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Spinner Publications author Catherine McLaughlin will be reading excerpts from her new book, Blue Collars at a number of local libraries and book sellers during the months of September and October. Come meet New Bedford native Catherine McLaughlin—a published poet and accomplished painter. During the events the author will take …

At 11:49am on Monday, the Conway New Hampshire Police Department responded to an accident involving a motorcycle with two passengers and a pickup truck. The driver of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 57-year old David Oliviera and his 57-year old wife Cathy, both New Bedford residents, were making a left-hand turn …

Concert tickets for the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra’s 2018‒2019 season are now available through the Zeiterion Box Office in person, by phone at 508-994-2900, or online at www.Zeiterion.org . The Z Box Office is located at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, and is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and …

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …

From the Massachusetts state police: “Today’s edition of “What Could Go Wrong” comes to us from the State Police Revere Barracks. Yesterday, Trooper Zach Bolcome found this vehicle traveling down the Revere Beach Boulevard. Not only was the vehicle’s load improperly secured, and causing a potential hazard for the driver …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was asked when the construction in the south end of New Bedford would be complete. 

At approximately 3:25 pm yesterday Massachusetts State Police Troop H broadcast a report of an attempted abduction of a child near the bathrooms at Castle Island. Troopers responded and spoke to a woman who reported that a man whom she did not know approached her and members of her family …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell discussed the impact of the heatwave on the students during the first week of school, what the public school system is doing in response and what they are doing for our seniors. 

Property taxes in New Bedford never seem to go down. We asked New Bedford Mayor Mitchell if property owners in New Bedford will ever see some tax relief and what more charter schools could mean for the city’s budget and taxes. 

The Springfield casino opening up recently, adding 3,000 jobs to the city. We asked Mayor Jon Mitchell if he regrets not getting the casino to New Bedford.