West Beach

Along the waterfront of New Bedford's South End, love is presented with public postcards.

As southern New England goes under a National Weather Service heat advisory starting today through Friday night, New Bedford officials say the city will extend lifeguard coverage at its beaches and open cooling centers through the weekend.

The City's Department of Parks, Recreation, and Beaches has been working for several years to bring new recreational programs to both East and West Beaches.

New Bedford's East and West beaches and Fort Taber Park will be closed tomorrow due to the Tropical Storm Warning in effect for the region.

Family vacations were very different not that long ago. Growing up in the 1960s in working-class New Bedford, going away on vacation was foreign to many of us.

Steve Lesnikowski allegedly coughed on an officer and said he had COVID-19 before speeding away from the West Beach parking lot.

Social distancing is a challenge for sure, but I decided to make this an opportunity to explore the region. Not just for my smaller kids, but for myself.

Hearings will be held on three Thursday evenings in January.

City health officials have reopened the sections of West Beach closed Thursday due to elevated bacteria levels.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced Thursday that part of West Beach has been closed to swimming today due to elevated bacteria levels.