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Although the risk is low in the SouthCoast area, the health care network is still taking steps out of an abundance of caution.

The latest project is located off Route 6 in Mattapoisett, near the Fairhaven line.

Two Rt. 28 properties will be taken by eminent domain by MassHighway.

Coastal Cultivars seeks permission to build large greenhouses and a processing building at Patterson Brook Road.

A Cranberry Highway muffler shop suffered significant damage and multiple vehicles were destroyed in a three-alarm fire Thursday afternoon.

Acting Chief John Walcek says his department received more than 50,000 calls in 2019.

Two young women were placed under arrest Wednesday.

Southcoast Health is closing the maternity ward at Tobey and directing pregnant women in the Wareham area to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

There is a movement in the town of Dartmouth to increase the salaries of its public teachers. A significant increase will require raising taxes.

The suspect then returned to the scene while police were investigating the incident.