West Beach

Councillor Dunn is questioning why the proposal for an agreement between the city and a private company for a water park was not brought before City Council.

Are parking fees keeping people away from the beaches?

Learn the fundamentals of stand-up-paddle board.

Celebrate the music of Jamaica the way it was intended; in the sunshine with your toes in the sand.

A vehicle drove off West Rodney French Boulevard and into the waters off West Beach. The 24-year-old driver was rescued and the car extracted from the water.

A body was found Tuesday morning on West Beach in New Bedford's South End.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced that several sections of East Beach located along East Rodney French Boulevard and West Beach located along West Rodney French Boulevard have been closed to swimming today, Thursday, August 24, 2017, due to elevated bacteria levels.

This may sound petty but I don't think New Bedford residents should have to pay to park at the beaches or at Fort Taber Park. I took a ride to Fort Taber Park late on Sunday afternoon to beat the heat for just a bit and was met by signs and a young man telling me I had to pay $5 to park my car...

The New Bedford Fire and Police Departments were called to West Beach Wednesday afternoon after a report of a grenade being found on the beach. Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the device found was indeed a grenade. He said, "It had been inerted at some time in the past and did not pose a hazard...

There's a new device being used on beaches in New Bedford. The beach wheelchair was donated by Smiles Mass., and its designed to provide more accessibility to beaches for adults and children with disabilities. Ten year old Owen Costa visited West Beach on Monday, and was in the water in no time, thanks to what Mayor John Mitchell called the "amphibious wheelchair...