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The auditorium of Ford Middle School in Acushnet was filled with well over 100 concerned local residents Wednesday evening to publicly comment in opposition of two proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facilities to be built in town.

A panel of state and local education officials answered questions about the state of education Saturday at New Bedford's Bethel A.M.E. Church as part five of a six-part black history series.

The New Bedford City Council will soon be taking one of their committee meetings out on the road to better connect with constituents.

BOSTON (AP) _ State Auditor Suzanne Bump says her office has identified a record high of $13.7 million in public assistance benefits fraud during the 2015 fiscal year. The Democrat says that amount represents a 44 percent increase over the previous year's record of $9...

The intersections of Hathaway Road, Nauset Street and Mount Pleasant Street, also known as the Hathaway Triangle, have been a cause of concern for motorists and pedestrians alike for decades.

Nobody's really a fan of public restrooms. But they're a necessary evil and there are several traits that really get on our nerves. Here are just a few. Blowdryer, but no paper towels What?! I just washed my hands and I want to get them all nice and dry using an absorbent fabric of some kind, but all they offer in this bathroom is hot air...

Mayor Jon Mitchell and the City of New Bedford hosted a public memorial in honor of fallen New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher Sunday morning at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center.

Over 200 students, administrators, and community members attended a student-led forum at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School Friday to discuss racism, sexism, and other instances of discrimination within the school.

A diverse group of thirty waterfront stakeholders met with Mayor Jon Mitchell and other city officials Monday to discuss how to draw more people to the city's waterfront.

A sparse crowd filled the Waypoint Event Center in downtown New Bedford for a public discussion on how to spend nearly $7 million in federal relief aid for local commercial groundfishermen.