BOSTON Representative Antonio Cabral secured some significant funding for New Bedford as the House unanimously passed its proposed $47.72 billion FY2022 budget on Thursday, and also saw the House unanimously pass his proposal to require the state’s sheriffs to report the finances of their agreements with ICE.
The language passed by the House requires the state’s county sheriffs and the Department of Corrections to report the costs, reimbursements, and expenses associated with their agreements with US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) every quarter beginning in October 2021.
“I have been fighting this fight because I believe deputizing prison officials to act as federal immigration agents is bad public policy,” Rep. Cabral (D-New Bedford) said in a press release. “It is ineffective, breaks down the relationship between the immigrant community and genuine law enforcement, and is costly to Massachusetts taxpayers who must cover the expense. This new reporting require
The vaccination site on New Bedford’s waterfront will host a series of clinics this week for anyone who is currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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NEW BEDFORD Greater New Bedford Community Health Center released Moderna vaccines ahead of the prepared timeline to local fire and police after health care employees refused to receive their vaccine.
According to CEO Cheryl Bartlett, when staff at the GNBCHC declined to vaccinate and the center had unused doses available, the center began to reach out to New Bedford first responder and public safety workforce for vaccination following the priorities established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Departments of Public Health. We wanted to make sure every dose we had went into someone s arm and was not wasted, Bartlett wrote in a statement.