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A Wareham man is among four individuals being charged with fraudulently collecting more than $79,000 by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

BOSTON (AP) _ State Auditor Suzanne Bump says her office has identified a record high of $13.7 million in public assistance benefits fraud during the 2015 fiscal year. The Democrat says that amount represents a 44 percent increase over the previous year's record of $9...

New Bedford's Council On Aging and Coastline Elderly Services are teaming up to deliver financial benefits to local seniors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that only 2 out of every 5 seniors that are eligible for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are enrolled in the program...

New Bedford's new LED streetlights have taken some getting used to, but they're providing the city with numerous benefits.

Another trip to the coffee pot won't just keep you awake, it could help keep you alive.  Research at Duke University's medical schools suggests increased caffeine could reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The state is alerting about a fifth of those workers currently receiving unemployment that they could lose their benefits if Congress doesn't act by December 29th.