Health

New Bedford Director of Public Health Damon Chaplan says the COVID-19 virus is still very much a threat, especially to teens and young adults.

The festival will feature more than 20 vendors, food, music, kids' crafts , tarot readings and more.

Chris Antao and his 'Kind Tribe' volunteers are now working with about 2,000 families in waters off Rhode Island.

Those who complete the challenge by Monday, September 13 will be entered to win a grand prize.

New Bedford's waterfront vaccination center is closing after this weekend, and the City is now offering a $20 Dunkin’ card to any resident who gets vaccinated.

The casinos and slots parlor will be allowed to mostly return to pre-pandemic operations this weekend.

Fitness in the Park is a free, 10-week program at Cushman Park in Fairhaven that begins on June 22 at 8:30 a.m.

New Bedford remains one of only two communities in Massachusetts designated as “red” on the Commonwealth’s color-coded map of COVID-19 cases. In the latest data released by the state department of public health on Thursday, New Bedford and Lawrence are the only communities still listed as “red,” which for cities their size means 10 or more average daily cases per 100,000 people and a positive test

Even as Massachusetts drops COVID restrictions, there is still no timeline for state lawmakers to return to work or for the State House to reopen to the public.

Massachusetts is ending all remaining COVID-19 industry restrictions effective May 29, completing the state's reopening plan in time for Memorial Day weekend.