A national music magazine spotlighted a New Bedford record shop this week, reaching readers far beyond southeastern Massachusetts. Glide Magazine published a feature titled "Inside the Hard Rock Heart of New Bedford, MA's Purchase Street Records (VINYL LIVES)" on August 18, describing h…
A Family Dollar store in New Bedford has closed for good after years of customer complaints about its condition. Shoppers picked over discounted merchandise during the store's liquidation sale in its final days before the doors shut, per a report headlined "'Messy' Family Dollar store s…
This week's obituary column lists five New Bedford residents: Felix, Grayson James; Felix, Brinleigh Lynn; Cabral, Jorge E.; Santos, Deolinda S.; and Leite, Joyce A. Cabral, Santos and Leite were longtime New Bedford residents in their 70s, 90s and 80s respectively, while Grayson and Br…
New Bedford recorded 144 property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, with 87 disclosing a sale price. Prices ranged from $30,000 to $6.7 million, with a median of $460,000. The period's top transaction was a pair of $6.7 million sales at 81 and 91 Cove St., both sold the same day by…
New Bedford unveiled a new statue of Herman Melville outside the Seamen's Bethel on August 14. The addition adds a landmark to the city's whaling and literary heritage, steps from the chapel made famous in the opening chapters of "Moby-Dick," where Melville is said to have worshipped be…
A New Bedford police officer faces accusations of misusing camera surveillance to track an ex-girlfriend, per CBS News Boston. The station reported Wednesday that the officer accessed the department's Flock Safety license-plate camera network to monitor the woman's location, a claim now…
New Bedford has paused its use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras amid growing scrutiny of the surveillance technology across Massachusetts. The move was first reported Tuesday, August 11, by WCVB in "Another Mass. city cuts ties with license plate camera provider Flock Safety…
New Bedford confirmed a leadership transition inside its financial operations late Monday, August 10, in a release posted to the city's official website that offered no further detail on the scope of the change. The announcement, filed under the city's News Flash feed, comes as City Hal…
The New Bedford town report's obituary column carries four notices this week: Calheta, Arthur, 82; Camacho, Louise R., 100; Martin, Nancy, 102; and Phaneuf, Jean N. "LeBlanc." All four were New Bedford, Massachusetts residents, with deaths recorded between August 3 and August 7, 2026. A…
New Bedford recorded 148 property transfers from July 10 to Aug. 8. Disclosed prices, covering 79 of the sales, ranged from $60,000 to $6.7 million, with a median of $450,000. The period's top transaction was a matched pair: 81 Cove St. and 91 Cove St., both sold by WOOBNB LLC to MHC 39…
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