At a press conference held in City Hall this morning, Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that he has selected New Bedford Police Captain Joseph Cordeiro to serve as the next New Bedford Chief of Police. Cordeiro is currently the Uniform District One Division Commander for the New Bedford Police Department at …

A stellar weekend in terms of temperatures is ahead for us. Friday there will be some rain in the afternoon, but in spite of some clouds or partly sunny forecasts that will be it for the precipitation. We will be in the 60s all weekend with a warm high of …

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, each …

El Galeon, a full-size replica of a 16th century Spanish galleon will be visiting New Bedford from May 19th to May 22nd. The vessel will be parked at the State Pier and open to the public daily from 10am – 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at the dock, $10 for …

New Bedford’s Department of Community Services, the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District, and Doc Shredding Corp. are partnering for a paper shredding day in downtown New Bedford. The event will take place on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Shredding confidential documents helps to prevent …

fairhaventours.com – Chris Richard Photo Fairhaven’s lovely Riverside Cemetery is the setting of an Office of Tourism walking tour on Sunday, May 22, at 2:00 p.m. It begins inside the cemetery’s entrance at 274 Main Street. Fairhaven tourism director Christopher Richard will act as guide. The cemetery was created in …

The Fort Taber Fort Rodman Historical Association, Inc. in cooperation with the City of New Bedford are sponsoring a living history camp Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8, 2016, as part of the continuing recognition of the Centennial Observance of World War I (1914 – 1918). The camp will …

The public is invited to join Mayor Jon Mitchell and members of the New Bedford City Council for a brief ceremony at 5PM on Thursday, May 12th to name the City-owned plaza on Front Street (at the corner of Front and Union Streets) for former New Bedford Mayor Jack Markey. …

Will the rain ever stop? We’ve had at least 5 days straight of precipitation! I wish I could tell you that it’s going to be a sun filled weekend, but the truth is that rain will show up in varying amounts throughout the weekend. If you’re a person who likes …

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, each …