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Maritime News (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
(south coast today) A tragic combination of circumstances led to the fatal capsizing and sinking one year ago of the Costa & Corvo, a New Bedford fishing boat, claiming the life of its captain, Antonio Mesquita, the Coast Guard announced Friday. Source
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Against a backdrop of sleek racing shells stacked in a boathouse along the Charles River, Mayor Scott Lang of New Bedford announced yesterday that his city has teamed with Community Rowing Inc. to help bring the sport of rowing to the murky Acushnet River - and to the lives of the city’s schoolchildren and residents.
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By News staff NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Two Massachusetts men who appeared in a profanity-laced rap video posted on the Internet in which police were threatened by name have pleaded not guilty to various charges. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Jason Foley of Fairhaven and 24-year-old Matthew Ruffino of New Bedford were arraigned Monday in New Bedford District Court on two counts...
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The Dreamin' Demon (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts. – This story makes me laugh. Two rappers, Matthew Rufino, 24, and Jason Foley, 28, posted a Youtube video entitled “Watch 4 Me” that landed them in jail. These two idiots are not aware of what the First Amendment actually covers when they decided to threaten two people in the video [...]
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
A profanity-laced YouTube video threatening violence against a state trooper and female probation officer earned a pair of wannabe New Bedford gangsta rappers a day in court...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
That was enough for State Police to arrest them Saturday, according to prosecutors with the Bristol district attorney’s office. Jason Foley, 28, an unemployed carpenter in Fairhaven, and Matthew Rufino, 24, a New Bedford man with an open assault and battery case, were arraigned in New Bedford District Court yesterday on charges of threatening to commit a crime, threats to use a firearm,...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
... a new section of Route 195, the interstate highway running east from Providence, to Fall River, New Bedford and Cape Cod.The most noticeable and complicated structure in the project is the new arch bridge across the Providence River .Along with carrying traffic, it’s intended to mark the entrance to Providence by water.The new interchange included four elements: the ramps, underpasses and...
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
NORTHBORO - For the first time since 2002 the Division 1 volleyball title will not reside in Barnstable. It only was fitting that the team to end the Red Raiders’ run gets to enjoy the spoils of doing so.New Bedford earned a 25-23, 17-25, 27-25, 26-24 victory against Central Catholic last night at Algonquin Regional for the school’s first state championship since 1994. With just one senior in...
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
BOSTON - The Coast Guard says a New Bedford fishing boat became rapidly unstable as a full fishing net was lowered on deck, causing it to sink and kill its captain a year...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
FALL RIVER - From the start, the state’s effort to extend commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford was going to be a long and complicated process, fraught with competing interests among residents and officials in communities that would be affected by the expansion.
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House Enthusiast (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Recommended upcoming New England tours Gloucester Home for the Holidays Tour (Gloucester, MA) Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:00 am-4:00 pm Marblehead Holiday House Tour (Marblehead, MA) Saturday, December 5, 2009 10:00 am-4:00 pm and Sunday, December 6, 2009 noon-4:00 pm New Bedford Holiday House Tour (New Bedford, MA) Saturday, December 5, 2009 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Sunday, December...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BOURNE - The sea is in the blood of Captain Paul Rochford, a great-grandson of a New Bedford whaling skipper, who leaves home for months at a time and travels some of the most dangerous shipping lanes.
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... touchdown passes from Drew Frenette, the second coming with just 1:20 remaining, to give Greater New Bedford Voke (3-7) a 12-9 victory over Bishop Stang. Strong safety Jordan Burris led the Artisans defensively with 12 tackles.A pair of Independent School League teams will seek the ultimate prize in prep school football this afternoon.Lawrence Academy is looking to cap off an undefeated...
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Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... to testify, and he threw his support behind H. 483. Next to testify was Rep. Anthony Cabral of New Bedford, who introduced H. 364. He advocated that the various bills be consolidated into a single piece of legislation to report out of committee. He said he wanted a "bill with teeth." He noted that educators and health care providers have a duty to report child abuse if they learn...