City lands $25,000 grant to fix vacant properties stuck in estate disputes. Also in today's brief (3 items): Mashpee Wampanoag paddles canoe built in New Bedford; City shares vacant property strategy at legal conference; NOAA holds scallop fishery scoping meeting Dec 14.
New Bedford Art Museum opens exhibit tying together farming and fine art. Also in today's brief (2 items): Art museum exhibit links farming and fine art; New guide explains every ballot question.
Four New Bedford obituaries were published this week: Burt, Roxana Theresa; Ferreira, Paul J.; Pires, Antonio.
Statewide ballot question 7 could add up to 5,700 homes a year, New Bedford Light reports. Also in today's brief (1 items): Question 7 could add 5,700 homes statewide.
New Bedford voters face two polling place changes ahead of Election Day. Also in today's brief (1 items): Election Day guide flags two polling changes.
EPA unveils plan to clean up contaminated soil at Sawyer Street property. Also in today's brief (4 items): New Bedford JV girls soccer faces Dennis-Yarmouth; EPA unveils Sawyer Street cleanup plan; Forum panelists split on Flock camera limits; Guide covers statewide candidates on the ballot.
Advocates and opponents clash over proposed all-party primary system ahead of Election Day. Also in today's brief (2 items): Voters divided over all-party primary question; Opinion weighs if all-party primaries help democracy.
New Bedford city council advances an indefinite ban on data center development. Also in today's brief (2 items): Council advances ban on data centers; Know your voting rights this Election Day.
New Bedford welcomes tribes from across the country for an inaugural Intertribal Powwow at Fort Taber Park. Also in today's brief (2 items): Inaugural powwow draws crowd to Fort Taber Park; About 100 rally at Riverside Park over ICE surge.
New Bedford Light will host a public forum on license-plate camera privacy this Wednesday. Also in today's brief (3 items): Neuman Eyewear Repair fixes glasses mailed in nationwide; Feature explores Lizzie Borden's stay in Ash Street Jail; Forum on license-plate camera privacy set for Oct. 28.
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