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Former State Rep. John Quinn of Dartmouth has just about completed his first three-day meeting as a member of the New England Regional Fisheries Management Council.  The meeting took place in Plymouth, and Quinn says the validity of scientific data dominated most of the discussion...

A long-time activist in the Cape Verdean community has passed away. Tom Lopes died Wednesday at the age of 70, after battling a lengthy illness. Lopes was a well-known New Bedford resident, having served as a two-term state representative from 1975 to 1978, and serving as the owner and operator of Cape Verdean News for over thirty years...

One of the most dangerous intersections in New Bedford is now much safer.

Former New Bedford state representative and publisher of the Cape Verdean News Tom Lopes has passed away.

This year's remembrance of September 11th, 2001 served as a call to community volunteerism in New Bedford. City and State officials gathered in front of City Hall today, before a sizeable crowd, recalling the events of that day and the aftermath that has transformed the nation...