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A local branch of the Massachsuetts Army National Guard now has a memorial of its unique service to the Vietnam War.

The New Bedford Memorial Day Parade may have been canceled, but the sacrifices made by veterans were still remembered during a brief ceremony at Clasky Common Park Monday afternoon.

Usually held on the city's Pier 3, the annual Fishermen's Memorial Service was moved to the Whaling Museum Monday due to weather but still drew a crowd of a few hundred that paid respect to the local fishermen lost at sea.

The Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School community gathered together once again Wednesday afternoon as dozens of doves were released in honor of late visual design instructor George Heath.

Despite the rain, dozens gathered at Buttonwood Park's Holocaust Memorial and many more filled the main sanctuary of Tifereth Israel Congregation for New Bedford's 35th annual Holocaust Memorial Observance Sunday evening.

Dozens gathered at Fort Taber Military Park in New Bedford's south end Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the 749 American soldiers and sailors lost at sea during Exercise Tiger nearly 72 years ago.

Members of New Bedford's LGBTQ community joined together Saturday night to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the brutal attacks at Puzzles, the former gay bar located on North Front Street in the city's north end.

Students at Texas A&M University decided to build a memorial to honor a fellow cockroach after they discovered that it had passed away in a university stairwell.

Mayor Jon Mitchell and the City of New Bedford hosted a public memorial in honor of fallen New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher Sunday morning at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center.

New Bedford Police Chief David A. Provencher was laid to rest Saturday morning after passing away unexpectedly earlier in the week.