Top stories: Prison standoff, fatal fire, cannabis ordinance, marsh restoration
As we head into the week, let's take a look at the news from this past week.
In recent years, bicycle parts and accessories have become increasingly popular. This has led bicycle shops such as Scorpion Bike Wheels, a boutique-type bike shop, to offer custom bike frames and components to customers who need their bikes to fit their bodies for ultimate usage. "I help people with physical limitations for the bicycle,” said Tony Branco, 65, whose local business offers custom-designed frames and bike fitting services at 105 State Road.
After closing in January for renovations, Fay’s Restaurant is ready to serve in its freshly restored space. Renovations included a new floor for the lounge, dining room, and take-out area. There was also new paint, wall covers, booths, and banquette tables, coverings as well as a new bathroom, new bar tops, tables added to the center of the main dining room, a new sound system, and an updated bar area
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Standoff at the Bristol County House of Corrections leads to more than $100,000 in damage
On Friday, 17 "ringleaders" in one housing unit started a disturbance at the Bristol County House of Corrections causing an estimated $100,000 to $200,000 in damages to that housing unit. A second unit was also damaged. The standoff that started at about 9 a.m. went on until about 3 p.m.
In a press conference Friday evening, Sheriff Paul Heroux thanked the response teams from Hampden, Norfolk, Plymouth Barnstable and Suffolk county sheriff departments and Department of Corrections for aiding in quelling the disturbance.
How it happened: '17 ringleaders take over Bristol County House of Corrections housing unit
Fatal New Bedford house fire on Chestnut St.
Two elderly residents died as a result of a fire Thursday afternoon at 260 Chestnut St. in the city's West End.
The fire appears to have started on the second floor of the single-family home at the corner of Chestnut and Robeson streets at 1:40 p.m. The Fire Department was alerted to the fire by 911 calls, according to fire officials.
The Chestnut Street fire was the second deadly fire in less than a month.
Fire update: 2nd victim dies Friday after Chestnut Street house fire in New Bedford; Both victims ID'd
From New Bedford to Amazon: This local is leading research on products we've yet to see.
Later this year, New Bedford local Brandon Fluegel will be releasing a product with Amazon that he’s been on the research team for since day one – earning an award from the company recently.
As a user experience researcher, he said his love for the field started in a physics classroom at New Bedford High School. “It was kind of one teacher I had in New Bedford High School: Mr. George Crook,” Fluegel said. “The New Bedford School system really allowed me to learn how to interact with different types of people from different backgrounds.
On March 16, Fluegel received an Amazon Inventor award for filing a patent on behalf of the company which will be a new method of interacting with their products.
From New Bedford to Amazon: From New Bedford to Amazon: This local is leading research on products we've yet to see.
Peter Pan Bus Lines will begin New Bedford-Boston service April 18; adds Fall River stop
Peter Pan Bus Lines will roll into the breach left by DATTCO's decision to stop bus service from New Bedford to Boston, and will begin round trip commuter service Tuesday, April 18.
Service will be provided to Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton utilizing the current pick up and drop off.
Service to Boston: Peter Pan Bus Lines will begin New Bedford-Boston service April 18; adds Fall River stop
Tidal marsh restoration underway on Fairhaven side of New Bedford Harbor coastline
Buzzards Bay Coalition Restoration Ecologist Sara Quintal said efforts are underway to restore the tidal marsh on 11 acres of land on the peninsula at the end of River Avenue behind Breakwater Marinas in Fairhaven are part of an effort to begin to restore the resources that were damaged over decades.
By scooping out and removing the sediment that originally filled what was left of the salt marsh, heavy equipment operators are helping to restore the marshland.
The site will be open to the public. A walkway has been constructed around the perimeter of the site for walkers, bird watchers and other visitors, and there will be handicap-accessible and stroller-accessible trailhead parking at the end of Taber Street.
Buzzard Bay Coaltition: Tidal marsh restoration underway on Fairhaven side of New Bedford Harbor coastline
Late evening cannabis buyers are leaving New Bedford. What the city plans to do about it.
There's one thing that separates the city's first recreational cannabis retailer from its competition in surrounding communities. It closes earlier.
The current allowable hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. by city ordinance. They were seeking the Planning Board's positive recommendation to amend the ordinance to allow hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. When customers go to other communities' retailers, they're bringing their revenue with them.
Loss of money: Late evening cannabis buyers are leaving New Bedford. What the city plans to do about it.
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This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Top stories this week in New Bedford: prison standoff, deadly fire
