benefits

In the long run, this is good news!

Sen. Montigny took his case directly to Senate President Spilka, urging her to help advance legislation ensuring benefits to workers locked out by employers.

A New Bedford man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges including unemployment fraud.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nearly a quarter of a million dollars to the New Bedford Farmers Market.

Bob Branco is a blind listener from the New Bedford area and he has a few words for the government.

New Bedford Police arrest two people and find nearly $90,000 and drugs as a result of a raid in a housing development in the city. Police carried out a search warrant Monday evening as a result of an investigation at 182 Chancery street, located in the Temple Landing Housing Development...

A Jamaican woman living in Fall River under a false identity has been arrested. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's Office says 51-year-old Sandra McDonald has been charged with aggravated identity theft, theft of public money, passport fraud, and falsely representing a social security number...

The Center For Immigration Studies, in a report published in the Washington Examiner says 51 percent of immigrant households in the U.S., legal and illegal, received some sort of welfare benefits in 2012 for a total of 103 billion dollars...

It is appalling the way we treat our seniors and veterans. State Representative Alan Silvia (D-Fall River), House Vice Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Veteran's Affairs tells me many vets are currently not eligible for public housing in Massachusetts because their disability checks exceed the income eligibility guidelines...

Sometimes you need to look for the stuff other than money when it comes to finding a job that's a good fit for you. This fun chart from Visualistan shows you what other things  you should consider when applying for jobs.