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Ward One City Councilor Jim Oliveira will not be a candidate for re-election this fall. Oliveira has served six years as the Councilor for the far North End, but now he says its time to move on. "I'm getting a little bit older and I have other personal preferences I want to attend to...

NEW BEDFORD—Mayor Jon Mitchell and other city officials announced Thursday the creation of The Blue Lane, a path that will connect New Bedford like never before. The 11-mile span will connect the HarborWalk and CoveWalk along the South End peninsula all the way across the city to the planned RiverWalk on the banks of the Acushnet River in the North End...

This past week, it was revealed that Ocean's 18 Family Fun Center and Body Works Gym and Spa had been issued eviction notices. They were the last two businesses remaining in the rear portion of the plaza that previously housed Flagship Cinemas until its closure last August, and they both need to vacate by May 15...

NEW BEDFORD—Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit targeted street level drug activity in the city's North End Saturday afternoon. As a result, seven males were arrested and charged as followed: Carlos Carreiro, 33, of 383 No...

NEW BEDFORD - A vandal that trashed a North End convenience store displayed very odd behavior before causing a commotion. Melissa Lawrence, assistant manager at the Cumberland Farms on Acushnet Avenue, tells WBSM News around 10:30 P...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police have busted up a marijuana distribution operation in the city. Police say they executed a search warrant at a Tinkham Street apartment Wednesday afternoon and found 62 grams of marijuana, $34,496 in cash, a digital scale and packaging materials...

NEW BEDFORD - A man was reportedly beaten and robbed in the North End early Monday. The victim told police he was walking in the area of Arlington and Bates Streets when he was grabbed from behind and assaulted. The victim said his assailants stole his phone, hat, and sneakers...

Five people were arrested Thursday in New Bedford following an investigation into street-level prostitution and drug activity in the city's North End. The investigation, conducted by the New Bedford Police Narcotics Division, is part of a continuing crackdown on criminal activity in the North Front Street area...

NEW BEDFORD - Police are investigating after six gunshots were reported in New Bedford's North End. New Bedford Police say the shots were detected by the City's ShotSpotter system just after 10 A.M. Wednesday in the area of 297 Coffin Ave...

NEW BEDFORD - Residents in a north end neighborhood in New Bedford took matters into their own hands Monday night after seeing a man break into a car. Police say a resident saw the suspect break into his mother's car on Glennon Street around 9 P...