New Bedford Licensing Board

A New Bedford pub will not be hiring a new event promoter — even after the person allegedly bit the DJ during a brawl at the bar earlier this year.

Nearly two years after receiving final approval from New Bedford's planning board, the city's first-ever recreational marijuana dispensary is getting set to open its doors early next year.

New Bedford's licensing board will loosen some rules imposed on a city lounge after a series of violations that culminated in a stabbing there late last month.