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A Staples box-truck crashes on Rt. 6 in New Bedford, near the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge, causing traffic to back up in both directions.

The driver was heading east and apparently struck a guardrail, then landed on top of a concrete barrier across from Fathoms Restuarant

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In a game heard on WBSM, New Bedford beat Dartmouth 77-71 after leading by 20 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. Tyree Weston had a career night for New Bedford scoring 30 points with 7 3 pointers. Cody Borges led Dartmouth with 20 points

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A Massachusetts Congressman is warning that legislation being considered in the House of Representatives to give emergency aid to fishermen would come up woefully short for the local industry.

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A few weeks ago we asked you to tell us who had the best pizza in greater New Bedford.

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Fed-up residents in Fairhaven took their case to the Board of Health Monday, trying again to get the town's wind turbines shut down. The Board heard comment on a proposed wind turbine by-law, before being shut down by Fire Chief Tim Francis, for exceeding the meeting room's approved capacity

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Fairhaven Firefighters were called to the Fairhaven Shipyard Monday morning to battle a smokey fire on the fishing vessel "Sea Ranger".

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In boys high school basketball. New Bedford high dropped their 3rd game of the season as the top rated Lowell Red Raiders beat New Bedford for the second time this year, 57-51. The Whalers travel to Dartmouth tomorrow night to play the Indians. WBSM will broadcast that game starting at 6:20 with the pre-game show.

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Residents of Fairhaven and surrounding communities are remembering the victims and survivors of the shooting rampage last month at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  A group of Fairhaven residents sponsored a walk at Cushman Park on Saturday, and collected donations for the people of Newtown

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Big day today, I gave blood for the first time.  I don't know why I haven't done this before, I guess it's because I thought it would take too much time or that it wasn't convenient for me. 

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This year's Polar Plunge at the snow-covered Fort Phoenix Beach welcomed about 250 happy "plungers".

The participants lined the beach and ran into the ocean on New Year's Day, continuing a 13-year-old tradition in the town

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