Coronavirus

The 98-bed facility was constructed to guard the region against a spring surge. The Southcoast Health COVID-19 surge hospital located in the Tripp Athletic Center at UMass Dartmouth has closed. The hospital was built in partnership with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to safeguard the capacity of the region’s …

New Bedford officials reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths since Saturday bringing the total to 61. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 73 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Tuesday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,757 , up from 1,673 on Saturday. 20 additional cases …

On Wednesday, May 27, 7pm tune in on the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra website or on Facebook for a LIVE STREAM of Bach-Talk with Talk-Bach with NBSO concertmaster Jesse Holstein. The first known edition of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin dates from 1720 while he was employed at …

Katie Lannan State House News Service Current high school sophomores, who missed their first chance to take the grade 10 English and math MCAs exams this spring amid COVID-19 school closures, will instead likely be given the tests this winter, as 11th graders, under a plan set to be discussed …

The Freitas family who opened All Ranks Academy of Gymnastics five years ago have made the tough decision to close their doors for good. The family-owned operation has exhausted every avenue of possibilities to keep the business open – one that has been a great source of joy for children …

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles announced it will be implementing further extensions to the renewal timelines for expiring professional credentials, and licenses and permits, including Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Commercial Driver’s License Permits (CDLs / CLPs). While the RMV had previously announced 60-day extensions for most credentials, passenger plate …

Katie Lannan State House News Service New state guidance allows for high schools to hold in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies starting July 19, with certain safety precautions in place and as long as public health data around COVID-19 allows the state to continue along its reopening plan. Graduation ceremonies held between …

Michael P. Norton State House News Service Responding to a Columbia University disease model suggesting tens of thousands of lives could have been saved if social distancing had been implemented a week or two earlier, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that data show that “government matters” and ripped the Trump …

New Bedford officials reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths on Saturday bringing the total to 59. This is the second day in a row New Bedford reported three COVID-19 related days. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 23 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Saturday, bringing the total positive …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service Hoping to lessen the financial burden on students and their families during a time of crisis, Bridgewater State University officials agreed on a plan to keep tuition and fees at existing levels during the upcoming academic year. The Board of Trustees signed onto a …