After being vacant for six years, a new business is finally moving into the former Bob's Sea and Ski location on Pope's Island, off the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge.
New Bedford City Councilor Ian Abreu has looked into a plan to add 40 to 50 more parking spaces for the Noah's Place handicapped-accessible playground.
New Bedford's mayor announced Tuesday the temporary suspension of a plan to implement paid parking at the handicapped-accessible Noah's Place playground on Pope's Island.
A boat fire at the Popes Island Marina yesterday evening that destroyed a multi-million dollar yacht was made worse by the vessel's storage compartments and hundreds of gallons of fuel on board, according to New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger.