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A driver apparently trying to make it across the New Bedford/Fairhaven Bridge before the traffic arms closed found out the hard way that it wasn't a good idea.

A 51-year-old East Falmouth man faces multiple charges after throwing a dog from an Onset bridge last weekend.

Massachusetts Hazmat crews, along with New Bedford Police and Fire Departments, are responding to a hazardous materials situation along New Bedford's waterfront.

The causeway has been under total reconstruction for nearly two years, after it closed down in July of 2016.

New Bedford Police are apparently stumped by a report of a damaged vehicle.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has confirmed to WBSM News that the Padanaram Bridge and Causeway in Dartmouth will reopen in June.

The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge reopened Friday afternoon at 4 p.m., as repairs were completed ahead of schedule.

During the closure, numerous permanent repairs, including structural, substructure, and mechanical repairs to the bridge, will take place.

More repairs are being made to the 117-year-old bridge, causing its closure for a whole ten days in April.

Fairhaven Firefighters were called to the scene of an oil spill on a busy roadway on Wednesday afternoon.