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The City of New Bedford has announced that there will be beach closures on Thursday.

A multidrug-resistant intestinal illness is starting to spread across the country and Massachusetts is seeing some of the highest numbers of cases.

Dogs are known as many things: cuddle buddy, walking partner, a living vacuum / potential dishwasher, and man's best friend. One thing that might not come to mind is a health benefit. This article from Bark Post claims that having a dog and letting it lick you is HEALTHY...

I'll never forget the little sign over a public toilet at the Conoco gas station near my high school. It read: "Our aim is to keep this toilet clean...Your aim will help!" That memory would never have resurfaced if not for an article I was reading by the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Southern California...

There's some good news for the Dartmouth Police Department. The first four modular units have arrived for their new police station. Delivery of at least another four units are expected sometime this week. The Police Department is currently working out of trailers in the parking lot, after crews found bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease in the water pipes of their police station off Russell's

The New Bedford Health Department has announced some recreational beach areas will be closed Thursday due to high bacteria counts caused by the recent heavy rainfall and flooding. Towers 1 and 4 and Davys Locker on East Rodney French Blvd will be closed...

New Bedford's South End beaches have all reopened to swimmers. The beaches were closed over the weekend because of high bacteria levels following Friday's heavy rains. Water quality tests taken Monday have shown bacteria levels do not pose health hazards to swimmers...

The New Bedford Health Department  says East Beach located along East Rodney French Boulevard and West Beach located along West Rodney French Boulevard, as well as the beach inside Fort Taber Park are closed to swimming today. Officials say rainfall over the weekend has increased the threat of elevated bacteria levels and the closures were made to protect the public...