Matt Camara
OSHA Investigating Bourne Bucket Truck Deaths
Two Massachusetts men working on high tension power lines are dead after their bucket truck tipped over while they were in the basket more than 100-feet in the air.
Brockton Reeling After Two Murders
The City of Brockton is reeling after two people were murdered in a span of seven hours.
21-year old Elson Miranda was shot twice in the chest Friday while sitting inside the lit bar on Ames Street. Police tell The Brockton Enterprise said Miranda was still conscious after the shooting but died of his injuries at a local hospital a short time later...
Track Club Members Prepare to Run Boston Marathon
Several members of the Greater New Bedford Track Club plan to run this year's Boston Marathon. Member Theresa Fernette had crossed the finish line last year before the first of two bombs exploded on Bolyston Street and tells WBSM News that at first people didn't realize what was happening...
City Council Supports Teacher Facing Discipline Over Chair-Throwing Incident
The City Council unanimously voted Thursday night to go on record opposing any disciplinary action that may come against New Bedford High School teacher Joanne Maura. Maura is the teacher who had a chair thrown at her by an 18-year-old student after she took his cell phone...
New Brazilian Restaurant Coming to Dartmouth
A new Brazilian restaurant will open in the former Smokey Bones building on Route 6 in Dartmouth. Brazilian Grill, expected to open in September, will be a traditional churasscaria where grilled meats are served on skewers. Owner Kelly Brosatto tells WBSM news the restaurant features a traditional style of Brazilian cuisine...
Dartmouth Cemeteries on the Mend After Year of Chaos
Dartmouth's Parks and Recreation Department Director Tim Lancaster showed off a new software package being used to catalog burial plots at Monday night's Select Board meeting. The software will prevent the town from selling the same plot twice and is one of many improvements Lancaster's team has made to cemetery management since the volunteer Cemetery Commission was disbanded by Town Meeting over
Councilors Call For More Security Cameras Downtown
Some city councilors called for more security cameras downtown at Tuesday night's Public Safety Committee meeting.
At-Large Councilor Debora Coelho called for the cameras in response to vandalism of the city's iconic Whaleman statue last year...
Mitchell Delivers State Of The City Address
Mayor Jon Mitchell delivered his annual State of the City address Tuesday, calling for a new Fairhaven bridge and increased economic competitiveness. Ward 2 City Councilor Steven Martins, however, said the address was short on specifics and that something needs to be done about New Bedford having the highest unemployment in the state...
Will Dartmouth take the state to court?
Dartmouth might be taking the state to court soon.
The state Department of Environmental Protection will decide by Tuesday whether a Brockton company's proposal to cap the defunct Cecil Smith landfill with one million tons of contaminated soil goes forward...