Assonet

A New Bedford man has been identified as the person killed in a single-vehicle crash in the Assonet section of Freetown Sunday night.

Freetown Police are investigating a serious head-on crash that occurred Saturday in the village of Assonet.

The historic Assonet Inn is on the market, and it can be yours for $800,000 – and that price includes its alleged ghosts.

A New Bedford man who drove into and killed an Assonet woman was convicted and sentenced to spend two years in the Bristol County House of Corrections.

Freetown Police have captured a suspect who is allegedly the town’s mysterious 'Screw Bandit,' leaving construction screws in the roadway for weeks.

After sightings in Taunton and Mansfield, it seems the black bears are now making their way south, with weekend sightings reported in Assonet and Fall River.

Many Massachusetts towns have names that those who aren’t from the Bay State comically mispronounce. One SouthCoast town name is hard on locals, too.

Another owner of multiple Dunkin' businesses on the SouthCoast is paying a penalty for child labor violations, after federal authorities allegedly found underage employees working more hours than is legal and illegally operating an oven.

An Assonet woman was killed in an early-morning crash Saturday on Route 140 in New Bedford.

Tourist season is well underway on the SouthCoast and there is one surefire way to know who is local and who is not. Town name pronunciations.