The New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival is happening today as scheduled.
However there was one change; Tropical Storm Jose prevented city scallop-boats from leaving the dock this week, and bringing back scallops for the always enjoyable Scallop Shucking Contest...
A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to bar demonstrations near courthouse entrances by people who believe the bombings were part of a government plot.
Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that the fairness of his trial could be harmed by a small group of demonstrators who purport to be Tsarnaev's supporters...