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Scallops kept the Port of New Bedford the top fishing port, dollar-wise, in the country.

Former New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang, a one-time member of the Democratic National Committee, shared some controversial thoughts on the election with WBSM's Ken Pittman this weekend. Lang characterized Hillary Clinton's nomination by the Democratic Party as "a coronation...

There are fresh signs today that the economy is picking up after a brutal winter slowed growth. The Labor Department says employers added 288,000 jobs in April. The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent. While that's the lowest level in five years, it was due mainly to the exodus of people who stopped looking for work...