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New Bedford’s Business Improvement District (BID) Petition Withdrawn
According to a letter New Bedford City Council Linda Morad released to the press, the organizers attempting to set up a Businesses Improvement District in downtown New Bedford has been withdrawn. You can read the letter here:
Register to join ‘The Chat: New Bedford housing activists’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A year after Mayor Jon Mitchell vetoed a ballot question on rent stabilization, New Bedford continues to be short thousands of affordable housing units. Though Mitchell has embarked on a multi-faceted plan to grow the number of units, the increase is by hundreds a year instead of the needed thousands.
SouthCoast YMCAs Opened as Cooling Center Amidst Heatwave
Another heat wave has descended upon the SouthCoast. With temperatures climbing up into the 90s, towns across the SouthCoast have been providing resources such as cooling centers to keep community members cool and safe. YMCA SouthCoast branches will open their doors today, July 16, until Wednesday July 17, as designated...
City of New Bedford performs 33 clean-ups of blighted properties
“When landlords allow their properties to fall into disrepair and become blight on the neighborhood, the City may come in after necessary notice and clean the property, and then place a lien on it. In Fiscal 2024, the City performed 33 of these clean-ups and placed $31,763.34 worth of tax liens against the owners.
Sheriff Paul Heroux: Close New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, an 'outdated money pit'
DARTMOUTH — Posed with costly long-term repairs to the 136-year-old Ash Street Jail, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is renewing his call to close it and move all inmates to the Dartmouth house of correction. The jail's brick work was recently checked by a structural engineering firm. It found...
Southcoast Health welcomes new providers for New Bedford, Fall River, Fairhaven, Wareham, Swansea
FAIRHAVEN, FALL RIVER, MIDDLETOWN, NEW BEDFORD, SWANSEA and WAREHAM — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce the not-for-profit community health system welcomed five new providers in June. These providers are joining various specialties including, Family Medicine, the Hospitalist Program, Internal Medicine, and Medical Weight Loss. Brian Bonenfant, PA |...
New Bedford man killed in single-vehicle crash in Freetown
FREETOWN — A New Bedford man died, and his passenger seriously injured, following a late-night crash this past weekend in Assonet. The Freetown Communications Center received a 911 call at approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14, reporting a serious single-vehicle crash on Copicut Road, near the intersection of Bell Rock Road.
State Pier proposal: Train New Bedford kids for a future in offshore wind industry.
NEW BEDFORD — There are New Bedford kids in middle school today who will be retiring from the offshore wind industry decades from now. That's the prediction of Andrew B. Saunders, president of New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal LLC. ...
Summer lovin': Joe Jesus' 50's Night returns to downtown New Bedford this Thursday
NEW BEDFORD — Downtown New Bedford is soon to be lined with classic cars, the sounds of rock and roll, and the aroma of mouthwatering food, as the beloved Joe Jesus' 50's Night returns. In its 33rd year, this iconic event is a community celebration brought to life by the late Joe Jesus and continues in his memory. It's a night of nostalgia as the area is transformed back to the 50s with hundreds of vintage...
New Bedford Fire Dept. chaplain Mike Racine blesses the newest apparatus
“New Bedford Fire Department chaplain Mike Racine blessed the department’s newest apparatus this afternoon. We ordered it in the middle of the pandemic (before they became much more expensive), and it just arrived. This is a top model which will make our firefighters more effective at their work and...
Inside look at the plans for State Pier
NEW BEDFORD — A marine industrial hub. A “boat-to-table” restaurant. A public fish auction hosting culinary seafood experiences. These are just a few of the proposals submitted in May to MassDevelopment to redevelop a central but “underutilized” strip of New Bedford’s waterfront: the State Pier. After many false starts and a bitter power struggle between state and city politicians, each side has expressed relief that the long-awaited overhaul is moving forward.
It’s no trick: Illusionist honored for efforts to fight hunger
NEW BEDFORD — Rain may have been coming down but spirits were high as Lyn Dillies, volunteer director of Dartmouth United Outreach, was honored with the 2024 Global Goals Galvanizer Award on Saturday, July 13. The award was given out by The Community Collaborative, a New Bedford-based non-profit organization,...
SCIA: Recapping Week 10 action of Whaling City Youth Baseball
Here's a look at Week 10 action from the Whaling City Youth Baseball League. Monday, July 8 South Coast Towing 15, Table 8 Restaurant 1: Jose Martinez was a one-man wrecking crew for the Tow Company. He went 4-for-4 with three doubles and a home run. Camdyn Messier went 3-for-3, Brayden Oliver knocked...
Acushnet Police Investigating After Kittens Allegedly Dumped in Roadway
ACUSHNET (WBSM) — Acushnet Police are searching for a suspect who may have struck several cats in the roadway while letting them out of their vehicle in the middle of South Main Street. WBSM received a report this morning from a person who removed one of the deceased cats,...
Taunton Police Seek Help in Locating Missing Woman
TAUNTON (WBSM) — Taunton Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a woman who has been missing for over a month. Chief Edward Walsh said Amanda Brown, 37, is believed to have been missing since at least early June. He said Brown has ties to the Boston,...
Another Scorcher Throughout The State- Some Relief Thursday
Plymouth is under a Heat Advisory through Wednesday night and Wareham is under the same advisory through tonight. Forecasters say heat index values in Plymouth could hit 103 and it'll feel like 99 in Wareham. Hyannis may be the only part of the state that does not see a heat...
First Responder’s Night at Spillane Field
Join us July 20th at Spillane Field as the Wareham Gatemen take on the Bourne Braves for First Responder’s Night! Join us at 5:00 for “Touch-a-Truck” followed by a flyover of a state police helicopter. First pitch is at 6:00.
Dartmouth Police Warn of New Scammer Tactic on Social Media
DARTMOUTH (WBSM) — Now more than ever, scammers are on the rise, targeting people with links that can cause serious repercussions if we fall for them and click. Social media platforms, personal emails and even text messages have become unsafe and infiltrated by scammers. Unfortunately, it seems like lately scams have become more creative in their approach.
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