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A couple of animals at the Buttonwood Park Zoo have undergone surgery. The Zoo's two harbor seals, Yellow and Blue, underwent surgery last week to improve their vision and overall eye health. The surgeries involved removing vision impairing cataracts from the eyes of both seals and the repair of a fallen lens in one of Blue's eyes...

There may be a lot of snow on the land, but the ice is also building up in our waterways. The Coast Guard dispatched an ice-breaker vessel to New Bedford and Buzzards Bay to help diffuse the problem. New Bedford Port Director Jeffrey Stieb tells WBSM News other marine activity, including a tugboat operated by the fire department, is helping to break up the ice as well...

The city of New Bedford is getting some help from the US Coast Guard to break up some ice in the harbor.

How many times have you been stuck waiting for the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge to open up?

Over $88 million in earmarks is included for New Bedford as part of an environmental bond bill. State Representative Antonio Cabral says the bill passed the house Thursday night, and now heads to the Governor's desk. This week the full Legislature voted to retain these authorizations: -$35 million for dredging New Bedford Harbor; -$4...

The 20th annual Mattapoisett Harbor Days is taking over the small town this weekend drawing thousands of people.

Reports of a shark sighting in Padanaram Harbor this morning have not been confirmed, but the town harbormaster is keeping a close eye on the situation. Dartmouth Harbormaster Steve Melo tells WBSM News he received a phone call from an official at the New Bedford Yacht Club whose instrucor had seen a dorsal fin at the entrance to Padanaram Harbor...

New Bedford bids farewell Tuesday morning to a long lost child. The 173-year-old Charles W. Morgan departs from port at 7:30am Tuesday morning, with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as it's next course heading. The whaling ship had an extended stay in New Bedford, after Hurricane Arthur brought heavy rain to the area and stirred up strong ocean currents causing the ship to remain berthed at Stat

After nearly 80 years of waiting, the oldest surviving whaling ship is back in New Bedford.

Fairhaven Police say a woman, apparently confused because of poor visibility Wednesday morning, drove her car down the Bridge Street boat ramp into New Bedford Harbor. The woman is identified as 32-year-old Tami Pitter of Rochester. Police say the operator managed to escape the vehicle through a passenger side window and make her way to shore...