suspect in September 2023 while a member of the Lakeville Police Department. On Dec.

Nov 25, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Matthew Ferreira

New Bedford man jailed for scamming Guatemalans out of rent, threatening to kill advocateTAUNTON — A New Bedford man accused in 2022 of posing as a landlord with apartments to rent has been found guilty on multiple charges, including larceny and witness intimidation, in Bristol County Taunton Superior Court, according to the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Joy Campbell.

Nov 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | Matthew Ferreira

New Bedford and Dartmouth District 1 were among 22 Massachusetts fire departments to have members honored for their brave acts during the past year on Monday at the 35th annual Firefighter of the Year Awards in Worcester. “Over the past several weeks, Massachusetts residents have seen firefighters heroically working to protect their communities from an unprecedented wildfire season,” said Gov. Maura Healey.