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The fishermen say President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he gave special protected status to large areas of the North Atlantic Ocean.

The victims of last summer's fatal crash in which a truck collided with five motorcycles are being memorialized in New Hampshire.

The U.S. Interior secretary is giving voice to the return of commercial fishing to a year-old marine national monument about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod, a move that addresses concerns raised by the industry but was blasted Monday by environmental groups.

On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order that orders a review of the lands and seas designated as national monuments over the past 20 years. These areas were designated as national monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906, and that includes President Obama's designation last fall of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument...

In an industry that has been bogged down with federal regulations, fishing representatives are hoping for a big silver lining with President-Elect Donald Trump. While many across the country have expressed concern with Trump's stance on social issues, Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting is more concerned with Trump's knowledge and understanding of business to put the fishing industry on

President Barack Obama says he created the first monument in the Atlantic Ocean because the planet cannot be protected without trying to safeguard the oceans. Obama announced the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument while he attended a State Department conference on Thursday...

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.

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.

The newest monument in New Bedford was dedicated Sunday, memorializing the former Sacred Heart Church. Former parishioners of the church, which was demolished in 2001, gathered at the former site of the church at Robeson and Summer Streets for a dedication ceremony...

New Bedford's most iconic monument has been damaged. The harpoon tip of the "Whaleman Statue" in front of the Downtown Public Library was recently bent. City workers have since removed the tip so it can be repaired. The Mayor's Office says while vandalism may be a possibility, the bent tip may have also been the result of a child climbing on the statue...