The American Heart Association’s 2016 Southern New England Heart Walk on May 21 at UMass Dartmouth will build healthier lives and prevent heart disease and stroke. Join the New Bedford Wellness Initiative team to raise funds for the American Heart Association. Heart disease is our #1 killer and can significantly …

The SkillsUSA Community Service Project Team from GNB Voc-Tech helped change the lives of 125 children in the SouthCoast. This team has held numerous donation drives collecting new socks, underwear, toothbrushes, toiletries, and gently used clothing and toys for Gifts to Give since January 2016. The multiple donation drop-off locations …

On March 20th during the evening hours a masked male walked into the Burger King on Cove Rd. and robbed the business at knifepoint of an undisclosed amount of money. There were no injuries. Three nights later, on March 23rd, Zully’s Wine and Spirits located at 1240 Kempton St. was …

Fado, which means “fate” or “destiny,” is arguably the world’s oldest urban folk music, having emerged from the bustling cafes of Lisbon in the early nineteenth century. While fado music has endured since then, it has been reinvigorated by contemporary artists along the way. The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, a …

The Massachusetts State Police have entered into a contract to purchase several hundred electronic control weapons from TASER. The weapons add another tool to the department’s less-lethal arsenal, providing troopers with another option for controlling a violent, non-compliant suspect and ending such confrontations before they reach a point where deadly …

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 31-year-old New Bedford man who had previously had his first degree murder conviction overturned due in large part to the state’s outdated wiretap statute has pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to serve 15 to …

The New Bedford working waterfront will be transformed with original sculpture created by local artists. Ten to twenty sculptures will be temporarily installed along MacArthur Blvd, the City and State piers, in the city’s Seaport Cultural District during the summer of 2016. Artists are invited to submit their proposals reflecting …

This weekend will be a wet one – we’ll have plenty of rain and potentially snow. Oddly enough we will start the weekend out with nearly 60 degree temperatures, but by Sunday night drop to a frigid 21 degrees, very windy and possible snow. Grrrrr. No problem, it will take …

Last night at approximately 10:30pm members of the Organized Crime and Intelligence Bureau executed a search warrant at an apartment at 42 Princeton Street in New Bedford. This was the result of an investigation by Det. Jarrod Gracia into a cocaine delivery service being operated out of the home. As …