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In his weekly appearance on WBSM, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Cruz Management is the only potential buyer for the vacant Phillips Avenue School.

Trash, marijuana and retail development were the big topics of the day, as New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell made his weekly appearance on WBSM Wednesday.

New Bedford Police are investigating reports of gunshots near the city's South End on Thursday.

Sen. Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) announced today that New Bedford-based employers will receive over $575,000 in workforce training funds.

Bay State Wind today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to work collaboratively with Massachusetts-based NEC Energy Solutions, to develop an energy storage solution for its 800MW wind/55MW-110MWh energy storage combined project.

Community activist John "Buddy" Andrade discusses a number of subjects with Jim Phillips on WBSM's Townsquare Sunday Program. Andrade and the Old Bedford Village Development Corp. are hosting a community meeting this coming Monday on the future of the Morse Cutting Tools site ...

FALL RIVER - Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia may be under investigation by the FBI and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Herald News reports the Fall River Office of Economic Development alleged the mayor was under investigation by the federal agencies in relation to Correia's online business SnoOwl and on federal grants used for the City's re-branding campaign...

Fairhaven residents packed into the town hall auditorium Tuesday night to talk about the Rogers School. A number of town officials along with members of the consulting firm hired to analyze the property, Kirk and Company, took suggestions from the crowd and answered questions...

One of the city's largest employers is getting a boost from the State Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The Office has awarded a $156,000 grant to Sid Wainer & Son to train over 150 workers and prepare for the creation of 10 new jobs in 2018. ...

Dozens of Fairhaven residents expressed their concerns one final time before casting a vote in regards to the sale of the historic Oxford School building to a development company.