New Bedford voters cast ballots Sept. 1 in the Massachusetts primary, with the Markey-Moulton US Senate race atop the ticket. Polling stations across the city, including the Hathaway School and the New Bedford Hotel Apartments site, saw steady turnout throughout the day as Sen. Ed Marke…
The New Bedford Health Department urged residents Monday to take the Massachusetts Community Health Equity Survey, a new statewide health assessment. The department, headquartered at 133 William Street, framed the survey as a way to capture local health needs, though it did not specify …
This week's New Bedford obituary column lists four residents: Carreiro, Louis R.; Souza, Rita; Hernandez, Carmen Menendez; and Corkum, William A. Their deaths were recorded between August 24 and August 27, 2026, and arrangements were handled by Rock Funeral Home, Aubertine-Lopes Funeral…
New Bedford recorded 135 property transfers from July 31 through Aug. 29, 2026, though only 80 carried a sale price; the rest were nominal-consideration transfers or had prices not yet reported. Priced sales ranged from $30,000 to $2 million, with a median of $462,500.
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra announced its Holiday Pops concert for December 20, 2026, at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, giving residents an early marker on the winter arts calendar. The Beyond House, located at 3057 Acushnet Ave. in the city's North End, is hosting a Back-…
A rediscovered portrait of a New Bedford woman born in 1917 is making its way back to the city. New Bedford Guide reported the story Aug. 28, 2026, under the headline "Lost Faces, Found Again: A New Bedford Portrait's Long Journey Home," detailing how the painting surfaced at New Bedfor…
A liquor store awning crashed onto a New Bedford sidewalk early Monday, per a WCVB report headlined "Awning at New Bedford liquor store crashes onto sidewalk." It stood as the city's most tangible local headline of the day, August 24, 2026, alongside a different kind of spotlight: PBS h…
Seven New Bedford obituaries were published this week: Medeiros, Leroy; Paiva, Maria D.; Roy, Celeste M. (Denault); Pacheco Quiñones, Rosa I.; Von Randow, Dirceu W.; Frade, Joseph Silva Jr.; and Vieira, João R. Notable among them, João R. Vieira had lived in New Bedford since 1979 after…
Bristol County deed records show 128 New Bedford property transfers recorded between July 24 and August 22. Of those, 76 included a disclosed sale price, ranging from $30,000 to $2 million, with a median of $460,000. The month's top sale was a $2 million transfer at 25 Homer's Wharf fro…
A new Smashed Burgers location opened on Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, drawing curious customers this week. Photos distributed by Reuters Connect on August 20 showed diners, including a customer identified as Robert Mendes, sampling burgers at the new storefront, part of a wire-servic…
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