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New Bedford is cashing in thanks to the city's recycling program.

The New Bedford Fire Department is at the ready on the harbor with a new fire boat. The $950,000 vessel and all necessary training was funded mostly by a Federal Port Securities grant, with the City kicking in just $238,000. The new boat was built in California...

Congressman Bill Keating's office announced on Friday that the Marion Fire Department received $81,425 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

New Bedford has been awarded a federal SAFER grant. FEMA announced the grants today, and has awarded New Bedford $4.6 million to cover fire department staffing needs. The grant will fund about 21 firefighters over the next two years. New Bedford Firefighter Union President Billy Cabral tells WBSM News a lot of credit goes to Congressman Bill Keating, and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey for

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. ...

The Health First Family Care Center in Fall River has just had their wish come true in the form of a brand new Ford Transit van that will provide free patient transportation to and from physician and dental appointments at HealthFirst.

The New Bedford City Council will be asked Thursday night to transfer funds to cover the cost of 31 firefighter positions until the end of this fiscal year. The request comes after funding from a federal SAFER grant ran out two months ago...

New Bedford Fire Union President Billy Cabral says the City's SAFER grant for FY16 has already expired. The City's Chief Financial Officer, Ari Sky, confirms the grant expired in mid-March. Cabral says the City now has to pick up the tab for 63 firefighters that were funded by the federal grant for the next four months...

City officials continue to move forward with plans to build a dog park in the west end of New Bedford.

New Bedford Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Pia Durkin, is voicing her support for legistlation that would continue education through the summer months. Durkin spoke in favor of the bill on Beacon Hill Monday. Durkin tells WBSM News the pilot grant program would partner the school district with educational venues like the Whaling Museum, the Art Museum, and others that would offer educational and f