New Bedford Licensing Board

Nearly two years after receiving final approval from New Bedford's planning board, the city's first-ever recreational marijuana dispensary is getting set to open its doors early next year.

New Bedford's licensing board will loosen some rules imposed on a city lounge after a series of violations that culminated in a stabbing there late last month.

Perry's is now serving a 30-day shutdown imposed by the Board of Health, and the Licensing Board on Monday added some teeth.

Police have responded to Perry's Fireside Lounge multiple times, and Butler Flats was the site of a fight where a person was stabbed, the city's Licensing Board has been told.

The historic Candleworks building in Downtown New Bedford has been sold, and a new restaurant is planned at the North Water Street site. The former owner, Andrew Rockett has sold the Candleworks property to businessman Albert Santos for $1.7 mi...

New Bedford officials have postponed a Licensing Board hearing scheduled for Wednesday night on the weekend shooting outside Jalice Cafe, where seven people were shot. Licensing Board Chairman Steven Beauregard says the hearing was rescheduled for August 25th...