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The Town of Fairhaven's finances got a positive review after Moody's Investors Services issued a credit opinion on Tuesday that kept the exisiting bond rating of Aa2 while removing the negative outlook.

The Fall River Area and New Bedford Area Chambers of Commerce invited Lt. Governor Karyn Polito to speak at their annual Legislative Luncheon at Rachel's Lakeside in Dartmouth Thursday.

After several decades of local, state and the federal government waging and failing at winning the war of drugs, now there are elected officials, nationwide, calling for places where druggies can use heroin in a safe environment. How safe? These government sanctioned buildings will have a doctor or nurse on hand, in case the patron OD's...

The Town of Dartmouth is seeking applications from those interested in filling a vacancy on the Finance Committee.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says Carlos Seafood will likely be up and running again within a few days, despite the arrest of Carlos Rafael and his bookkeeper last week. Mitchell, a former federal prosecutor, says the business will probably re-open after records that were seized during Friday's federal raid on the processing plant are returned to the company...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) _ A Worcester woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of more than $3 million in food stamp benefits through a scheme she ran out of her convenience store. The Telegram & Gazette reports Vida Ofori Causey pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits fraud and money laundering. ... Read M

The Air Force files on UFOs have been declassified and are now online.

Secretary of State John Kerry says Iraq has approved what he calls a new, inclusive government. Political infighting in Iraq has been partly blamed for creating the conditions that allowed the terror group ISIS to seize huge areas of that country...

New Bedford Police are warning residents of yet another apparent phone scam. The latest scheme seems to target elderly women, telling them over the phone they owe large sums of money to the federal government. The calls come from area code 202, which is based out of Washington, D...

A plan to make Fairhaven's governmental structure more streamlined has gotten the approval of town meeting members.