housing

NEW BEDFORD - Security measures at New Bedford's public housing developments are being streamlined. Through a collaboration with the New Bedford Housing Authority, the New Bedford Police Department now receives real-time surveillance footage from housing developments throughout the city at each of the city's police stations...

FALL RIVER - Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia may be under investigation by the FBI and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Herald News reports the Fall River Office of Economic Development alleged the mayor was under investigation by the federal agencies in relation to Correia's online business SnoOwl and on federal grants used for the City's re-branding campaign...

FAIRHAVEN - Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito signed a Community Compact agreement with town officials Thursday at Town Hall.

NEW BEDFORD - Four of the six candidates for Ward 3 city councilor gathered for a community forum at the Painters/Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council office Tuesday evening.

The Rogers School consulting group continues their work narrowing down the possibilities for the historic Fairhaven building's future. At Thursday's meeting at town hall, consulting group Kirk and Company spoke about how town demographics along with certain tax credits could affect the potential uses for the Rogers School. ...

FAIRHAVEN - The Stratford Capital Group's plans to build affordable senior housing in Fairhaven is moving ahead after an informational hearing before the town's Board of Appeals Tuesday evening.

FAIRHAVEN - The company looking to turn Fairhaven's former Oxford School into affordable housing has officially submitted their application. The Town's Planning and Economic Development Director, Bill Roth, says the Stratford Group submitted the detailed application for the proposed senior housing complex this week...

A New Bedford man suffered serious burns after a reported explosion and fire at the Parkdale Housing Development in the West End of New Bedford Sunday afternoon. The explosion was reported at 117 Summit Street at 12:15pm. The apartment is on the second floor of the building...

The former State Police barracks in Dartmouth on Anderson Way just off of Route 6 has officially opened to once-homeless and at-risk veterans. The O'Connor-Sisson House for Veterans will house nine tenants, with veterans moving in as soon as next week...

New Bedford Police arrest two people and find nearly $90,000 and drugs as a result of a raid in a housing development in the city. Police carried out a search warrant Monday evening as a result of an investigation at 182 Chancery street, located in the Temple Landing Housing Development...