hurricane barrier

New Bedford police are investigating two bodies found on or near Palmer Island and the hurricane barrier on Easter Sunday — the second and third bodies found in the city in the past five days.

Social distancing is a challenge for sure, but I decided to make this an opportunity to explore the region. Not just for my smaller kids, but for myself.

NEW BEDFORD - Mayor Jon Mitchell and local elected officials were joined by Governor Charlie Baker and Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack Wednesday for the official opening of the city's newest south end waterfront path, the CoveWalk.

NEW BEDFORD—Mayor Jon Mitchell and other city officials announced Thursday the creation of The Blue Lane, a path that will connect New Bedford like never before. The 11-mile span will connect the HarborWalk and CoveWalk along the South End peninsula all the way across the city to the planned RiverWalk on the banks of the Acushnet River in the North End...

At this time the man remains nameless. He has an undisclosed age. According to New Bedford Police, this homeless individual choked and died on a piece of pizza. Police can tell us the man died not far from his waterfront abode, a tent city on the edge of the hurricane barrier off Cove Road...

The City of New Bedford has secured just over $5 million in state funding to extend the Harborwalk Project along another section of the hurricane dike. Phase two will happen on the Clark's Cove portion of the barrier. Design work has already been completed for the project...

The Whaling City got a visit from one of its namesakes.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has won re-election to a third term on Tuesday, defeating challenger Maria Giesta by more than two-thousand votes.  The Mayor picked up nearly 62% of the vote. During the campaign Mitchell outlined his administration's accomplishment,s from job creation to the Harbor Walk on the Hurricane Barrier...

Those looking to go for a stroll on top of the newly resurfaced hurricane barrier in New Bedford's South End should do so at their own risk. DPI Commissioner Ron Labelle tells WBSM News while the majority of the concrete has been poured and is safe for walking, it's still technically a construction site...

New Bedford Police say the man who suffered injuries after falling from the hurricane barrier was intoxicated at the time. Detective Captain Steven Vicente tells WBSM News 62-year-old Joseph Rogers of Brock Avenue was walking along the new cement path atop the dike in the South End Monday afternoon when he attempted to climb down the steep, uneven embankment toward the water...