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Meet Meagan “Meaggsy” Borges, a 24-year-old marine fabricator and artist. After 8 long years of working at multiple McDonald restaurants in the area she left to work for Steele and Rowe, where she discovered her love for fashion design while crafting boat covers. Using the skills developed while working there, …

What connects New Bedford, the Azores, Cape Verde, Hawaii and the Arctic? The deep-fried, sugary delight known as the malassada, is a treat from the Arctic to the Equator. Did boiling whale oil help to spread this favorite? Join Ruth and Abby, the national park’s 1850s ladies, to make crafts …

A staggering 50 percent of American adults suffer from a chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity and arthritis — and one in four has two or more chronic health conditions. In Rx: The Quiet Revolution, you’ll travel across America to discover a quiet revolution happening in medicine. From …

This evening, a woman and her 4-year-old child spent nearly two hours lost on Mount Sugarloaf in Deerfield before being rescued by state and local police. The woman called 911 at about 8:00 p.m. when she became lost was unable to navigate her way off the mountain. State and local …

Massachusetts State Police are currently searching the area near Route 140 in Mansfield, near the Foxboro line, for a suspect who fired a gunshot, possibly from a muzzleloader rifle, at an MSP cruiser. The cruiser was being operated on Route 140 around 2:20 a.m. when the trooper reported a shot …

‘Pictures in the Park,’ a new outdoor movie series being staged in New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park, has partnered with Southcoast Health to present ‘Goonies’ on Friday, 7/31. The movie begins at sunset (approximately 8:00); attendees are encouraged to arrive early and bring their own blankets and lawn chairs for seating. …

“KG Urban’s decision to abandon the Cannon Street project is an extreme disappointment and a great shock given that its CEO Barry Gosin had led everyone to believe he would have the necessary funds to build the project. (see Barry Gosin MGCC Letter 5-4-15) City leadership and the people of …

Mayor Jon Mitchell was joined today by clean energy partners to mark the commissioning of a new 4.1 megawatt (MW) solar power facility, the “Tom Davis Solar Project,” located in the New Bedford Business Park. The Project will supply the City of New Bedford with clean, affordable energy. The Project …

Join Neighborhoods United, New Bedford’s Parks & Recreation, along with the United Way of Greater New Bedford as we host our 2nd of 6 Free Family Movie Nights at one of our newest city parks. Our movie this week will be held at the beautiful Riverside Park on Belleville Avenue. …

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying early on the morning of Thursday, July 23, 2015. This round of spraying will target areas including Buttonwood Park, Brooklawn Park, Fort Taber, Hazelwood Park, Riverside Park, Clasky Park, Ashley Park, the Poor Farm area and Madeira Avenue. Spraying …