The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge is currently shut down, with neither vehicle traffic nor marine traffic allowed to pass through as the bridge is stuck open.
Fairhaven police are asking for the public's help in the search for the suspect in a series of vehicle break-ins and a theft that took place earlier this month.
The Greater New Bedford area — including the towns of Dartmouth and Fairhaven — is set to receive more than $2.3 million in state Seaport Economic Council grants for projects relating to coastal access and the maritime industry.
An Attleboro man has been indicted on a charge of raping a child with force in connection to the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Fairhaven in October 2001, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.