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Quinn Wants to "Speed Up" Fisheries Science

Jim Phillips — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:40:46 +0000

Former State Rep. John Quinn of Dartmouth has just about completed his first three-day meeting as a member of the New England Regional Fisheries Management Council.

The meeting took place in Plymouth, and Quinn says the validity of scientific data dominated most of the discussion

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Feds to Delay Porpoise Closure in Gulf of Maine

Taylor Cormier — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:47:13 +0000

The Northeast's top federal fisheries manager says he'll delay a planned shutdown of a key fishing area after fishermen argued the closure to protect harbor porpoises would devastate an industry segment

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New Bedford City Council Looks to Limit Yard Sales

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:37:34 +0000

New Bedford residents may soon have to go through a new process in order to hold a yard sale.

The New Bedford City Council will be taking up the issue at their next meeting, in an effort to cut down on yard sales that are held almost every weekend, and in some cases, nearly every day

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Fundraising for Women's Veterans Memorial to Begin

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:37:10 +0000

The City Council's Memorials and Dedications Committee is just about ready to start up a fundraising campaign in support of a monument for female veterans at Fort Taber.

The committee met Tuesday night, and resolved to set up an account for the monument as soon as next week

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New Bedford Commemorates 9/11

Taylor Cormier — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:51:22 +0000

This year's remembrance of September 11th, 2001 served as a call to community volunteerism in New Bedford.

City and State officials gathered in front of City Hall today, before a sizeable crowd, recalling the events of that day and the aftermath that has transformed the nation

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Circulating Petition Could Recall Council Pay Raises

Taylor Cormier — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Next year, New Bedford voters may be able to decide the fate of the self-approved 44% City Council pay raises. That outcome hinges on a petition being circulated by the President of the Minority Action Coalition, Charles Carmo.

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