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The New Bedford Cultural Council (NBCC) will host an “Information Session and Slide Slam” on Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the New Bedford Art Museum (608 Pleasant Street). NBCC members will be on hand to answer questions about the upcoming 2015-16-grant cycle and 2014-15 NBCC grant …

Results are in from the first year of New Bedford’s new automated curbside collection system for trash and recyclables: The City doubled its recycling rate and reduced the amount of waste sent to the Crapo Hill Landfill by 30%. New Bedford’s new collection program began in late June of 2014 …

District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that a former New Bedford man convicted of multiple incidences of spitting, biting and assaulting correctional officers at the Dartmouth House of Corrections, was sentenced to serve six to 10 years in state prison. Frankie Chano, 44, formerly of 7 Shawnee Court, was …

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Taunton Police, Massachusetts State Police and investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating an industrial accident that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man today in Taunton. The incident occurred around 8:42 a.m. today in the Myles Standish Industrial Complex on Charles Colton Road. The …

Meet Dana Rebeiro, a City Councilor and a Community of Color Outreach member of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. She is the councilor of Ward 4, which encompasses most of the West End of New Bedford, some of the South End, and even Pope’s Island. Dana returned to the city she …

Fairhaven Police Detectives arrested two men Tuesday afternoon just before 3pm for drug related offenses after they observed them engage in activity consistent with a drug deal. Detectives detained 42 year old Tyler Tomasek of 26 Spruce Run, Brewster while marked Fairhaven police units stopped a vehicle being operated by …

Pictures in the Park, a new outdoor movie series staged in New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park, will present its final movie of the summer with GHOSTBUSTERS on Friday, September 11, 2015. This screening is made possible thanks to the donations of movie-goers who turned out in droves to watch Sandlot in …

One of the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted fugitives who is accused of savagely assaulting his ex-girlfriend — stabbing and slashing her as she slept in 1994 — before fleeing the country was returned to Massachusetts last night to answer to the charges. The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension …

Inside Out: The New Bedford Fishing Industry Through Industry Eyes, a multi-media exhibit featuring the work of six artists who are all employed in or retired from the local fishing industry will be on display at the main branch of the New Bedford Public Library (613 Pleasant Street) through October …