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NEW BEDFORD - A diesel fuel spill in New Bedford's harbor has been contained. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the spill was reported around 7:15 a.m. by the crew of the fishing vessel "Predator," which is docked at Leonard's Wharf...

DARTMOUTH—An oil spilled occurred late this morning in Padanaram Harbor. A Petro Oil truck making a delivery sprung a leak on the western, Gulf Road side of the Padanaram Bridge, in a construction zone. Dartmouth District One fire officials say a small amount of oil seeped into Padanaram Harbor, but the spill has been contained...

NEW BEDFORD - Local officials and stakeholders met with Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren Friday to discuss the future of the New Bedford harbor during a luncheon at Seatrade International.

New Bedford's seafood has already gone worldwide. Now, it's about to hit the World Wide Web. The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that $105,500 in grants will be distributed to seven marketing campaigns that are designed to increase awareness and demand for Massachusetts seafood products...

NEW BEDFORD - Despite nearly an hour of discussion, the city council did not take a vote on appointing a new harbormaster Thursday evening.

NEW BEDFORD - The Boston University Superfund Research Program has released the results of a years-long study concerning contamination in the New Bedford Harbor. A press conference held Thursday at Riverside Park in New Bedford released those results, which Dr...

NEW BEDFORD (AP) - The Coast Guard says about two drums worth of oil has been recovered after spilling from an unidentified source Thursday into New Bedford Harbor. The Coast Guard and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection were called to the harbor after the oil was spotted pushing up against the docks and fishing vessels at Leonard's Wharf...

NEW BEDFORD - The City Council decided it was not their role to try and decide who should be the city's new harbormaster during Thursday's meeting at City Hall.

NEW BEDFORD - Offshore wind company Deepwater Wind officially opened their Massachusetts office downtown Friday afternoon.

NEW BEDFORD - The Harbor Development Commission sponsored a public meeting Thursday at the downtown library to gather input about future uses of two waterfront sites.