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Drug Used to Tranquilize Elephants Appearing on Black Market in Massachusetts
Drug Used to Tranquilize Elephants Appearing on Black Market in Massachusetts
Drug Used to Tranquilize Elephants Appearing on Black Market in Massachusetts
NEW BEDFORD - A drug stronger than fentanyl has stormed onto the scene in Massachusetts. State Police recently revealed they have discovered three samples of carfentanil in drug samples taken from Brockton and Quincy. The synthetic drug is professionally used as a tranquilizer for large mammals such as elephants and rhinoceri...
New Bedford Forum to Help Individuals and Families Struggling with Addiction
New Bedford Forum to Help Individuals and Families Struggling with Addiction
New Bedford Forum to Help Individuals and Families Struggling with Addiction
State Representative Antonio Cabral is hosting a public forum Thursday night at the Whaling Museum to help citizens learn how to combat opioid addiction. Rep. Cabral will be joined by members of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a panel of experts, including New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro and representatives from organizations such as Seven Hills Behavioral Health and Pos
EXCLUSIVE: Overdoses in New Bedford Nearly Doubled in 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Overdoses in New Bedford Nearly Doubled in 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Overdoses in New Bedford Nearly Doubled in 2016
NEW BEDFORD - Staggering totals as New Bedford Police release the number of opioid overdose calls they responded to in 2016. Last year, police reported a total of 679 overdoses, with 42 deaths resulting. That's nearly twice the amount of overdoses in 2015, when police responded to 389 overdoses with 25 deaths...
Walmart Donates New Flag
Walmart Donates New Flag
Walmart Donates New Flag
After reading about the tangled and tattered flag on Fun107.com, Walmart in Fairhaven decided to donate a brand new flag for the PAACA community building in New Bedford.