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NEW BEDFORD - An email sent out by state officials that states the South Coast Rail Project will run through Middleboro rather than Stoughton was a mistake.

BOSTON (AP) - As more marijuana shops take root in states that have legalized the drug, they're struggling with a lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted. Democratic Massachusetts U.S. Sen...

The New Bedford Women's Center honored several local supporters during its annual meeting Tuesday evening that have greatly contributed to its mission.

State Senator Mark Montigny has secured $450,000 for New Bedford educational programs. The Senator's office announced the funding Thursday as part of the senate's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. The funding includes $100,000 to provide access to cultural programming for children at the Zeiterion Theatre, $80,000 for after-school programming at Dennison Memorial Community Center, and many other after-scho

Would you be in favor of passing a ballot question to legalize marijuana in the state of Massachusetts?

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren took a brief tour of the South Coast on Wednesday, visiting Fall River before stopping by the Groundwork small business space on Purchase Street in New Bedford. City officials and local business owners were on hand to speak about current and future programs helping small businesses grow...

It's commencement weekend at UMass Dartmouth. Nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees this weekend. U.S. Senator Edward Markey was one of the speakers, and drew applause when he talked about his plan to reduce the high cost of getting an education...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is appealing the United States Postal Service's decision to relocate the downtown post office to a storefront instead of keeping it at it's historic location. Mitchell writes he believes the move is "unwise, short-sighted, and potentially disruptive to the strong resurgence of activity that New Bedford's downtown has enjoyed over the past several years... Read M

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is warning that the deadly gas explosion that destroyed two buildings in New York and killed eight people shows the need to fix the aging infrastructure that delivers fuel in cities across the country...

Former Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown will be the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Republican Party event later this month. There has been widespread speculation that Brown will run for the GOP nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen next year...