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Extra Cameras Planned At Boston Fourth Celebration

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

Boston Mayor Tom Menino says the city's Fourth of July celebration will go off as planned despite the Boston Marathon bombings. 

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UMass Dartmouth Holds Graduation After Weeks of Dsitractions

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

Under grey skies, some 13-hundred students received undergraduate degrees during commencement ceremonies Sunday at UMass Dartmouth.

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New Bedford Officials Confident About Marine Commerce Terminal Progress

By Taylor Cormier 3 weeks ago

The New Bedford delegation that recently traveled to European offshore wind staging sites has formally announced their findings.

The delegation reunited Friday, saying New Bedford is on the right track with the Marine Commerce Terminal, as knowledge of red tape and other barriers in Europe is being used to smooth out the process on the homefront

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West End Fire Causes Extensive Damage

By Jim Phillips 3 weeks ago

A smokey fire Friday afternoon at 1315 Brigham Street in New Bedford kept firefighters busy for more than two hours. 

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tsm - Global Learning Charter School officials accept grant from Charitable Foundation of Bristol County Savings Bank

Bank Foundation Awards Grants To SouthCoast Schools, Non-Profits

By Jim Phillips 3 weeks ago

Two schools and five area non-profit agencies are receiving money from the Charitable Foundation of Bristol County Savings Bank. 

Each year the Foundation awards cash to needy agencies in the region, and has doled out more than $9 million since 1996

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New Elephant Toys Unvieled At Buttonwood Park Zoo

By Jim Phillips 3 weeks ago

The stars of the Buttonwood Park Zoo have some new additions to their habitat.

Students from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design spent the last semester designing and constructing toys for elephants Emily and Ruth

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Confirmed Tornado Touches Down in Stoughton, Mass

By BJ Ragone 3 weeks ago

The people of Stoughton, MA got a bit of a surprise on Thursday as a funnel cloud touched down. The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was in fact a tornado. 

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New UMass Dartmouth Appointment

By Jack Peterson 3 weeks ago

U Mass Dartmouth is announcing another new appointment to its administrative staff.

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Rhode Island Citizens Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement

By Jack Peterson 3 weeks ago

A former teller at a North Attleborough bank has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for embezzling almost $378,000 from elderly customers.

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New Bedford Area Has Great Time At Women’s Chocolate Affair [PHOTOS]

By BJ Ragone 3 weeks ago

The Southcoast was all at Rachel's Lakeside in Dartmouth on Thursday night for the first ever Women's Chocolate Affair, and there was certainly no shortage of sweet treats. 

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