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New Bedford Receives Grant to Build Website Promoting Local Seafood
New Bedford Receives Grant to Build Website Promoting Local Seafood
New Bedford Receives Grant to Build Website Promoting Local Seafood
New Bedford's seafood has already gone worldwide. Now, it's about to hit the World Wide Web. The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that $105,500 in grants will be distributed to seven marketing campaigns that are designed to increase awareness and demand for Massachusetts seafood products...
Plea Hearing Delayed
Plea Hearing Delayed
Plea Hearing Delayed
BOSTON - New Bedford fishing magnate Carlos Rafael's plea hearing has been postponed. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts says "The Codfather's" next scheduled court appearance is March 30 at U.S. District Court in Boston. Rafael was originally scheduled to appear on March 20...
Mitchell Testifying Before Congress
Mitchell Testifying Before Congress
Mitchell Testifying Before Congress
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is returning to Washington, D.C. to testify before Congress once again. Mitchell will be testifying Wednesday at 10 a.m. at a congressional oversight hearing titled, "Examining the Creation and Management of Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries...
SouthCoast Residents Win Big at State Fishing Derby
SouthCoast Residents Win Big at State Fishing Derby
SouthCoast Residents Win Big at State Fishing Derby
SouthCoast fisherman and fisherwomen had a strong showing at the 2016 Massachusetts Salt Water Fishing Derby, and were presented with trophies this past Saturday at a ceremony during the New England Boat Show. The derby runs from January 1 until November 30...
Waiting to Hear
Waiting to Hear
Waiting to Hear
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lawyers representing northeast fishermen are waiting to hear a U.S. District Court ruling that would temporarily halt the lease of 127 square miles of ocean off the coast of Long Island. In December, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management preliminarily awarded the $42...
Fishermen's Lawsuit to be Heard
Fishermen's Lawsuit to be Heard
Fishermen's Lawsuit to be Heard
HAMPTON, New Hampshire (AP) - A New England fishermen's group suing the federal government over the cost of at-sea monitoring is scheduled to present oral arguments before the federal Court of Appeals in March. The monitors are workers who collect data that help the government craft fishing regulations...
Mitchell Not Ready to Decide About Re-Election
Mitchell Not Ready to Decide About Re-Election
Mitchell Not Ready to Decide About Re-Election
New Bedford is abuzz with speculation as to who might run for the vacant Ward 3 City Council seat in the upcoming special election, as well as who might throw their names in the hat for the October elections. But Mayor Jon Mitchell said he hasn't made a decision yet as to whether or not he will run for a fourth term this fall...
Hodgson Denies Pressure Claim
Hodgson Denies Pressure Claim
Hodgson Denies Pressure Claim
NEW BEDFORD - Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson says it's "upsetting" that one of his deputies is facing federal charges in connection to the Carlos Rafael case. Deputy Sheriff Antonio Freitas is accused of helping the New Bedford fishing mogul smuggle large sums of cash through Logan International Airport so Rafael could deposit the money in an account in Portugal...

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