Matt Camara
City Councilors Express Frustration With New Flood Maps
City councilors expressed their frustration with impending changes to New Bedford's FEMA flood map. The council's Ordinance Committee sent the changes to the full council without a recommendation. Council President Joseph Lopes, whose South End district could be heavily affected, said he is working with the mayor's office to appeal some of the changes...
Astronaut, alumnus Scott Tingle talks space at UMass Dartmouth
Astronaut Scott Tingle spoke about exploring space at his alma mater UMass Dartmouth Wednesday. Tingle said it remains to be seen whether a space race with a country such as China is on the horizon.
Tingle also said that nations should cooperate in space as a way of inspiring the entire human race...
New Bedford Holds Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
Religious leaders, public officials and residents came together Sunday night to remember the more than six million victims of the Holocaust. This year's ceremony, however, also honored the willingness of the Philippines to take in escaped European Jews at a time when many countries were shutting their doors to refugees from Nazi Germany...
New Bedford Remembers Servicemen Lost During ‘Exercise Tiger’
The city paid homage Sunday to the 749 servicemen killed during Exercise Tiger. The exercise was a D-Day rehearsal held off the coast of Devon, England. The training exercise was found and attacked by German submarines, which sank two U...
City Council Votes to Buy Discount Power from Plymouth Wind Farm
The City Council voted Thursday night to enter into a power purchase agreement with a yet-to-be-built Plymouth wind farm. Mayor Jon Mitchell said the deal is projected to save taxpayers $33 million over its 20-year lifespan. Some councilors, however, weren't so enthused...
Historic Cove Street Building Gets Six-Month Reprieve
A historic building at 177 Cove Street will not be demolished for at least six more months. City councilors voted Tuesday night to put a six month delay on the former maternity hospital and funeral home that local developer Michael Panagakos plans to demolish...
Boxer Who Fought Racial Injustice Dead at 76
Former professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is dead at the age of 76. Carter spent nearly two decades in prison for murder, but was then released when it was determined that he didn't get a fair trial. Carter was made famous by the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 movie of the same name that starred Denzel Washington...
Australia: Search for Missing Plane at ‘Critical Juncture’
The Australian ambassador to the U.S. says the search for a missing Malaysian jet could end soon. Kim Beazley told CNN's "State of the Union" it's getting too expensive to continue. He also said searchers may meet in a few days to decide what to do...
Veteran UMD Professor Quits, Blasts Administration
Clyde WBarrow, the director of UMass Dartmouth's Center for Policy Analysis, says he's leaving the university for what he calls "abusive" treatment from Chancellor Divina Grossman.
Barrow told The Boston Herald in an open letter that he's "had enough" and will be leaving UMass Dartmouth for another university, which he declined to name for the Boston newspaper...
Missing Fairhaven Man’s Body Found
Police say that missing Fairhaven man, Joshua Greaves, has been found dead. The New Bedford police dive team found Greaves' body around 9 p.m. Friday night.