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New Bedford Police arrested Hector J. Mejias, 23, of New Bedford, on charges of two counts of rape and sexual conduct for a fee. The arrest was made at 12:38 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. The district attorney’s office requested that he be held without bail and sought a dangerousness hearing, …

New Bedford High School took the lion’s share of Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Certificates awarded in Massachusetts by the College Board for 2018. The next nearest number of AP Certificates awarded to a Massachusetts high school was nine certificates. In order to earn the AP certificates NBHS students had to …

As always, click on the title for more or detailed information on the event. Most of the events were pulled from our event calendar where you can find hundreds of local area events each month. The event calendar is FREE, so if you are a local business, and not taking …

PAY: $15.46 – $20.92/hr Maintains Traffic Commission accounts and payroll; collects parking tickets, fees and fines. Performs clerical work required in the maintenance of all types of accounts and financial records. Performs clerical work of ordinary difficulty, applies basic accounting principles in maintaining financial accounts and records; prepares and verifies …

Meet Gary Moujabber, 29-year-old general manager of The Lebanese Kitchen. When Gary was born, his parents had already established their family restaurant, The Lebanese Kitchen, in the city’s west end. His parent’s migrated here from Lebanon in the late 70s/early 80s and as far as he could remember he had …

Dozens of volunteers from businesses and organizations across SouthCoast will gather in one place for one day this October, helping the region’s homeless residents connect with a better future. New Bedford Connect, set for Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the downtown YMCA, will bring together dentists, …

New Bedford Mayor Mitchell was asked when the construction on Coggeshall St. and Route 18 will be complete.  

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell provides the latest on the ABC Disposal and City of New Bedford situation. 

The New Bedford Ocean Cluster (NBOC), a partnership between the New Bedford Port Authority and Spherical Analytics (formerly ImpactLABS), was awarded a grant through the Grand Challenge, a grant competition offered through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and the Seaport Economic Council. With the $250,000 award, the NBOC will establish the …

According to Alarms.org, the official site of the National Council for Home Safety and Security, New Bedford is the 5th most dangerous city in Massachusetts. The organization produced a list of the “safest cities in Massachusetts for 2018” – ranking 172 Massachusetts towns and cities. Of the 172 cities listed, …