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A proposal to restore a portion of the Round Hill Beach property has been effectively nixed.

DARTMOUTH - The Town of Dartmouth is assuring residents that a plan to restore the salt marsh at Round Hill Beach will not open the beach parking lot to out-of-town residents. The Town is proposing to utilize $5.2 million dollars in grants to revitalize the salt marsh at the South Dartmouth beach, while paving a large portion of the beach roadway, installing a new septic system and updated electri

NEW BEDFORD - After this week, the streets of New Bedford's South End will look much cleaner. The Department of Public Infrastructure is conducting it's semi-annual round of street sweeping. A recent sweep of the North End resulted in 15 tons of debris being taken off the streets...

This Saturday, the City of New Bedford is launching a new mobile payment app for motorists to utilize at metered parking spaces downtown. The free MobileNOW! App can be downloaded anytime and used when parking at a meter. Tourism Director Dagny Ashley tells WBSM News it's a simple, convenient way to pay for parking...

NEW BEDFORD - The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and strong winds for the New Bedford area from 5 AM until 3PM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.  According to the National Weather Service, snow is expected to overspread the region early on Tuesday morning and will quickly become heavy with snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour possible... Read Mor

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford's parking ban has been lifted as of noon Friday. The parking ban was in effect for 30 hours, giving City crews enough time to pre-treat and plow the roads before, during, and after Thursday's storm. During that time, however, New Bedford Police say a total of 40 cars and three ATVs were towed for violating the ban, with 516 tickets issued...

SOUTHCOAST - The Town of Dartmouth and the City of New Bedford have announced parking bans in each community, beginning at 6 A.M. Thursday. In Dartmouth, the ban is in effect from 6 A.M. Thursday through 12 P.M. Friday, with parking prohibited on the side of the street where fire hydrants are located...

There will be a parking ban in Dartmouth this weekend due to the impending winter storm. The parking ban is in effect beginning at 12 a.m. Saturday, and will extend until 6 p.m. on Sunday. The ban calls for no parking on the hydrant side of the street...

New Bedford, Massachusetts-- The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Southeastern Massachusetts including Bristol County and New Bedford effective 7AM Saturday morning until 2AM on Sunday.  According to the National Weather Service, snow is expected to overspread the region on Saturday morning, becoming heavy by midday and continuing into the night...

In an effort to encourage patronage of locally owned businesses, the City of New Bedford is waiving parking fees at metered spaces for up to two hours this holiday season. Mayor Jon Mitchell's Office says from Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24) through New Year's Day (Jan...