A former employee with New Bedford Public Schools is accused of assaulting a nonverbal student with special needs.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has unveiled the process the city will use to hire its next police chief. Chief Paul Oliveira previously announced he will retire May 3. The move comes as the ...

New Bedford schools will lose $15.6 million in funds after the Trump administration has reneged on an extension to spend COVID-era grant money.

“They too, do not want unsafe community members.” “I’m just so angry,” Jeanne Motyl, 67, of New Bedford, said regarding the crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration. Holding ...

The arrests were first reported by The New Bedford Light. Randal Stykowski, LLC manager of the car wash, told 12 News he was notified around 10:30 a.m. that Homeland Security agents were at the ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR ... Wow,’" Todman said. "Like, I’m glad they did [make an arrest], but still, it’s just so crazy to me." After an investigation, detectives identified Ayala ...

New Bedford Public Schools stand to lose $15.6 million ... However, on Friday, at 5:03 p.m., the federal Department of Education notified all states that it had "reconsidered your request" and ...

Morrissey's support of the For Britain party ... Subscribe to app.com for the latest on the New Jersey music scene. Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for ...

Less than three months after he became chief of the New Bedford Police Department, Paul Oliveira destroyed 25 years of internal affairs files, disposing of the official record of some potentially ...

ICE ARRESTED THREE WORKERS IN NEW BEDFORD THIS WEEK AFTER AGENTS RAIDED A CAR WASH. THAT’S ACCORDING TO RANDALL STANKOWSKI, THE MANAGER OF MINUTEMAN AUTO WASH. HE SAYS HE GOT A CALL TUESDAY ...