The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is pointing to a recent legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Interior as a major boost for its bid to have land placed into trust for a resort casino in Taunton.
The department said tribes are not required to have been federally recognized before 1934 to be eligible for a land-in-trust designation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says one of the most important things the Sheriff's office can do is to keep warning young people about the dangers of drugs.
That's why he's continued "Operation Slam" at the House of Correction, where busloads of students visit the Dartmouth jail every week
A New Bedford man is leading a petition drive to bring back the Whaling City Festival.
Organizers of the event announced last week there would be no Festival this year, after the City refused to allow the closing time to extend beyond 8pm.
Eric Li
It's a great day for the Irish.
Members of the Friendly sons of St. Patrick joined the Mayor and other local politicians to raise the Irish flag Monday morning in front of City Hall.
This years ceremony included an acknowledment of the recent "twinning" of New Bedford and Youghal, Ireland
The harsh New England winter is dragging down the regional economy as consumers spend more on heating their homes rather than on electronics, clothes or a dinner out.
The National Energy Assistance Directors' Association says the average winter heating bill in New England is expected to climb nearly $300, to about $1,700, up from $1,400 last winter