NEW BEDFORD — The Whaling City Festival is ready to kick off another season of celebrating New Bedford. From July 10 to the ...

New Bedford is receiving $249,717 for street and sidewalk work through MassDOT as part of Healey-Driscoll Administration's ...

A Mexican national unlawfully residing in New Bedford has pleaded guilty to one count of illegally reentering the United ...

NEW BEDFORD — In the 2025-2026 school year, four of New Bedford Public Schools' elementary schools will have new building leadership. The Standard-Times recently met with the incoming principals for ...

SRTA bus service in Greater Fall River and New Bedford is fare-free through Aug. 31. The bus service is paid for through the Fair Share Amendment, also known as the millionaire's tax. Bus ridership in ...

New Bedford Eats helps you narrow down the list of places to try by bringing you new menu items, food events, and specials ...

Wareham's Bob Lomp will be entering his 18th year as a high school varsity head coach in the fall at New Bedford High.

Eight-member crew for a drywall company believed to be Mexicans and possibly some some Guatemalans allegedly picked up in New ...

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation closed the swing bridge connecting New Bedford and Fairhaven for the second ...

A retired police chief from Hartford has been tapped to lead New Bedford’s police department, an insular agency that has come under intense scrutiny this year.

Tuesday’s appointment of Jason Thody marked the first time since 1997 that an outsider was chosen to lead the department.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the appointment of a new city police chief Tuesday, according to a statement from ...