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Starting this weekend, you may notice some changes inside of the Dartmouth Mall. Construction crews are set to begin work Friday night tearing down the water fountain in the center of the mall. The fountain will be replaced with a recharging station for customers...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum has received a significant funding boost. BayCoast Bank has awarded $100,000 to the museum, to be used towards the construction of the new Educational Center and Research Library expansion of the museum. Museum President James Russell says he and his staff are grateful for the generous donation...

Hawthorn Medical Associates is expanding once more. The health care organization held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new, state-of-the-art facility next to their main facility on Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth. The three-story, 126,700sq...

All work has been stopped on the $200 million construction project at a school in Fall River after the workers were caught drinking on the job.

The state Senate has approved a bill that would provide $300 million to cities and towns for road and bridge projects, a $100 million increase over last year. Municipal officials have been pressing lawmakers to approve the so-called Chapter 90 funds as the spring construction season begins...

Labor and worker rights activists are honoring 32 workers who died on the job last year. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health released a report Thursday highlighting the deaths. The report found falls and motor vehicle incidents were among the leading causes of deaths...

Construction on the south terminal began last week after officials had to cancel the official ground-breaking at the site due to the Boston marathon bombings.

The accelerated replacement of the River Avenue Bridge on Interstate 195 in Fairhaven continues this weekend, with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announcing that

The intersection at Rt 18 North and Coggeshall Street has been re-opened to traffic, and local business owners are relieved, to say the least. Business owners at the intersection have been experiencing a lull in customers since the Acushnet Avenue International Marketplace project began in April...

The Rt. 18 project has caused a lot of headaches for motorists in New Bedford.