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Fairhaven residents packed into the town hall auditorium Tuesday night to talk about the Rogers School. A number of town officials along with members of the consulting firm hired to analyze the property, Kirk and Company, took suggestions from the crowd and answered questions...

A 139-foot replica of the yacht America made a visit to New Bedford's State Pier Wednesday as part of her 2016 East Coast Tour.

City officials dedicated the Front Street Plaza to former Mayor Jack Markey Thursday for his work in setting the stage for a prosperous downtown New Bedford.

BOSTON (AP) _ The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill to ban discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations. The Senate passed the bill with a 33-4 vote Thursday. Democratic Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz said it's past time for Massachusetts to stay true to its history as a civil rights pioneer...

The Butler Flats Lighthouse has been sold. The government auction for the 117-year-old "sparkplug-style" structure ended at 1:45 Monday afternoon, with the winning bid coming in at $80,000. The auction was scheduled to end over the weekend, but persistent bidders prompted the government to extend the auction several times...

The historic bell atop Fairhaven's Oxford School has tolled for the final time.

Fairhaven's Rogers and Oxford schools aren't the only historic structures in danger according to some town residents. A group spoke out against altering the red brick sidewalk surrounding Town Hall and the library at Monday's Board of Selectmen meeting...

What is a town supposed to do with two vacant schools that are both over 100 years old?

Four New Bedford cemeteries have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Mayor's Office says the Griffin Street, Oak Grove, Rural, and Jewish cemeteries have been officially added to the Register, citing there are many notable figures in both local and national history interred in the cemeteries...