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MAJOR Car Fire Shuts Down 195 East in Dartmouth [Video]
MAJOR Car Fire Shuts Down 195 East in Dartmouth [Video]
MAJOR Car Fire Shuts Down 195 East in Dartmouth [Video]
A major car fire is being reported on Interstate 195 East in Dartmouth this morning. State Police tell WBSM News the fire was reported before 8:30 Wednesday morning. The mishap has prompted officials to shut down all eastbound travel lanes between exits 10 and 11 as emergency crews bring the scene under control...
Bylaw Says Dartmouth Can’t Limit Black Friday Opening Times
Bylaw Says Dartmouth Can’t Limit Black Friday Opening Times
Bylaw Says Dartmouth Can’t Limit Black Friday Opening Times
Retail stores in Dartmouth can, and will, open at 1 a.m. on Black Friday for the foreseeable future. At last week's Dartmouth Select Board meeting, the board agreed to only allow stores to open at 6 a.m. at the earliest in 2017. However, the board announced at Monday's meeting they didn't have the power to do that...
Dartmouth To End 1AM Black Friday Shopping In 2017
Dartmouth To End 1AM Black Friday Shopping In 2017
Dartmouth To End 1AM Black Friday Shopping In 2017
While holiday shoppers will enjoy all the usual early morning Black Friday festivities this year, the Dartmouth Select Board are looking to end that tradition in 2017. At Monday's meeting, the board reviewed Black Friday applications for the Dartmouth Mall, Walmart, and Kohl's in Dartmouth...
Dartmouth Student Housing Proposal Withdrawn
Dartmouth Student Housing Proposal Withdrawn
Dartmouth Student Housing Proposal Withdrawn
Dartmouth residents who came out to speak against a proposed student housing by-law at Monday night's Planning Board meeting didn't have to say much. The 13-citizen petition to allow a student housing community within 2 miles of UMass Dartmouth was formally withdrawn prior to the public hearing...
NB Remebers 9/11
NB Remebers 9/11
NB Remebers 9/11
The City of New Bedford remembered the 2,977 men and women killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago with a ceremony at the Downtown Fire Station on Sunday morning.
Churchgoers Recall Mother Teresa’s Visit To New Bedford
Churchgoers Recall Mother Teresa’s Visit To New Bedford
Churchgoers Recall Mother Teresa’s Visit To New Bedford
While most of the world celebrated Mother Teresa's canonization in Rome, many locals honored her life at New Bedford's St. Lawrence Martyr Church on Sunday afternoon. Now being called St. Teresa of Calcutta, she visited St. Lawrence Church back in 1995...
New Bedford Named As Clean Energy Leader
New Bedford Named As Clean Energy Leader
New Bedford Named As Clean Energy Leader
The Whaling City is making a name for itself as being the solar city. Tuesday afternoon at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, non-profit group Environment Massachusetts announced a recent report naming New Bedford as a clean energy leader in the country...
Residents Concerned Over Padanaram Causeway Closure
Residents Concerned Over Padanaram Causeway Closure
Residents Concerned Over Padanaram Causeway Closure
South Dartmouth residents and businesses are preparing to lose the Padanaram Causeway until 2018. MassDOT and John Rocchio Construction, the company in charge of the $8.2 million causeway project, discussed their plans at Monday night's Select Board meeting...
District Exploring ‘Innovation Zone’ For NB Middle Schools
District Exploring ‘Innovation Zone’ For NB Middle Schools
District Exploring ‘Innovation Zone’ For NB Middle Schools
Officials are looking to get creative in solving the achievement gap at New Bedford middle schools. At Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee discussed the possibility of introducing an Innovation Zone for middle schools. While still a concept, the Zone would give middle school teachers and principals 'greater school-level freedom' and autonomy, while also making them more accountable
Outraged Neighbors Speak Out On Freetown “Ambush” Party
Outraged Neighbors Speak Out On Freetown “Ambush” Party
Outraged Neighbors Speak Out On Freetown “Ambush” Party
The town of Freetown is ready to take action against the organizers of an out-of-control house party that happened over the weekend. After the party of well over 1,000 people took over a neighborhood, the Freetown Board of Selectmen held a meeting on Monday to inform angry residents about possible punishments, and how to prevent it from happening again...

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