New Bedford Health Department

Testing was conducted and the results of water samples from all beaches indicate that water quality has returned to a level safe for swimming.

The beach had been closed for portions of Tuesday and Wednesday due to a reported oil sheen in the area of East Beach.

Proving New Bedford is not a dumping ground for unwanted trash, both Savers and Dunbar School were hit with fines for code violations due to excessive trash.

City health officials have reopened the sections of West Beach closed Thursday due to elevated bacteria levels.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced Thursday that part of West Beach has been closed to swimming today due to elevated bacteria levels.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced all of New Bedford’s beaches have been reopened for swimming Thursday.

The Health Department has closed all of the city’s beaches to swimming to protect public health after yesterday’s heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will also conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early Friday morning.

Health officials will team with UMass Dartmouth to develop a Needs Assessment.

A group of teenage and adult volunteers will be visiting a couple of liquor stores this weekend, not to do anything illegal, but to discourage illegal behavior.