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Remember the floating water park on East Beach in the South End of New Bedford? It's coming back just in time for Summer 2021.

The church suing Gov. Baker and Mayor Mitchell dropped its lawsuit this week shortly after the state and city lifted nearly all COVID-19 restrictions.

New Bedford City Government to Reopen Fully June 15 NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford city government will return to its normal business hours as the state of emergency is lifted in Massachusetts on June 15. According to a press release from Mayor Jon Mitchells office, New Bedford City Hall and other city buildings will reopen to the public and government workers will return to their usual in-person work schedules that day. Officials said that city offices including City Hall will be open from 8:...

After a failed nomination to fill the available seat for New Bedford on the Voc-Tech school committee, Mayor Jon Mitchell announced a new nomination.

If the district clerk magistrate finds probable cause for the offenses, Dunn will be formally charged with leaving the scene and driving while under the influence.

NEW BEDFORD — The City of New Bedford announced today that the waterfront vaccination center would be closing down after this weekend, and that it was offering a $20 Dunkin’ card to any city resident who gets vaccinated against COVID-19. The waterfront vaccination site on Hervey Tichon Avenue operated by CIC Health will end its walk-up clinic this weekend. Vaccinations will still be available Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and some second-dose appointments will still be honor...

Some smaller towns on the SouthCoast are having Memorial Day parades. New Bedford is keeping most of its events virtual.

Municipalities have the flexibility to go slower or take a more phased approach to lifting restrictions, Gov. Charlie Baker said.

New Bedford is nations top-earning port for 20th consecutive year Standard-Times Staff NEW BEDFORD — The Port of New Bedford was the nations highest value port for the 20th consecutive year, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced Thursday. The agency, better known as NOAA Fisheries, released its report with 2019 fisheries data. New Bedford brought in $451 million with 116 million pounds of seafood in 2019, up from $431 million and 114 million pounds in 2018.  New Bedfords high valu...

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