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For many years, Lincoln Park was defined as what was left behind by a giant, rusty roller coaster towering over weeds and trees. It was a bittersweet reminder of the Route 6 amusement park that entertained thousands of families for almost a century.

Dozens of Fairhaven residents expressed their concerns one final time before casting a vote in regards to the sale of the historic Oxford School building to a development company.

Dartmouth wants to think outside the box when it comes to their commercial area. The town recently completed their Retail Corridor Study, which looked at different options for unused areas around the mall and other shopping spaces such as empty parking lots and undeveloped land...

The New Bedford Housing Authority receives applications for public housing in New Bedford from individuals living in communities as far away as Billerica and Springfield, with those applicants applying to numerous communities.

New Bedford's Office of Housing and Community Development has received an award from MassHousing. The Outstanding Partner Award was recently awarded to the New Bedford office for it's commitment to homeownership, homebuyer dedication, homebuyer education, lead paint removal, and other services...

A personal finance social network called www.WalletHub.com conducted a comprehensive analysis of 2014's best and worst cities for first-time home buyers. Where do you think New Bedford landed on the list?

President Obama is putting together a group to handle America's growing influx of children who are entering the U.S. illegally and without family members to support them for the journey. In a memo from the White House, the President calls the situation an "urgent humanitarian situation...

A New Bedford family now has a place to call their own.

Associated Press - Gov. Deval Patrick has announced more than $25 million to create over 335 new units of supportive housing for veterans, homeless and very low income families. Patrick made the announcement Tuesday during a stop at the site of a planned veterans' housing project in Haverhill...

Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Workforce Development Greg Bialecki met with business leaders in New Bedford Wednesday, promoting continued growth and partnership between comanies and education centers. Bialecki tells WBSM News the Southcoast has a "happy problem" where businesses are looking to hire more workers, but are coming up short in trained, educated help...