The drop-in center provides resources, support services, referrals and Narcan training for those struggling with opioid addiction and those that care about them.
After the city received a $1 million grant from the state Monday, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said the new waterfront public safety center should be completed in Spring 2019.
The company behind the proposal to build one of the nation's largest medical marijuana cultivation centers says it now has the cash to get the project started.
FALL RIVER - A Fall River man is sentenced after being convicted Monday of raping his girlfriend's teenage daughter.
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says 44-year-old Osvaldo Leite pleaded guilty Monday in Fall River Superior Court to an indictment charging him with two counts of rape of a child, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, and one count of assault
NEW BEDFORD - Just because New Bedford has signed an agreement to locate a medical marijuana dispensary on Hathaway Road doesn't mean it'll happen overnight.
Steve Angelo, Executive Director of Beacon Compassion Center, says the non-profit must now submit the agreement to the state for their license review...