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New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it...

Government 05/25/2023

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in...

New Bedford, MBTA reach agreement on new $21M pedestrian bridge

Economic Activity 01/25/2023

NEW BEDFORD – The city and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority have reached an agreement on constructing a new $21 million pedestrian bridge as...

Editor’s Choice: Crowne Plaza to host annual Statewide Business After Hours

Subscriber Only 04/15/2022

EDITOR’S CHOICE Crowne Plaza to host annual Statewide Business After Hours THE STATEWIDE BUSINESS After Hours, the annual event in which all of Rhode Island’s...

New Bedford announces plans to build business park at Whaling City...

Economic Activity 10/30/2020

NEW BEDFORD – The city on Oct. 23 unveiled a plan to build a business park on 100 acres of the 275-acre Whaling City...

New Bedford reveals details of July computer systems hack

Technology 09/05/2019

NEW BEDFORD – In early July the computer system for New Bedford was identified as being under a ransomware attack. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell...

MASSACHUSETTS GOV. Charlie Baker and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic development announced a $1.6 million grant for ___ to design and engineer a potential dredging of New Bedford's inner harbor. / COURTESY OFFICE OF CHARLIE BAKER

Mass. awards $1.6M for New Bedford inner harbor dredge design

Economic Activity 06/08/2018

NEW BEDFORD – A $1.6 million grant has been awarded to New Bedford for design and engineering of its inner port, the Massachusetts Executive...

NEW BEDFORD launched its new bike-share program this week. Above, a screenshot of the bike-share company Zagster's New Bedford program website. / COURTESY ZAGSTER

New Bedford launches bike-share program

Government 04/13/2018

NEW BEDFORD – A new bike-share program launched in New Bedford Thursday. Cruiser bikes will be available at stations in Fort Taber Park and State...

Deepwater Wind pledges contingent $1M grant to UMass Dartmouth-led project

Education 11/17/2017

DARTMOUTH – Deepwater Wind LLC has pledged a contingent $1 million over five years in seed funding to form a new Blue Economy Initiative...

New Bedford Regional Airport awarded $6M to rehabilitate runway

Government 09/08/2017

NEW BEDFORD –A $6,640,055 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will be used to restore the New Bedford Regional Airport’s runway, WJAR-TV NBC...