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High bacteria counts have closed a popular Rhode Island state beach to swimming.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has filed a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for Phase I of the Southcoast Rail Project.

NEW BEDFORD - The two men charged in connection to the shooting death of 18-year-old Brad Lourenco in New Bedford last week have officially been charged with his murder. The updated charge was brought up against Ivan Fontanez, Jr., 20, and Keeland Rose, 23, both of New Bedford, at their Dangerousness Hearing Monday morning in New Bedford District Court, according to the Bristol County District Att

DARTMOUTH - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting Thursday, updating area residents on the recent changes to the SouthCoast Rail Project. MassDOT filed a notice of project change last month, opting for a diesel route to New Bedford and Fall River through Middleboro rather than Stoughton...

Dartmouth Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing elderly man. Police say 85-year-old Gualberto Pimental was last seen Wednesday night at his South Dartmouth home. It's believed he's driving a green 1998 Chevrolet Impala with a Massachusetts license plate 49CD37...

Many people work during food pantry hours. That’s why the United Way of Greater New Bedford's Hunger Commission has created the first mobile food market to travel to the north and south ends of the city after work hours on Tuesdays.

Paula Deen issued a statement about that deposition she gave in which she freely admitted to things like using the n-word, making derogatory comments about her staff and expecting them to pose as slaves for a wedding she was planning. In a nutshell: She's old and Southern, so what did you expect?

A few days back, I posted a piece about a woman in Ohio, made to stand at an intersection by a judge, holding a sign that said "only idiots drive on sidewalks around school buses".