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Sheriff Paul Heroux: Close New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, an 'outdated money pit'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...
No BID in New Bedford as Organizers Withdraw Petition
NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — The Business Improvement District proposed for downtown New Bedford will not move further after the organization behind it withdrew its petition. In a letter to New Bedford City Councilor at Large Linda Morad, who chairs the council’s Finance Committee, Marco Li Mandri of New City America, Inc. stated the organization’s intent to withdraw its petition to be allowed to create the district.
New Bedford Will Rock to the Sounds of the 1950s on WBSM for 50s Night
NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — Joe Jesus’ 50s Night will take over downtown New Bedford on Thursday and once again WBSM is providing the soundtrack for the big shindig. Beginning at 3 p.m. on July 18, we will be broadcasting nothing but the music of the 1950s – with limited commercial interruption – as you get ready to head downtown to see all the vintage cars, performances and fun planned for 50s Night.
4 MA Towns Tie For “Worst BBQ” On Bogus Best BBQ Cities List
Anytime anyone makes a “Best Of” list, feathers get ruffled. As a Massachusetts resident, this Best BBQ Cities list ruffled mine. The list comes courtesy of LawnStarter, and it’s a ranking of the Best BBQ Cities in America. They “looked at access to barbecue vendors and smokehouses, consumer ratings, competition awards, and the number of barbecue festivals, among 20 total metrics.”
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.
New Bedford Elections Commission announces polling location changes
Absentee, Mail-In Ballots Now Available for State and Congressional Primary. “NEW BEDFORD – The New Bedford Elections Commission is gearing up for the State and Congressional Primary election on Sept. 3, including announcing changes to two Ward 3 polling locations and the availability of absentee and mail-in ballots. Based...
House prices are up in Bristol County: Find out how much.
Newly released data from Realtor.com for April shows that potential buyers and sellers in Bristol County saw houses sell for slightly higher than the previous month's median sales price of $467,000. The median home sold for $470,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means April, the most recent month for which figures are available, was up 0.6% from March. ...
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. ...
Mayor Jon Mitchell Tells New Bedford Residents to ‘Cool Down’
What used to be the dog days of August are now the dog days of summer. Why? Because we realized it gets hot in July, too. Not only does it get hot, but it gets humid, too. Any good New Englander worth his salt knows that it's not the heat, it's the humidity.
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...
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.
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 |...
Longtime Flint community organizer Carlos Cesar may be eyeing run as Fall River mayor
FALL RIVER — The 2025 Fall River mayoral election is 16 months away, but it looks like one potential candidate is dipping his toe into campaign headwaters early. Carlos Cesar, the longtime president of the Flint Neighborhood Association and a vacation guide, filed a statement of organization to run for mayor with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance in May.
Newport county residents help dream come true for boy who loves lawn mowing
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — An 11-year-old Newport boy has been living out his dream of mowing lawns. Kal Madera was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. His mom, Kathleen Gibs, said he gets very passionate about things. “He’s wanted to record Charmin toilet paper commercials, which we’ve done. He’s wanted to...
Maintenance and debris removal to take place on Fall River/Somerset Braga and Veterans Memorial bridges
FALL RIVER/SOMERSET – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced it will be performing overnight maintenance and debris removal on the Veterans Memorial Bridge along Route 6, including the on/off ramps. Traffic will be managed with State Police-controlled rolling roadblocks, along Route 6 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 11.0 to mile marker 11.6, from 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.
Search for new Rochester police chief nears close
ROCHESTER — The search for the next police chief for the town of Rochester should soon come to a conclusion. Depending on the availability of the final three candidates, the Rochester Select Board will hold 45-minute interviews on Monday, July 22 at Rochester Town Hall. Assisting the Rochester Select...
Oldest living resident of Rochester honored
ROCHESTER — Of nearly 5,700 residents, only one can hold the title of being the oldest living person to call Rochester home. That honor currently belongs to 102-year-old Maureen Riley, who was honored at a Rochester Council on Aging ceremony on Friday, July 12. Riley was photographed sitting below...
Hellenic Fest to the Newport Dance Festival: Check out 5 weekend Newport County events
Summer is in full swing and there is plenty happening across Newport County to keep is busy. On top of events such as the Infosys Hall of Fame Open at the International Tennis Hall of Fame taking place all week and the Newport Classical Music Festival happening throughout July, and of course free summer concerts happening all week long through the summer, there are events happening this week offering everything celebrating Greece to live dance and even a chance to relax.
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.
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