Airport design ready for takeoff
Airport officials will soon make critical decisions about what the new tower and terminal will look like.
In final report on sheriff spending, IG warns it’s ‘time for the chaos to stop’
New Bedford’s Ash Street Jail should close, and the Bristol County Jail needs a $10 million to $20 million renovation, the inspector general says.
GNB Girls Flag Football League: Building ‘girl-power mentality’
Friends and former New Bedford athletes Antwaun Murphy and Ceasare Roderick lead the charge into a second season.
Local option under discussion as possible rent control compromise
The proposal would allow cities and towns to opt into capping annual rent increases at 10% or inflation plus 5%.
Judge rules again for Vineyard Wind in its dispute with GE Vernova
The turbine supplier remains barred from exiting its contract with the wind project.
New green card policy creates confusion for New Bedford Lusophones
Many Portuguese and Cabo Verdeans overstayed their visas. If they were to leave the U.S. to apply for a green card, they would be barred from re-entering for up to 10 years.
Senate plans to provide audit documents to DiZoglio
Sen. Mark Montigny and Republicans say the Senate should ask the Supreme Judicial Court whether auditing the Legislature is constitutional.
Judge: City does not have to pay legal fees to The Light
The judge had ordered the city to release four public records to The Light in August 2025.
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