After the death of Dartmouth's Tyler Joseph Leonard, his family formed a foundation to assist organizations working with young people on suicide prevention.
If Child and Family Services moves into the Church Street property, which is assessed at more than $830,000, major revenue will be removed from the tax rolls.
A former furniture shop will soon be home to one of New Bedford’s oldest non-profits. But critics don't want a prime commercial site coming off the tax rolls.
Reports say that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are under investigation by the Los Angeles department of Children & Family Services after a picture of their 13-year-old daughter Willow Smith laying on a bed with 20-year-old actor Moises Arias was posted onto social media weeks back.
The head of the Massachusetts department of Children and Families says she held a ``very productive'' closed-door meeting with lawmakers looking into the disappearance of a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy.
Commissioner Olga Roche said Thursday's meeting with members of two legislative panels was conducted in private because of confidential details that could not be discussed during a recent public hearin
Gov. Deval Patrick has brought in an independent investigator to conduct a full review of the state Department of Child and Families, under fire for failing to properly monitor a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy who's been missing for months and is presumed dead...
The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce honors local businesses which have gone above and beyond to invest in the community. The presentations were made Thursday during the Chamber's 127th Annual Meeting at the Century House.
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Eloise Pina, a well known community leader in New Bedford, has passed away at the age of 85.
Her work in New Bedford dates back to the 60's and 70's when there was much racial unrest in the city.
Pina's daughter, Marci Pina-Christian tells WBSM News, her mother would often join with other members of the clergy on the streets of New Bedford, counseling young black men...
Child and Family Services in New Bedford have a new headquarters building in the North End.
Agency officials and City leaders cut the ribbon Friday at a new headquarters building at 30-57 Acushnet Avenue . The building formerly housed a supermarket and billards parlor...