A group has been organized in opposition to the proposed LNG expansion project in Acushnet and the associated gas pipeline through Freetown. On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., South Coast Neighbors United (SCNU) will be holding a public forum at Saint John Neuman Hall at Cathedral Camp, located …

Last night at about 11:00 p.m., State Police from the South Boston barracks responded to a report of a crash between a motorcycle and a car on Gallivan Boulevard at Adams Street in Boston. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Patrick Devin indicates that there was a collision between a 2013 Toyota …

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015, Dartmouth Police responded to an apartment located on Ledgewood Blvd. regarding a disturbance called in by an anonymous neighbor. Upon investigation, Dartmouth Detectives determined that Richard Pinheiro (28) of Fall River had assaulted and beat a four year old child who he was babysitting for. …

On Thursday evening at approximately 5:30pm, members of the Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau executed a search warrant at on Hemlock St. in the city’s south end. The target of the investigation being Rany Pimental whom detectives had reason to believe was unlawfully in possession of firearms. This was the result …

Can you spare a couple of hours a week to influence the future of a child impacted by homelessness? School on Wheels of Massachusetts (SOWMA) is seeking one-on-one after school tutors to work with children in grades K-12 starting in January 2016. Tutors are needed at shelters, hotels, and schools …

The local company Beaumont Solar installed solar panels on a historic building near the New Bedford waterfront that houses the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Photo by John Robson. With the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change now underway in Paris, Mayor Jon Mitchell has reinforced New Bedford’s commitment to reducing …

Your Theatre, Inc., director Margo Wilson-Ruggiero of Fairhaven, MA, has cast four South Coast actors for the January production of True West, by Sam Shepard. The four cast members are Chris Mac of Fall River, Eric Paradis of Fairhaven, Robin Richard of New Bedford and rounding out the cast is …

Photo by Phil Mello The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Friday, December 18th at 7:00 PM with Iced Up & Snowed In: Winter Stories from the Working Waterfront. Members of the local fishing community will share stories about winter fishing, Christmas Trips, blizzards, and holiday parties. Industry photographers, Alan Cass …

NBHS presents a donation of $1,270 to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign on Thursday. Left to right: Headmaster Bernadette Coelho; junior Faith Oliveira; senior Gershom DaSilva; junior Nick Cabral; American Cancer Society Community Manager Kelley Lord; Academy of Finance educator Judith Lima. New Bedford High …

The New Bedford Cultural Council (NBCC) will hold a meeting on Monday, December 14, 2015 at 7:15pm in the Ashley Room at New Bedford City Hall. Members of the NBCC will vote to select the 2015-16 grant proposals to receive funding. Agencies and individuals who submitted 2015-2016 grant proposals are …