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Senate Assistant Majority Leader and Rules Committee Chairman Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) voted today to pass legislation which will implement significant state dollars toward local public schools. Under this legislation, New Bedford stands to receive millions of dollars in additional state aid and will rank among the top five communities …

You just finished unloading your catch, it is 2:30 am in the middle of the winter and you have been up for over twenty-four hours straight. Tired, exhausted, beat up…yet somehow, deep down, you feel invincible. You know that what you just went through and how hard you pushed not …

A 37-year-old man charged with rape of a child was released on a low bail Wednesday, May 9, despite a request by the district attorney’s office that his bail be nearly seven times higher. Jorge Medeiros, 37, of 195 Brook St. Apt. 2, New Bedford, was arrested on three counts …

This morning at about 2:10 a.m., State Police from the Dartmouth Barracks responded to a two vehicle crash on Route 195 westbound in Swansea that resulted in a fatality. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Joshua Pacheco indicates a 2012 Volkswagen Touareg was traveling eastbound on Route 195 when, for reason still …

Two suspects with lengthy criminal records, including time in the house of correction, are back on the streets Wednesday, May 9, despite being arrested yet again Tuesday, May 8 on drug charges. Tyrelle Depina, 25, of 50 New Plainville Road, New Bedford, was arrested May 8 on charges of possession …

Mayor Jon Mitchell presented his Fiscal Year 2019 City Budget before the New Bedford City Council on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Under the Mayor’s budget proposal, 85 percent of City spending is predetermined by state mandates and other contractual agreements, and only 15 percent remains within City discretion, which reflects …

​Fairhaven Police Detectives, working with members of the Bristol County Sheriffs Office South Coast Anticrime Team, raided an apartment in North Fairhaven just after 12:30 pm Monday afternoon. Officers executed a search warrant at 415 Main Street, apartment 5 after completing an investigation into a drug dealing operation that was …

A 66-year-old Westport woman, her 47-year-old son and his 43-year-old wife were all arraigned last week in Fall River Superior Court on charges connected to the January 25, 2017 death of 80-year-old Westport resident Cecile Fairhurst, Bristol County District Attoney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. On March 22, 2018, a …

World Time Fiddle Session will be hosting a multi-cultural, interactive, traditional music event called “World Fiddle Day” at Hatch Street Studios in New Bedford on May 20th. The event runs from 12:30 to 5:30 pm and includes open playing opportunities for musicians, children’s activities, vendors, workshops, dancing, and a full …