Mark Mahoney

Brian D. Nobrega Jr. of New Bedford has been selected to succeed Mark M. Mahoney, who retired at the end of 2016 but has continued to serve on an interim basis, as the city's next Director of Emergency Management.

The latest forecast from the National Weather Service shows Hurricane Matthew traveling east of New England with little, if any, rain this weekend.

With temperatures dipping into the teens, New Bedford's Emergency Overflow Shelter opened Tuesday night at the PAACA headquarters on Coggeshall Street. Emergency Management Director Mark Mahoney tells WBSM News, the decision was made Tuesday afternoon to open the shelter...