The New Bedford Licensing Board is down to just one member, and Mayor Jon Mitchell is urging the city council to approve his nominee as soon as this Thursday.
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.