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New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell touched on a variety of subjects during his weekly appearance Wednesday on WBSM. State regulators recently issued draft regulations for recreational marijuana in the Bay State. Recreational usage of pot was approved by voters last year...

New Bedford High dedicated its new state-of-the-art fitness center to Bobby Watkins, a star football player for New Bedford in the late 1940s who went on to play for Ohio State and the NFL's Chicago Bears.

New Bedford High School continued to make strides in its turnaround plan, taking a huge step Thursday as the school announced it has earned its reaccreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Mayor Jon Mitchell and city officials formally reopened Pine Hill Park to the public Friday after significant renovations and updates, including a basketball court, lighting, and added accessibility for the public.

A show of support Friday evening outside New Bedford City Hall for the people of Puerto Rico. City officials took part in a ceremony, raising the Puerto Rican flag in support of that beleagured U.S.Territory, and the efforts made in New Bedford to help Puerto Rico following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria...

There's been a sizable drop in violent crime in New Bedford over the past two years. According to the FBI's 2016 Uniform Crime Report, 819 violent crimes were reported in New Bedford last year, compared to 1,199 in 2014. That's a drop of 31%...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says New Bedford is well-prepared for Hurricane Jose, and urges individual residents to prepare as well.

The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation donated $60,000 to the New Bedford School Department to continue funding the "Play Works" program, which encourages school staff and students to work together to teach social and emotional skills at recess and in the classroom.

A new plan could be in the works that would see freight shipping between New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard. On his weekly radio program "Midweek with Mayor Mitchell" hosted by Barry Richard, Mayor Jon Mitchell discussed the possibility of bringing freighters into the city, possibly at State Pier or the new Marine Commercial Terminal, that would ship freight to Martha's Vineyard and possi

NEW BEDFORD — With three suspicious fires in twenty-four hours in New Beford--and a total of six in the past month--New Bedford may be dealing with a serial arsonist. The most recent fires came Tuesday night, at a house located at 78 Penniman Street and a car fire at 148 Tallman Street...