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On Monday, the two companies hoping to buy the Oxford School shed light on the potential future of the historic North Fairhaven building. The Stratford Group and the Sherwood Building Company presented plans to the Board of Selectmen and answered any questions about their proposals...

The Dartmouth Police Department is closer to having a building to work out of after Tuesday's Town Meeting vote. Most Town Meeting members voted to approve a police station renovation project for an April town vote, however not everyone left happy...

Former congressman Barney Frank says there's only one presidential candidate with a real chance to win. On monday, Frank appeared at UMass Dartmouth to promote his book, Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage, and to discuss the 2016 presidential election...

Students at one New Bedford school were in for a special lunch Wednesday afternoon. As a part of National School Lunch Week, regional and state officials visited Gomes School to congratulate the district on improved breakfast and lunch participation through the Community Eligibility Provision...

Artists looking for studio space now have an answer in New Bedford's North End. While the Hatch Street Studios already provide artists with space to work, the new owners intend to offer even more studio space. Jeff Glassman, President of Darn It...

Edited transcript: Really, New Bedford? A 7.9% voter turnout? Really? After all we've been through this year. Cape Wind takes a dive. The casino cashes in it's chips. And The Olympics takes dead last. But this is all you can muster? 7...

WBSM and FUN107 joined with the United Way of Greater New Bedford, Feed The Children, employees of PriceRite and volunteers to help distribute food to 800 local families Tuesday. The parking lot of the supermarket was cordoned off with yellow tape tied to shopping carts to provide a large area for cars to drive through so volunteers could load a 25-pound box of food, a 10-pound box of Avon essenti

Some residents weren't happy to hear about the million-dollar increase for Dartmouth's police station renovation project. After being estimated around $7.4-million in July, officials announced earlier this week the project could end up closer to $8...

There won't be any fishing piers off of West Island's causeway, and many Fairhaven residents are happy to hear it. After hearing opposition from locals on Monday, the Fairhaven Board of Selectmen voted to withdraw their support for the state-run project to build fishing piers on both sides of the causeway...

Even with shortages, New Bedford's Fire Department is in elite company according to officials. Mayor Jon Mitchell announced on Monday the Insurance Services Office rated the city as a Class 1 Public Protection community. Different factors that go into the rating include water availability, dispatch services, and emergency equipment...