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It was brief and under the cover of some heavy fog, but the Mayflower II stopped by New Bedford Harbor Tuesday night on her way back to Plymouth.

It was an accident that luckily happened in the right place at the right time this afternoon in New Bedford.

New Bedford saw the Charles W. Morgan docked in the harbor for the first time in 80 years this summer. For over a week, thousands flocked to take a tour of the oldest surviving whaling ship and learn about its rich history. -Greg Desrosiers   After nearly 80 years of waiting, the oldest surviving whaling ship is back in New Bedford.

The Patrick Administration is making another major investment in New Bedford, this time at the State Pier. Rep. Wililam Straus of Mattapoisett, co-chair of the Committee on Transportation, says the state is putting up $1 million to install refrigeration in one of the State Pier warehouses...

New Bedford has a new blueprint for economic growth in the city. A group called the New Bedford Regeneration Committee compiled a report that focuses on reviving Downtown New Bedford, improving port facilities on the waterfront and advancing the city's manufacturing industries...

Thousands of people are flocking to New Bedford Harbor this weekend to enjoy the annual Working Waterfront Festival.

Young people enrolled in the Mayor's Summer Youth Enrichment Program have created a giant-sized piece of art that's currently hanging on the State Pier Terminal  building in New Bedford. Its a 15-foot high ceramic underwater scene. ...

Over $88 million in earmarks is included for New Bedford as part of an environmental bond bill. State Representative Antonio Cabral says the bill passed the house Thursday night, and now heads to the Governor's desk. This week the full Legislature voted to retain these authorizations: -$35 million for dredging New Bedford Harbor; -$4...

After nearly 80 years of waiting, the oldest surviving whaling ship is back in New Bedford.

Mayor Jon Mitchell and officials with the Harbor Development Commission cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new boat launch service off Pier Three. The service is located between Pier Three and the State Pier and will transport recreational boaters visiting New Bedford from their vessel to the shore...