john markey

Six-term New Bedford Mayor and former District Court Judge John A. 'Jack' Markey passed away Sunday at the age of 89.

New Bedford's "new" high school opened 50 years ago this year. Barry Richard looks back on 1972 in the Whaling City, and what the school has meant to him.

As the Ward Five Councilor, Rita Marinho – then Rita Moniz – was the first Portuguese-American woman to serve on the New Bedford City Council.