State Rep. Antonio Cabral

State Rep. Antonio Cabral and Mayor Jon Mitchell have issued statements regarding the Student Opportunity Act, released by the Joint Committee on Education.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts will take the promotional tour to New Bedford Wednesday night, planning the event at GNBVT for 6:00 p.m.

Local elected officials and environmental activists will discuss the results of local clean energy initiatives at a press conference at the City Yard on Friday.

President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa saw a great turnout for his arrival downtown at the Whaling Museum on Monday afternoon.

A decision not to seek re-election next year could trigger a rush for nomination papers.

As part of a national day of action calling for more union jobs in America, union workers of the New Bedford area gathered at the steps of City Hall on Monday.

The Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force organized an event on Thursday night as part of International Overdose Awareness Day.

NEW BEDFORD- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today to celebrate the newly-renovated Verdean Gardens housing complex in New Bedford’s south end. The complex is has been in operation since completion of its construction in 1987. The completion of the renovations, which began in 2016, will allow housing in the structure for another twenty-five years...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is assisting the Cape Verdean government in creating permanent exhibits on Cape Verde on whales and whaling. The exhibits are set to officially open next month featuring some of the Whaling Museum's vast collection and resources...

State and local officials gathered near the intersection of Route Six and Brownell Avenue and Route 140 on Friday to cut a ribbon marking completion of a $3.4 million reconstruction project there. The improvements include new traffic lights, more turn lanes and a design that gets traffic off Brownell Avenue quicker...