BOSTON - A practice that has been dormant in the Bristol County House of Correction for over a decade could return under a bill under review by the legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill, an Act Authorizing Sheriffs to Impose Fees, would allow correctional facilities in the state to charge inmates a daily fee for as long as they're imprisoned to offset incarceration costs...
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NEW BEDFORD - Police have arrested a woman after she was found offering to engage in sex for a fee.
New Bedford Police were conducting a surveillance operation on Collette Street just after 7 p.m. Tuesday when they say Melissa Bennett, 38, of New Bedford offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for money...
On Tuesday, the $10 monthly fee per-household was passed by the City Council of Fall River.
Property owners are allowed to opt out of receiving city trash services, such as the removal of solid waste, recycling, and yard waste.