Jerry Markbreit, 83, was head official in record 4 Super Bowls & 12 other NFL Playoff games from 1976-1999. Markbreit says refs don't love their calls being changed by replay, but at all costs, they want to get it right.
The Standard-Times editorial board met this week with The Homeless Providers Network and talked about the importance of their upcoming Jan. 30 Point in Time count of the New Bedford homeless.
Kelsey and Henry Jones called 911 after they noticed someone signaling for help on top of a buggy in high water along Alabama Avenue SW. The teen was rescued by Brewster firefighters. The horse pulling the buggy died.
Longtime local resident Etty Tham, an Indonesian Immigrant, was released from Strafford County jail Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, picked up by her son-in-law, Mike Lockhardt after being held for seven months by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Depressed, using alcohol and drugs, and recently jobless, Mark Gonsalves decided to end his life by suicide. Amazingly, he survived a 220-foot jump from a bridge and went on to become an inspiration to others dealing with mental-health and addiction issues.