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Beacon Compassion, already approved to sell medical marijuana in New Bedford, is hoping to move into the retail marijuana space. Beacon Compassion is now one of four company’s past the early stages of getting the green light to sell recreational marijuana in New Bedford. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mithcell submitted …

City of New Bedford Preliminary Election will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, and the New Bedford Election Commission has announced that absentee ballots for this election are now available through the Election Commission Office at New Bedford City Hall. Any registered voter unable to get to the polls …

For the eighth straight year, Alma del Mar scholars have had a strong showing on state assessments. Of particular note this year, Alma’s third grade scholars were among the top-performing in the state on the ELA MCAS test and performed in the top quartile on the Math MCAS test. Middle …

The following statement was issued by the New Bedford Public Schools administration: “New Bedford Public Schools is aware of threats made to schools and is working closely with the New Bedford Police Department, which have determined them to be not credible. Police report that New Bedford is not the only …

United Way of Greater New Bedford was pleased to nominate the Pickup family from Fairhaven for the Disney and Points of Light Volunteer Family of the Year and they have made it to the top 30 families! This is the first time Disney and Points of Light (the world’s largest …

Quinn Fisheries purchased six of Carlos Rafael’s scallop vessels for approximately $40 million and took ownership of the vessels yesterday. Quinn Fisheries, owned by Charlie Quinn and Mike Quinn, acquired the following vessels: Acores, Athena, Apollo, Gypsy Girl, Hera II and Villa Nova Do II. “With the Quinn family’s acquisition …

With the official arrival of autumn this week comes another colorful fall event – New Bedford High School’s Annual College and Career Readiness Fair, Thursday, September 26, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Beardsworth-Gonsalves Gymnasium, 230 Hathaway Blvd. More than 60 institutions are registered to attend. The event is …

MassDevelopment today announced new arts-based programming it will create through the agency’s Transformative Development Initiative (TDI), made possible by a $500,000 grant from the Barr Foundation. TDI is a program for Gateway Cities designed to accelerate economic growth within focused districts. MassDevelopment will use grant funds to provide two new …

“Retired Deputy Fire Chief Joseph P. Silva, 101, of New Bedford passed away Friday September 20, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Julia A. (Barros) Silva. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Pedro J. and Maria Julia (Pimental) Silva, he lived …

“Yesterday, Troopers Kevin Kaupp (pilot) and Gregg Spooner (TFO) of the MSP Air Wing landed at the Massachusetts Army National Guard, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Headquarters Company (Natick, Ma) for its annual family day, designed to bring Soldiers and their families together to see what their loved one does when …