Health

YMCA Southcoast is offering an eight-week 'Safety Around Water' program at its locations with a pool in New Bedford, Fall River and Wareham.

New Bedford Light reports there are no abortion clinics within a 30-mile radius of New Bedford, while there are five so-called 'Pregnancy Crisis Centers.'

The Full Bloom Wellness Festival returns to Fairhaven's Cushman Park in July with live music, crafts, a basketball tournament, more than 30 vendors, and more.

Fairhaven's Yoga in the Park and Summer Bootcamp are returning to Cushman Park beginning this week.

David Civitron says New Bedford features some "really great" biking infrastructure, but there is always room for improvement.

The EPA says there is $73 million available to finish the cleanup of PCBs from New Bedford Harbor, and the work should be completed sometime next year.

The education funding, often referred to as Chapter 70, totals just over $199 million, a 14.6% increase over fiscal year 2022.

New Bedford Community Health Center CEO Cheryl Bartlett said the new variant is being blamed for about half the new cases of COVID-19 in New England.

New Bedford Health Director Damon Chaplin says residents must stay 'on their toes' about COVID-19, as another variant could send infection rates soaring.

The agreement with Southcoast Health follows almost three years of negotiations interrupted by the COVID pandemic, and covers nearly 700 nurses at St. Luke's.