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The Dartmouth Select Board wants residents to know what they'll be voting for on Tuesday, April 5. At Monday's meeting, the architects behind the police building renovation project gave a final presentation on the design voted for at town meeting this past october...

Two current Dartmouth officials are looking to fill the vacancy left after former selectman John george's arrest last year. With Tuesday, April 5 being election day in town, Planning Board member Joel Avila and Finance Committee member John Haran attended Candidate's Night on Wednesday to answer questions from the crowd at town hall, and maybe win a few votes for the fifth Select Board position...

With new revenue growth in Dartmouth projected to drop from $1.4 million in 2016 to $494,000 in 2017, town officials are banking on conservative spending to get through. During Monday's joint Select Board meeting with the Finance and School committees, officials voiced concerns over expenses in town growing faster than revenue...

After 13.1 miles, Sunday's New Bedford Half-Marathon came down to the final few feet to determine a winner.

Frustrations boiled over at Monday's New Bedford School Committee Meeting as the crowd of more than 100 parents and teachers made their presence felt. A number of parents, including David Goldman, spoke about concerns over their children's safety at Keith and other New Bedford schools...

The discussion on solving opioid abuse continued on Wednesday night at the Dartmouth Middle School. Professionals from different fields lead the forum by speaking about their experience with drug addicts, and how to possibley help break the habbit...

The Bristol County District Attorney's office and the Boston Celtics are promoting White Ribbon Day to raise awareness on domestic violence. At a press conference in New Bedford, District Attorney Tom Quinn spoke about the work his office does to fight domestic violence in the area...

Dartmouth wants to think outside the box when it comes to their commercial area. The town recently completed their Retail Corridor Study, which looked at different options for unused areas around the mall and other shopping spaces such as empty parking lots and undeveloped land...

After one developer withdrew their interest in the Rogers School, Fairhaven will look to get creative to find a new use for the historic building. At Monday's Board of Selectmen meeting, Selectman Bob Espindola suggested using the same negotiation committee for the Oxford School to communicate with the remaining developers and come up with ideas to help them...

Dartmouth Select Board Chairman Shawn McDonald says we need new tactics to win the war on drugs. At Monday's meeting, the board discussed a recent letter sent by New Bedford's City Council regarding the surrounding area's resources for drug treatment...