Tom Lopes, who was the first Cape Verdean to be elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, will have a documentary produced about his life to honor his legacy.
Two members of the New Bedford legislative delegation are hoping to extend unemployment benefits for steelworkers at the A-T-I plant in the South End.
The workers have been locked out of their jobs since August, after their contract expired...
The City of New Bedford is planning to invest $70 million over the next five years to build and repair schools, replacing aging equipment and vehicles and construct a new Public Safety Center in the South End.
The improvements are part of the city's Capital Improvements Program...
Fire broke out around 8pm Monday night in a multi-family building at 48 Crapo Street in the South End of New Bedford.
Fire officials reported flames in the walls, but brought the blaze under control within ten minutes after their arrival...
New Bedford's Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau has confiscated 32 illegal handguns during the past year, and arrested 29 people who were unlawfully in possession of those weapons.
The latest seizure of an illegal weapon happened Thursday night when Detectives assigned to the OCIB carried out a search warrant at 90 Hemlock St...
A meeting Thursday night will allow residents to provide their opinions on what should be done after an evaluation of New Bedford's Fire and EMS Departments.
Last year, the City hired FACET, Inc. to assess the departments and provide cost-saving recommendations to the City...
The original Route 18/JFK Boulevard Rehabilitation Project was supposed to stretch from Elm Street to Cove Road, but was later split into two phases due to budgetary constraints.