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High flood insurance premiums in Fairhaven are leaving residents out to dry. At Monday's Selectmen's meeting, representatives spoke about FEMA's Community Rating System that gives discounts to participating communities going beyond the minimum standards for flood preparation...

Investors want to know that Burgo Basketball Association's upcoming $4.2 million complex will be around for a while. That's why the BBA is asking the Dartmouth Select Board for an extended 30-year lease on the town-owned property where their current facilities are located...

For the weekend, vehicle traffic on part of Acushnet Ave will be replaced with people, vendors, and of course, malasadas. New Bedford's Day of Portugal celebration began on Friday with city officials cutting the ribbon, and joining the fun...

After four years of hard work, the class of 2015 is moving on from New Bedford High School. A long line of students in crimson caps and gowns marched onto Walsh field Thursday evening, as proud parents snapped photos and cheered. Honors student, Zachary Carneiro tells WBSM News that moving on from New Bedford High is a big step...

New Bedford's already tight 2016 budget looks to get even tighter as city officials try to make do. Monday night, more department heads met with the City Council to go over individual cuts and increases for next year's budget. Some officials described needing to eliminate positions in money-saving moves, with those responsibilities spread out to others...

The closed New Bedford school who's roof collapsed in 2006 could soon become the city's best. On Thursday, the School Committee voted to send plans for a rebuilt Hannigan Elementary School to the Massachusetts School Building Authority on Jun 11 for approval...

As New Bedford Regional Voc-Tech seniors made sure which side of the cap their gold tassels were on, family and friends eagerly waited for the 38th graduation ceremony to begin on Wednesday afternoon. Proud parents watched on as students accepted their diplomas...

You might want to look twice at the jumble of vines near New Bedford's State Pier terminal. The giant squid made out of invasive plant life is all a part of the Seaport Artwalk project opened Saturday evening on the downtown waterfront...

Things got heated during another meeting between parents and New Bedford school officials at Kempton School Tuesday evening. Parents voiced their frustrations about the elementary school closing and students being moved to Rodman School...

Ben Powers, who played Thelma's husband Keith Anderson on the final season of "Good Times" in 1978, has died at the age of 64.