Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today that the New Bedford Fire Department was awarded a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $89,122. New Bedford will use the funds to outfit its fire apparatus with a hearing protection system and to equip its frontline apparatus …

The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc. – better known locally as the Veterans Transition House (VTH) – will host Operation Clean Sweep for Ward 3 on August 15. Volunteers are needed. Anyone interested in volunteering can pre-register by calling (508)979-1493 or visiting www.operationcleansweep.net and …

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, each …

The Buttonwood Park Zoo (Zoo), the 12th oldest zoo in the country and one of only 229 Association of Zoo and Aquarium accredited facilities in North America, recently invited a panel of experts to perform an independent review of its Asian Elephant Program. The panel has released to the Zoo …

Two students from Greater New Bedford Vocational-Technical School have been serving as interns at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park this summer. Sara Elmoussaoui and Richard Johnson, both of whom will be entering their senior year of high school, joined the staff to do research and assist with Something Fishy …

When you register, you can easily help our children by sharing your personal Walk page with friends and family (via email or social media), asking them to support your efforts. Registration is simple and only takes a few minutes. Your participation makes a huge difference in the lives of our …

How does two days of tax-free shopping sound? A recently enacted statute will allow just that for most purchases on what has been dubbed the Massachusetts “sales tax holiday weekend.” All Massachusetts businesses normally making taxable sales of tangible personal property that are open on August 15 or 16, 2015 …

Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in the Counties named below. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of …

Last evening at approximately 6:01 p.m., Trooper Brandyn Henson of the Troop D Community Action Team (D-CAT), was on patrol in the city of Taunton. Trooper Henson observed a gray sedan commit several motor vehicle violations. Trooper Henson attempted to catch up to the vehicle, which eventually came to a …

On Monday, September 21st,  the Bay Club in Mattapoisett will host its Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament to benefit Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford. The event will include lunch, a reception, a buffet and both a live and silent auction. Nativity is a non-profit, independent middle school for boys. …