NEW BEDFORD — The over 120-year-old New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge will be going from “swing” to “vertical lift” when it’s replaced, according to state plans. That is, instead of opening ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Firefighters in New Bedford knocked down a fire that broke out on a tug boat Saturday afternoon. Crews responded to Herman Melville Blvd shortly after 11 a.m. and ...

On Saturday at 11:09 a.m., crews were called to a report of a tug boat on fire that was moored off of Herman Melville Boulevard, according to the New Bedford Fire Department. The tugboat ...