Election Roundup: Holyoke Elects 22-Year-Old Mayor
Voters in more than 50 Massachusetts communities went to the polls on an unseasonably warm, sunny day to elect mayors and decide other local races.
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Voters in more than 50 Massachusetts communities went to the polls on an unseasonably warm, sunny day to elect mayors and decide other local races.
U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have issued violations to a fishing crew after finding a secret compartment on a Massachusetts-based fishing boat off the Rhode Island coast.
New mayors will be elected in several cities around Massachusetts this week and incumbents elsewhere are asking voters to keep them in office.
Vandals broke into a 19th century mausoleum in New Bedford, disturbing the dead and the living.
The city of New Bedford says it will install solar panels on municipal properties as part of an initiative it says will eventually generate enough power to run 1,500 homes.
About 30 people will be looking for a new place to live after an early morning fire in New Bedford Thursday.
Massachusetts has received a $1.7 million grant from the federal government to launch pilot programs against child obesity in New Bedford and Fitchburg.
New England's already strapped fishing fleet has a major new expense bearing down on it -- paying for human monitors to track the fish that are hauled on deck or tossed over.
Residents at an elderly housing complex in New Bedford received quite a scare Sunday when winds from Tropical Storm Irene ripped off part of the facade of their building.
It has been a long time since Massachusetts took a direct hit from a hurricane, but it's very possible Hurricane Irene will hit the state in some form.
New Bedford health authorities found birds, both alive and dead, in the basement of Bad Boy Cuts barbershop.
A 33-year-old Dartmouth man is dead after he apparently drove his car off the road in New Bedford and struck several trees.
Three friends who were out on a fishing trip Saturday south of Martha's Vineyard, had to jump ship after their boat began to sink
A member of Fairhaven's Planning Board is facing charges for allegedly posing as a police officer and roughing up a handicapped driver.
Maine State Police say a man is in custody and facing charges after shooting two people outside a Maine home and leading troopers on a chase that ended about 50 miles away.
A Five alarm fire in New Bedford kept firefighters busy overnight.
During a traffic stop on Route 24, according to police, a drug-sniffing State Police dog named Hondo uncovered two kilos of cocaine.
If you haven't heard of Lazy Cakes, authorities in Fall River and New Bedford wish it would stay that way.
Maria Oliveira was in court in Attleboro Tuesday.
State police say a 49-year-old New Bedford man was driving south on the road when his pickup went off the road into the center median, hit several trees, rolled over and landed on the driver's side.
A New Bedford woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars of jewelry, clothing, household items and cash from people's homes across the state.
Federal fisheries managers have proposed raising the limit on the lucrative sea scallop catch.
The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday that it's sending experts to six Northeast ports in April to identify the financial fallout caused by federal fishing rules.
State transportation officials hoping to build a new commuter rail line have decided on a preferred route to connect Boston to New Bedford and Fall River.
The U.S. commerce secretary has reversed course and will allow more fisherman accused of violations to have their cases reviewed for fairness by a special investigator.
