Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced the City of New Bedford will again host the Summer Sound Series—a series of live summer concerts on the waterfront and around downtown. The 2014 Summer Sound Series will be expanded this year to feature concerts on not only on Pier 3, but also Sidewalk …

The New Bedford Health Department has announced that East Beach located along East Rodney French Boulevard and West Beach located along West Rodney French Boulevard, as well as the beach inside Fort Taber Park remain closed to swimming today, Monday, July 7, 2014. Significant rainfall during the holiday weekend raised …

Due to the weather forecast, the Charles W. Morgan will not depart New Bedford until Tuesday at 7:30am. From the Mystic Seaport’s Facebook page: “The CHARLES W. MORGAN will continue her 38th Voyage Tuesday, July 8, at 7:30 a.m. when she leaves New Bedford for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy” “Unfortunately, the weather forecast …

New Bedford received nearly 10 inches of rain on the 4th of July, 2014. Here is some amazing aerial footage of the flooding. Video by Kyle Desousa.

YAP! (Youth Ambassador Program) members will perform live tracks from their album “Edutainment Movement” and their newly released song “North Star” from the reality documentary “The North Star Journey” from 6:00-6:30 PM in the national park garden for AHA! night, Thurs., July 10. From 6:30-7:30 PM DJ John Gotem will …

Due to the weather forecast, the spectacular fireworks display planned over New Bedford Harbor in celebration of Independence Day and the Homecoming of the Charles W. Morgan, originally planned for 9PM tomorrow night, has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 9PM. The July 4th forecast for the New …

Oh nature. Why do you have to worry us so every 4th of July? We fret over and concern ourselves with the possibility – dare I say probability – of precipitation on an evening where we need none! We patriots just want a short respite to allow us to celebrate …

General Description: The Community Relations Manager is responsible for strategic oversight and management of internal/external communication and external affairs for the New Bedford Public Schools (NBPS), supporting the Superintendent to inform and engage families, staff, partners and the public in district priorities, policies, practices, challenges, and opportunities.   The Community Relations …

New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches has announced that the final opportunity for youth to sign-up and try-out for the Youth United summer basketball league will be on Monday, July 7, 2014 at Hazelwood Park basketball courts. For access to the parking lot closest to the basketball courts, attendees are …

Fairhaven and Dartmouth Police Detectives, working with the Bristol County Sheriffs Department South Coast Anti Crime Team, arrested two suspects just after 7:00 Tuesday morning for assorted narcotics offenses. Investigators were in the area at that time, planning to execute a search warrant for the second floor apartment located at …