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The New Bedford City Council unanimously voted to lower the City's tax rates for residential and commercial property owners Tuesday night.

DARTMOUTH - Dartmouth Police detectives arrested a New Bedford man on an outstanding warrant for his involvement in breaking into a home in Dartmouth earlier this month. On Tuesday, Dartmouth Police detectives, along with members of the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS), arrested 43-year-old Lino Simoes of Bourne Street in New Bedford on an outstanding warrant

Fairhaven residents and business owners will be paying more total property taxes in 2017, and that's a good sign officials say. At Monday's meeting, the Fairhaven Board of Selectmen voted to lower the tax rate by 14 cents per $1,000 valuation for residential properties, and dropped commercial properties by 18 cents...

New Bedford residents and businesses will once again feel the burden of higher property taxes in 2016.

Incumbent City Councilor Deborah Coelho says the city should be recruiting and investing in green energy companies to boost the economy and create jobs. Coelho told WBSM's Brian Thomas, New Bedford has a lot to offer and is doing a good job of reaching out...

In a 7-3 vote, the City Council set the 2015 tax factor to 173 Tuesday evening. The increase will result in higher taxes for both home and business owners.

Dartmouth Town Meeting members shot down a by-law amendment last night, that would have allowed special provisions for solar farms to locate in residential neighborhoods. The amendment would have allowed the installation of neighborhood solar farms, provided the land was a designated brownfield or contaminated in some way...