![Big Changes Coming for "New Bedford Day" in Florida](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-NB-Day-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What's going on?
![New Traffic Islands at New Bedford’s Tarkiln Hill Road Rail Crossing](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-450810543_1191691882110245_1480896548722446430_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Traffic Islands at New Bedford’s Tarkiln Hill Road Rail Crossing
The redesign of the area of New Bedford where Tarkiln Hill Road meets Kings Highway, where South Coast Rail will someday zip through, is finally making sense.
![Massachusetts State House Will Host Historical Play](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2020/06/statehouse.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Massachusetts State House Will Host Historical Play
'A Light Under the Dome' will be performed literally under the dome of the State House in Boston.
![Massachusetts-Based Yankee Candle’s Devastating News](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-Yankee-Candle-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Massachusetts-Based Yankee Candle’s Devastating News
A state filing says Yankee Candle is closing its South Deerfield, Massachusetts distribution center and offices on September 9, 2024.
![Could Providence’s Washington Bridge Become a Tunnel Instead?](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/02/attachment-attachment-untitled-design-2024-01-22t165132-012-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Could Providence’s Washington Bridge Become a Tunnel Instead?
As nobody has come forward with a proposal to replace Providence's Washington Bridge, could a tunnel be an option?
![Boston Red Sox Legend Manny Ramirez Refuses to Retire](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-1610628570.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Boston Red Sox Legend Manny Ramirez Refuses to Retire
Boston Red Sox legendary slugger Manny Ramirez has joked he's not trying to retire, 13 years after his last MLB game – but is he really joking?
![Mayor Jon Mitchell Tells New Bedford Residents to ‘Cool Down’](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-Heatwave.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mayor Jon Mitchell Tells New Bedford Residents to ‘Cool Down’
There are many places to cool off around New Bedford during this week's heatwave.
![Local Fire Unions React to Trump Rally Firefighter Death](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922021.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Local Fire Unions React to Trump Rally Firefighter Death
Fire officials from New Bedford and Fall River offered their thoughts on the killing of Corey Comperatore in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.