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Alden Road and Route 6 in Fairhaven will be getting new, improved pedestrian signals and ADA-compliant ramps this summer after MassDOT committed to the project.

State Rep. Antonio Cabral announced today state grant awards to four New Bedford-based businesses, through the Workforce Training Fund Program.

State Rep. Antonio Cabral announced today that New Bedford’s Waterfront Historic Area League has received a 2018 Community Investment Tax Credit of $150,000.

State Representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) joins WBSM's Chris McCarthy to discuss his campaign for the U.S. Senate, opposing incumbent Elizabeth Warren.

It's time for action on employer-paid family and medical leave in Massachusetts. That's the feeling of State Rep. Antonio Cabral of New Bedford, who's says he's been advocating for a paid medical leave plan for 10 years. A plan that would provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave for family emergencies and illness is currently under discussion on Beacon Hill, but still undecided is who will shoulder th

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matt Beaton spoke with the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Wednesday, and State Rep Antonio Cabral grilled him on State Pier and other issues concerning New Bedford.

Two state representatives offered differing viewpoints on the recent pay raise for state legislators on Friday’s edition of The Barry Richard Show on WBSM. The bill came about after an advisory committee pushed it through last week, the day before the Presidential Inauguration, in quick fashion...

It appears Governor Charlie Baker will not veto a bill that would legally protect transgender people who use whichever bathroom they prefer.

NOAA's latest proposed restrictions are being met with opposition at the state level.

"Revenge porn" is what one local lawmaker calls the act of posting a nude photo of another person to the internet without permission. State Representative Alan Silvia of Fall River says the act should have severe consequences, and has filed a bill that would criminalize revenge porn...