Brian Fraga

The plan to develop a portion of New Bedford's Whaling City Golf Course passed through committee Tuesday night and will be voted on Thursday.

NEW BEDFORD — The city council on Thursday overrode Mayor Jon Mitchell's veto of an ordinance that will reduce the salaries of some city employees who do not live in New Bedford.
The council's 10-1 vote to override the veto translates to a 10 percent pay cut for city employees who do …

The New Bedford City Council on Monday night re-elected Joe Lopes as council president, after councilors waived a rule prohibiting back-to-back terms.

The Bristol County Sheriff accused AG Maura Healey of creating a 'false narrative' and of 'weaponizing' her office against people who disagree politically.

The New Bedford City Council on Wednesday approved a lower tax rate for residential and commercial property owners in the 2021 fiscal year.

Southcoast Health is preparing for a 'surge' in coronavirus patients as more confirmed cases are diagnosed in Bristol County and people begin to get sick.

A Plymouth County resident tested positive for coronavirus after walking into the Tobey Hospital Emergency Department. The resident is self-quarantined at home.

To contain COVID-19, Massachusetts will shut down all public and private schools, prohibit gatherings of 25 people and ban on-site consumption at restaurants.

New Bedford residents collected 1,164 signatures to protest the mayoral administration's plan to decommission Engine 11 in the South End.

The New Bedford City Council on Monday night narrowly voted down Ward 3 Councilor Hugh Dunn’s attempt to add a late-file agenda item that would have requested the mayoral administration and local health officials to brief councilors on how the city is preparing for the coronavirus.