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Awning Collapses Onto New Bedford Sidewalk Early Monday

A liquor store awning crashed onto a New Bedford sidewalk early Monday, per a WCVB report headlined "Awning at New Bedford liquor store crashes onto sidewalk." It stood as the city's most tangible local headline of the day, August 24, 2026, alongside a different kind of spotlight: PBS h…

Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026

Seven New Bedford obituaries were published this week: Medeiros, Leroy; Paiva, Maria D.; Roy, Celeste M. (Denault); Pacheco Quiñones, Rosa I.; Von Randow, Dirceu W.; Frade, Joseph Silva Jr.; and Vieira, João R. Notable among them, João R. Vieira had lived in New Bedford since 1979 after…

New Bedford home sale prices ranged from $30,000 to $2 million in late July, August deed filings

Bristol County deed records show 128 New Bedford property transfers recorded between July 24 and August 22. Of those, 76 included a disclosed sale price, ranging from $30,000 to $2 million, with a median of $460,000. The month's top sale was a $2 million transfer at 25 Homer's Wharf from NOR-J

New Smashed Burgers Location Opens on Rockdale Avenue

A new Smashed Burgers location opened on Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, drawing curious customers this week. Photos distributed by Reuters Connect on August 20 showed diners, including a customer identified as Robert Mendes, sampling burgers at the new storefront, part of a wire-servic…

Glide Magazine Spotlights New Bedford's Purchase Street Records

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…