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Federal fishing managers are holding a series of meetings to gather feedback about potential changes to the Atlantic ocean scallop fishery.

A North Carolina man was arrested Wednesday by New Bedford Police after he was found in possession of drugs.

Liz Warren says she's pushing for New Bedford fishermen, but Warren has never pushed anything, except her questionable Native American Indian heritage.

The tombstone was one of several on a game brought in by a parent for the party at West Parish Elementary in Gloucester on Friday.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts police chief who was honored by the White House for his work battling heroin addiction but later was accused of misleading investigators looking into allegations of improper behavior with at least two women has been fired...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police chief who was honored at the White House for his work battling opioid addiction has been placed on paid leave pending the completion of an internal city investigation. Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken announced Tuesday that Chief Leonard Campanello was put on indefinite leave, but did not disclose what initiated the investigation...

Proposed legislation in the Massachusetts House would somewhat expand Gloucester's police department policy of not charging people who willfully turn in their drugs and paraphernalia. The bill proposed by Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester would protect addicts seeking recovery from prosecution in hopes of encouraging them to get the help they need...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell still opposes adopting an opioid treatment initiative similar to Gloucester's "ANGEL" program. The New Bedford City Council is taking a look at the feasibility of having addicts turn in drugs and paraphernalia to the police department without fear of arrest, and then being supplied with a volunteer sponsor...

City Councillor at Large Brian Gomes is up for re-election. Speaking on "The Taylor Cormier Show," Gomes highlighted the severity of the nation's opioid epidemic. Gomes says he blames pharmaceutical companies and doctors for profiting off of the public's vulnerability to such addictive substances...

While New Bedford and Gloucester are homes to key fishing ports in the country, both communities also share the blight of opioid abuse. This week, the Gloucester Police Department rolled out a new program that offers help to drug addicts instead of charging them with a crime...