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State Representative Antonio Cabral is applauding the state's Trial Court recommendation to build a new, larger courthouse in downtown New Bedford.

State Representative Antonio Cabral has included funding for fisheries research at a local institution in the next fiscal year's proposed state budget. The $450,000 included in the budget proposal would be allocated for the University of Massachusetts' School of Marine Science and Technology...

A vital improvement is being celebrated at a New Bedford library. Installation of an elevator at the Casa Da Saudade Library has been completed, and acting Library Director Jeff Dickinson tells WBSM News it was a much-needed component to provide access to the entire building...

Over $160,000 in state grant money will be flowing into downtown New Bedford. The grants are being awarded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and were announced by State Representative Antonio Cabral. New Bedford’s nonprofit grant awards include: $33,750 for AHA ... Read More ...

Over $88 million in earmarks is included for New Bedford as part of an environmental bond bill. State Representative Antonio Cabral says the bill passed the house Thursday night, and now heads to the Governor's desk. This week the full Legislature voted to retain these authorizations: -$35 million for dredging New Bedford Harbor; -$4...

A New Bedford woman is honored on Beacon Hill this week. Guiomar Silveira was presented with the Heritage Day of Portugal Award Tuesday at a State House ceremony. State Representative Antonio Cabral, House Chairman of the Portuguese American Legislative Caucus, planned and organized the ceremony...

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...

An English Language Learners Acadamy will open next year at New Bedford High School, thanks to a state grant.  Rep. Antonio Cabral of New Bedford says the district has been awarded a $135,000 grant from the Executive Office of Education...

Two bond bills soon heading to the House and Senate contain plenty of local provisions. State Rep. Antonio Cabral has requested nearly $15 million dollars in the Transportation Bond Bill for rail, vehicle traffic, and pedestrian improvements in and around the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Project...

The Department of Public Health has been reluctant to release what could be critical information about the Parker Street Waste Site, but State Representative Antonio Cabral has convinced state officials to release those documents. Cabral says he requested a meeting with DPH Interim Commissioner Lauren Smith, who released the results of air quality and cancer studies conducted over a year ago in an