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A Special Town Meeting on Jan. 14 seeks to correct a poorly-worded warrant item approved last fall.

Police say Jeffrey Couture picked up prostitutes in New Bedford, beat and raped them, and abandoned them in Freetown.

The man allegedly swiped a wallet from an elderly woman at the Fairhaven Walmart then used her card at a Plymouth McDonald's.

At approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday, police and fire personnel responded to the residence of Chief Jepson, who was suffering from an injury.

The seamanship lessons will be held on 14 Mondays.

There is a movement in the town of Dartmouth to increase the salaries of its public teachers. A significant increase will require raising taxes.

The SSA runs ferries linking Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket with Cape Cod, and operates a vessel repair facility in Fairhaven.

A cruiser parked along Interstate 195 was rear-ended with a police dog inside.

New Bedford is among the American ports that could benefit from the legislation.

The F/V Enterprise and Pacific Capes were caught dumping oily bilge into New Bedford Harbor. The vessels' owners were hauled into federal court.