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Newly elected New Bedford School Committee member John Oliveira has been served with a no trespass order, and cannot step onto school property.

Police have arrested a New Bedford man on charges of assault and battery, disturbing the peace, and pulling a false fire alarm following an early Monday morning incident.

Wareham officials are asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle that may have purposefully driven through a flock of wild turkeys.

No injuries were reported after a fire in an apartment building near downtown New Bedford Thursday afternoon.

New Bedford Police and Fire personnel are investigating a fire at a north end construction site.

This is the eleventh fire in New Bedford since June that is considered to have started under suspicious circumstances.

NEW BEDFORD - A fire early Friday morning on Cottage Street in New Bedford is not considered to be suspicious. The fire was reported at 2:44 a.m. Friday at a home at 150 Cottage Street. Upon arrival, firefighters saw a small fire that originated on the second floor balcony...

NEW BEDFORD - A two-alarm fire in an industrial building in New Bedford's North End is under investigation. The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Clean Uniforms and More complex at 355 Church Street. Five engines and two ladder trucks responded to the smoky fire, which originated toward the middle of the large building, making it difficult for firefighters to access...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are investigating after vandals have targeted the Roosevelt Middle School in the city's South End. Arthur Motta, Community and Public Affairs Manager for New Bedford Public Schools, says police responded to a security alarm at Roosevelt Middle School Wednesday at 3:18 a...

FAIRHAVEN - Local authorities spent much of Monday morning cleaning a fuel spill in the Fairhaven Harbor. The Fairhaven Fire Department was alerted to a possible fuel spill just after 7 a.m. Monday at WJA Fisheries on 4 Water Street...