custom house square

New Bedford Police arrested a city man early yesterday morning for operating his pick up truck inside the Custom House Square Park, currently under contruction.

In just a few months, the mound of dirt that was once the Custom House Square parking lot will be New Bedford's Central Park on a much smaller scale.

With the Custom House Square parking lot closing for good Friday, reaction is mixed on the installation of an urban park in it's stead. Jack Wetherby, owner of Freestone's City Grill just across the street, thinks of it as a beautification project...

They're tearing up a parking lot to put in paradise. Construction on the new urban park where the Custom House Square parking lot now sits is scheduled to begin Friday. City crews will begin setting up fencing around the site, in preparation for the green space designed by New Bedford native Christopher Reed of Stoss Landscape Urbanism...

City Celebrates is a family-friendly event that brings lots of out-of-towners to Downtown New Bedford, to enjoy, the sights and sounds of New Year's Eve.  Lakeville residents Trudi Wood and her husband are "regulars" at City Celebrates in New Bedford...

Residents and business owners got a final opportunity to weigh-in on plans to turn Custom House Square into a multi-use park. City officials and the Stoss Urban Landscaping group presented a conceptual drawing of the area to the public Tuesday night...

Here comes the weekend, and once again there's plenty to do on the Southcoast. One event you don't want to miss is Downtown New Bedford Inc's. seventh annual Chowder Festival on Sunday. The festival once again will be at Custom House Square in New Bedford's Historic District starting at noon...