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NOAA has approved a plan for 55 New Bedford-based fishing vessels that were ordered to halt operations to begin leasing their quota.

Officials from NOAA say fishing vessels that transferred to Sector VII from Sector IX in New Bedford may have to wait until mid-summer to begin leasing quotas.

NEW BEDFORD - The South End 7-Eleven is once again the subject of an armed robbery. New Bedford Police say a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and partial ski mask entered the store just after 2:30 A.M. Thursday and asked the clerk if he could buy some cigarettes...

Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter and New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher are holding a press conference today, and are expected to release more details on a murder case in the South End over the summer.