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Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez Questioned In North Attleboro Murder Case

Michael Rock — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:07:39 +0000

According to Sports Illustrated, Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez has been questioned by police in regards to a homicide case. Hernandez is not initially believed to be a suspect, but he does have a connection to the dead 27 year old man. His body was found las

2013 Fairhaven Father's Day Road Race Results

Michael Rock — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:16:24 +0000

Over 2,100 runners turned out to run the 39th annual Fairhaven Father’s Day Road Race. The weather was picture perfect for a 5K or 10K run through North Fairhaven. Fun 107 was right there at the starting line! Editor’s Note: For the record, Michael Rock finished 503rd out of 1593 in the 5K. 67th in his [...]

New Bedford Police: Market Basket Carjacker Caught

Michael Rock — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:01:26 +0000

New Bedford Police have arrested a suspect in Tuesday’s carjacking incident at Market Basket. The detective unit said they received multiple tips from citizens after the suspect’s photo was posted on Fun107.com. Those tips, police say, led to his identification. 32 year old Jason Gaudencio was arrested at 1pm today inside his Woodlawn Street apartment. [...]

Southcoast Women To Compete In Miss Massachusetts Pageant

JR — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:52:09 +0000

The 74th annual Miss Massachusetts scholarship Pageant is Friday, June 28th and Saturday, June 29th at the Hanover Theater for the performing Arts in Worcester. 21 young women will compete for scholarship money and the opportunity to represent Massachusetts at the 93rd Annual Miss America Pageant in September. Three beautiful, intelligent and talented young women from [...]

Carjacking at New Bedford Market Basket

Michael Rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:03:22 +0000

There was a carjacking yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of the Market Basket in New Bedford. According to New Bedford Police, Market Basket employees chased a man who had just stolen 6 jugs of Tide laundry detergent from the store. The suspect left behind the Tide, and jumped into a white pickup truck. Inside [...]

Juror Falls Asleep At The Whitey Bulger Trial

Michael Rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:49:58 +0000

Well, we’re not off to a great start. We’re just minutes into day one of the Whitey Bulger trial, and there is a juror sound asleep in the back row. This is happening while the prosecution is trying to make their opening statement. The prosecution was showing photos of Bulger’s 19 murder victims on the [...]

State Claims Most Of New Bedford Students Attend Sub-par Schools

JR — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:22:48 +0000

The state says over 70% of New Bedford students go to schools that rank in the bottom fifth of schools in Massachusetts. They have identified 13 schools in the city as being “Level 3,” which means they fall among the lowest 20 percent in the state. Those schools include New Bedford High, Normandin, Roosevelt and Keith [...]

Michael Rock Victim of Bank Fraud

Michael Rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:33:28 +0000

***UPDATE*** 9:12am Just found out that the check was cashed at a credit union in Boston. Also…the organization is sending me a new check. I hosted an event last month for a local organization. The organization told me they mailed the check here to Fun 107, but I never received it. After weeks of going [...]

New Bedford's Butler Flats Lighthouse For Sale

Scott Reiniche — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:57:42 +0000

The very famous and iconic Butler Flats Lighthouse that has been sitting in the harbor of New Bedford will be up for auction starting on July 8th. It was built in 1898 and operated by the City Of New Bedford. Woudn’t it be a shame to have it moved from its location after all these [...]

Acushnet Ave New Bedford Home Invasion

Michael Rock — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:04:43 +0000

A 28 year old New Bedford woman was robbed last night in her own home. She told police that someone knocked on her Acushnet Ave apartment door at about 8:30pm. She asked who it was, but there was no answer. She opened the door after she heard a second knock. She says a black man in [...]