If you are looking for a beautiful conch shell to display in your home, you won't find one on New Bedford's East Beach – or on West Beach, for that matter.
Conch is native to the coasts of the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Florida Keys. Shel...
The torch for the 2002 Winter Olympics was carried through Massachusetts, including Fall River and New Bedford. Stuart Scott of ESPN was one of the torchbearers.