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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is set to begin work on an intersection in Dartmouth next week, installing traffic lights and other significant upgrades.

While some City Councillors spoke out against the "spiked cobblestones" installed at one intersection to ward off panhandlers, Councillor Brian Gomes wants more.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said he's "disappointed" that some City Councillors have taken issue with the "spiked cobblestones" installed at the "octopus."

Fall River Police are looking for a driver of an older silver Dodge pickup, wanted in a hit-and-run Friday.

A Dartmouth man is being charged after running a red light at a high rate of speed and damaging utility poles. New Bedford Police say the accident occurred before midnight Wednesday when the 26-year-old man driving a Chevy Silverado truck failed to stop as he was headed south from Route 140 onto Brownell Avenue...

A fatal pedestrian accident is prompting action by the New Bedford City Council. Ward Three Councilor Henry Bousquet has filed a motion asking the Council's Traffic Commission to consider installing a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Sawyer and Myrtle Streets...

The City of New Bedford held a public meeting last night on the planned improvements to the Octopus intersection Downtown. One of the biggest changes with the project will be removing the pedestrian bridge over Route 6. Project Manager Kevin Johnson said the currently closed bridge will be replaced by multiple crosswalk improvements, with pedestrian safety being the main concern...

One of the most dangerous intersections in New Bedford is now much safer.