A disused mill building at the end of Coffin Avenue in New Bedford's North End will be demolished, after the city was granted a court order to remove the building due to the risk of its collapse.
When the cleanup of PCB contamination in the Acushnet River is complete, work will begin on the planned New Bedford RiverWalk to finish the planned Blue Lane.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its initial list of Superfund National Priorities List sites with the greatest expected redevelopment and commercial potential on Wednesday, and New Bedford Harbor was among the 31 sites listed.
The Baker-Polito Administration and the City of New Bedford announced Thursday that nearly $670,000 in funding will be used to design and construct the first phase of the RiverWalk project along the Acushnet River.
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...