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Ralph Saulnier, a Ward Six City Councilor for 24 years during the sixties, 70's and 80's, has died at the age of 84.
Saulnier passed away Thursday at Our Lady's Haven.
Saulnier, a conservative Republican, was a Marine who served in Korea and later spent five years in the Reserves...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is turning up the heat on fishing regulators as the city's Sector IX fishing group remains grounded.

A young Marine from Rochester has died from a sudden and rare illness.

State Representative Antonio Cabral and the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board announced that the Board has received a YouthWorks grant of $75,000 from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order that orders a review of the lands and seas designated as national monuments over the past 20 years.
These areas were designated as national monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906, and that includes President Obama's designation last fa…

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...

In an industry that has been bogged down with federal regulations, fishing representatives are hoping for a big silver lining with President-Elect Donald Trump.
While many across the country have expressed concern with Trump's stance on social issues, Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting is …

New studies suggest that endangered marine species would not be significantly impacted by the construction and use of offshore wind farms off the Massachusetts coast.
The state and federal studies released this week were based on observations of whales, turtles, and marine birds over a period of four…

31-year-old John Peck lost his arms and legs in 2010 after stepping on an explosive device as a marine in Afghanistan. After a 14-hour double arm transplant at Brigham and Women's back in August, Peck recently held a press conference to debut his new arms...

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Marine biologists are trying to figure out what caused the death of a North Atlantic right whale calf, one of just 14 born this winter.
The calf was found dead Thursday off the coast of Chatham on Cape Cod.
A spokeswoman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare says the near…