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A freight ferry line between New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard could return in the future. However, it will take years of planning and potentially millions of dollars in new construction to make the service a reality.

Efforts to regulate New Bedford's panhandlers through licensing met its match during Thursday evening's City Council meeting thanks to major concerns over costly lawsuits against the city.

The American Civil Liberties Union is keeping a close eye on the New Bedford City Council. Thursday night's meeting will discuss the future of an ordinance that would require panhandlers to obtain a license in order to beg for money. ACLU Deputy Legal Director Sarah Wunsch tells WBSM News the ordinance is unconstitutional, saying free speech cannot be licensed...

In his State of the City address last week, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell outlined many of his goals for the City in 2016, one of them being a pay raise for some City workers. Mitchell says he wants the City to be able to provide it's lowest paid employees with a living wage...

The New Bedford City Council approved $18.1 million in funding for accelerated repair projects at four city elementary schools during Tuesday night's meeting.

Loan orders dominated the New Bedford City Council's agenda Thursday night, including funding of municipal buildings and elementary schools.

The New Bedford City Council is once again looking to draft an ordinance regarding panhandling.

One man attempted to rob two north end fast food restaurants Thursday morning, only to end up behind bars.

It's that time of year when we're all looking for a windfall- buying scratch tickets, playing Powerball, wondering if we have relatives who left us money we didn't know about it, etc.

Please, don't let this be you. Warn those you love to NEVER send money overseas, especially via a phone call from someone you don't know!