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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes more is on the line on Nov. 3 than the next occupant of the White House or the makeup of Congress. In the upcoming election, she said Monday, “civilization as we know it is at stake.” During a wide-ranging forum discussion at Northeastern University’s …

State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey said, “Early spring is typically the time when firefighters are busy fighting brush fires. As the season changes, the winds can be strong and unpredictable.” He added, “Please conduct open burning safely and watch the wind. Have a permit and to be ready to …

By Colin A. Young, State House News Service Boston Mayor Martin Walsh defended his decision to cancel Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and said the city’s progress in containing the virus will determine whether the Boston Marathon is run next month. Walsh …

In a Facebook posting this afternoon on the City of New Bedford official page it states the following: 2020 New Bedford Half Marathon CANCELLED The City of New Bedford and the New Bedford Half Marathon Committee together are announcing that the 2020 New Bedford Half Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, March …

“We are looking for the public’s help to identify these males who are wanted for questioning and are suspects in breaking and entering into several businesses in town. These are screenshots of video. Best we could do at this time but we’ll work on better images.” If you recognize these …

The International Portuguese Music Awards organizers are proud to announce this year’s class of IPMA nominees for their 8th annual award show. IPMA will present their awards on April 25 at 6:30PM, at the majestic Zeiterion Theatre located in historic downtown New Bedford, Massachusetts. Portuguese-American actress Daniela Ruah will host …

Colin A. Young, State House News Service Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled “out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the residents of Boston safe and healthy” during the ongoing global outbreak of a coronavirus, Boston Mayor Martin …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced 15 new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed or presumptive positive cases in Massachusetts to 28. All 15 cases had a direct connection to the Biogen employee conference in late February. The presumptive positive cases include …

Antonio F.D. Cabral, Chris Hendricks, Paul A. Schmid, III, and Christopher M. Markey, the four Massachusetts House legislators that represent New Bedford, voted earlier week to raise up to $612 million in new tax increases through a 5 cent increase on the gas tax, 9 cents on the diesel tax, …

Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of March 08, 2020. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. ______________________________________________________________________________ Job Fair – Kilburn Mills (New Bedford) Are you a talented job seeker …