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New Bedford Median Sale Price Reaches $440,000 as 76 Deeds Record a Price

New Bedford recorded 137 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, with 76 carrying a sale price at posting time. Prices ranged from $100,000 to $1,605,000, with a median of $440,000. The month's top sale was 53 Church St. at $1,605,000, sold by ICAFM Realty LLC to CT Real Property…

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Hotel reopens under new ownership

New Bedford Harbor Hotel reopens under new ownership with a Starbucks now inside. Also in today's brief (3 items): GNBRVT volleyball visits New Bedford Friday; Union Baptist Church hosts fall yard sale; Fairhaven, Greater New Bedford RVT meet in soccer.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026

Six New Bedford obituaries were published this week: Kelley, Dennis F.; Martin, Priscilla; Melo, Maria Cristina; Platt, Shirley; Soares, J. Brian; and Tavares, Cecilia A. Soares, 65, was a lifelong New Bedford resident formerly employed by Morse Twist Drill; Melo, 91, died while visitin…

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Real Estate

Median sale price hits $442,500 as August-September deeds post across New Bedford

New Bedford recorded 143 property deeds between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, with 88 carrying a posted sale price so far, ranging from $123,100 to $1,050,000 and a median of $442,500. The period's top sale was 760-764 Coggeshall St., which sold for $1,050,000 on Sept. 10 from 2 Seas Properties…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

This week's obituary notices column carries eight New Bedford-resident obituaries: Correia, Eduarda M.; De Mello, Edgar M.; Kennefick, Marcia Ann; Martin, Richard D.; Prudhomme, Pauline T.; Santos, Carlos A.; Selley, Richmond T.; and Violette, Robert L. Selley, born in New Bedford in 19…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

Two New Bedford obituaries were published this week: Pereira, Francisco Borges, 77, of New Bedford, who died September 7, 2026, and Telheiro, Jose M., 91, of New Bedford, who died Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Pereira's arrangements are with Rock Funeral Home; Telheiro's are with Perry …

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Real Estate

New Bedford Home Prices Hold Near $453,000 Median in Late Summer Sales

New Bedford's registry recorded 140 deeds from Aug. 14 to Sept. 12, with 87 carrying a sale price ranging from $30,000 to $1,050,000 and a median of $453,000. The remaining 53 deeds were either nominal-consideration transfers (37) or had no price yet available (16).

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 31 through September 6, 2026

Three New Bedford obituary notices were published this week: Berio, Wendy Jean; Krupowicz, Ellen N. (Mosher); and Rose, Constance. All three were New Bedford, Massachusetts residents, with dates of death falling between September 1 and September 4, 2026. Rock Funeral Home handled arrang…

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Real Estate

Median New Bedford Sale Holds at $460,000 Amid Wide Price Range

New Bedford recorded 139 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with 88 carrying a sale price ranging from $30,000 to $900,000 and a median of $460,000. The month's top sale was 14 Nina St. at $900,000, followed by 48 Morelands Ter. at $885,000 and 203 Deane St. at $725,000.

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