Mayor Jon Mitchell said New Bedford has hired a consultant to conduct an independent evaluation of the police department.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the police department will be subject to an independent evaluation by 21st ...

New Bedford residents lined the steps and surrounding sidewalks in front of their City Hall to denounce immigration raids and ...

A century old-building that used to house a candy shop is being given new life.Developers recently got the green light to ...

A proposal to install a 200-foot dock on the Acushnet River with gangway, on a site off Belleville Avenue, for rowing got an initial $150,000 OK.

New Bedford has hired a firm to conduct an independent evaluation of the police department’s use of confidential informants ...

A state agency has pulled back a proposal to develop a $10 million “Ocean Renewable Energy Center” to promote clean energy on ...

Workers with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation are finishing up demolition work on an old pedestrian bridge along Route 18 in New Bedford.

The Globe Spotlight Team’s latest investigation uncovered widespread misconduct in how police across Massachusetts use — and ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell's administration has proposed a zoning amendment to 'spur development' around the downtown ...

If Eversource reps thought no Q&A session after their presentation on bill increases would make the meeting less acrimonious, ...

The podcast "Snitch City" focuses on the confidential informant system in the Massachusetts port city of New Bedford.