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Second Shooting
Second Shooting
Second Shooting
NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are investigating another pair of shots fired. Police say one shot was fired at around 6 A.M. and the other shortly after 9 A.M. Tuesday morning in the area of Pleasant and Franklin Streets. There were no reports of injuries or property damage...
RMV Relocating
RMV Relocating
RMV Relocating
NEW BEDFORD - The Downtown New Bedford branch of the Registry of Motor Vehicles is relocating. In a surprise announcement, MassDOT says the branch will permanently close the Union Street location on Friday at 5 P.M. and open it's new location at the New Bedford Industrial Business Park on Monday, February 6th...
Worst Zoos for Elephants
Worst Zoos for Elephants
Worst Zoos for Elephants
NEW BEDFORD - The Buttonwood Park Zoo has once again appeared on a list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants. The list, compiled by In Defense of Animals, places the New Bedford zoo in their "Hall of Shame," making this the seventh consecutive year the zoo has appeared on the list...
Dog Park Coming Soon
Dog Park Coming Soon
Dog Park Coming Soon
Construction will soon begin on New Bedford's first-ever dog park. The City Council this week accepted a $225,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation for construction of the park, which will be situated on Hathaway Boulevard between Greenwood and Ruggles Streets...
Cliff The Coyote
Cliff The Coyote
Cliff The Coyote
A Rhode Island coyote that was spared euthanization after a public outcry could find a new home at New Bedford's zoo. Keith Lovett, the director of Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford tells WBSM News the zoo would take the coyote known as Cliff, but only if several conditions are met, including giving Cliff a physical examination...
Goose Charge
Goose Charge
Goose Charge
Charges are being filed in connection to the death of a goose in a New Bedford park. Police say a New Bedford juvenile will be charged with cruelty to animals. The charge stems from the killing of a Canada goose on September 1 near the duck pond at Brooklawn Park...
New Zoo Master Plan
New Zoo Master Plan
New Zoo Master Plan
The City has updated the master plan for the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. The fifteen year, $22 million plan calls for a host of changes, including more exhibits featuring endangered and exotic species such as tigers, snow leopards, red pandas, and much more...
Update on Ruth
Update on Ruth
Update on Ruth
Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says there's not much change in Ruth the elephant's condition. Ruth is reported as suffering from gastrointestinal complications, and hasn't been able to pass food. Lovett says she is up and about, as zoo staff took her for a walk around the park Thursday morning...
Behind the wheel od
A New Bedford man is revived after he was found slumped over the wheel of his truck. New Bedford Police Spokesman Lt. Amos Melo tells WBSM News the 48-year-old man was found unresponsive behind the wheel of his Chevy Avalanche at Sycamore and Park Streets in the West End just after 5pm Thursday...

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