Local community activist Eddie Johnson has passed away.
His family tells WBSM News Johnson passed away at his home overnight, following a lengthy illness.
The 72-year-old Johnson was a familiar face and voice throughout the local community, attending various City Council meetings and School Committee meetings...
More shootings in New Bedford on Wednesday, prompting a community activist to speak out.
John "Buddy" Andrade is questioning the effectiveness of the city's surveillance camera system, in the wake of an apparent drive-by shooting Wednesday in the South End that hospitalized a 23 year old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen...