acushnet river

A disused mill building at the end of Coffin Avenue in New Bedford's North End will be demolished, after the city was granted a court order to remove the building due to the risk of its collapse.

Two public meetings on the design and permitting for the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge replacement have been scheduled for early October.

A new assistant health inspector conducted an investigation and says he found multiple health and environmental violations at the quarry and asphalt plant.

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The Baker-Polito Administration and the City of New Bedford announced Thursday that nearly $670,000 in funding will be used to design and construct the first phase of the RiverWalk project along the Acushnet River.

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A former lumber yard in Acushnet will now serve as a community park. On Friday, The Buzzard's Bay Coalition celebrated the Sawmill Park's grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Federal, state, and local officials were on hand for the opening...

New Bedford residents are one step closer to enjoying a long walk along the Acushnet River. Shadley Associates, the company designing the 2.2 mile walkway in the north end, held a community meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Victoria Riverside Town Houses...

City officials cut the ribbon on a new playground in the North End. The River's End Park is situated in a quiet location on the banks of the Acushnet River, and is aimed to bring children back to basics with play areas made out of natural materials...

Environmental officials are trying to determine the cause of an oil slick in the Acushent River, near the sawmill property. An official with the Mass. DEP tells WBSM News the oil apparently entered the river from a combined sewer overflow pipe...