Multiple buildings in downtown New Bedford, including City Hall and the Main Free Public Library, were evacuated Wednesday morning after a gas leak was detected.
Mayor Jon Mitchell joined the group to issue a proclamation to designate the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the City of New Bedford.
Members of the New Bedford Police Department and New Bedford Fire Department were honored in a ceremony at City Hall today for their valor in responding to a January 17 fire that ultimately claimed the life of one city resident.
A show of support Friday evening outside New Bedford City Hall for the people of Puerto Rico.
City officials took part in a ceremony, raising the Puerto Rican flag in support of that beleagured U.S.Territory, and the efforts made in New Bedford to help Puerto Rico following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria...
This past Saturday's horrific events in Charlottesville, Virginia have prompted a local response, as city officials, faith and community leaders and others from the Greater New Bedford area will gather Tuesday night in unity against hate and violence...
NEW BEDFORD — Heather Perkins, the 37-year-old New Bedford woman arrested last week after making several bomb threats and threats of murder toward police and media members, was back in court Tuesday morning.
Perkins was arrested last Thursday night in Dorchester and was arraigned Friday morning, and ordered held without bail...
A former New Bedford woman who police allege made several bomb threats recently was arrested Thursday night in Dorchester.
Massachusetts State Police say 37-year-old Heather Perkins was located on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester around 9:15 p...
NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Police are looking for the public’s help in locating 37-year-old Heather Perkins, who is being sought in connection with bomb threats and threats of violence.
Perkins is five-foot-four, about 147 pounds, with brown hair (although she may have changed it to blonde) and hazel eyes...