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…
Bristol County deed records show 128 New Bedford property transfers recorded between July 24 and August 22. Of those, 76 included a recorded 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
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…
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…
A Family Dollar store in New Bedford has closed for good after years of customer complaints about its condition. Shoppers picked over discounted merchandise during the store's liquidation sale in its final days before the doors shut, per a report headlined "'Messy' Family Dollar store s…
This week's obituary column lists five New Bedford residents: Felix, Grayson James; Felix, Brinleigh Lynn; Cabral, Jorge E.; Santos, Deolinda S.; and Leite, Joyce A. Cabral, Santos and Leite were longtime New Bedford residents in their 70s, 90s and 80s respectively, while Grayson and Br…
New Bedford recorded 144 property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, with 87 listing a sale price. Prices ranged from $30,000 to $6.7 million, with a median of $460,000. The period's top transaction was a pair of $6.7 million sales at 81 and 91 Cove St., both sold the same day by Woobnb LLC
New Bedford unveiled a new statue of Herman Melville outside the Seamen's Bethel on August 14. The addition adds a landmark to the city's whaling and literary heritage, steps from the chapel made famous in the opening chapters of "Moby-Dick," where Melville is said to have worshipped be…
A New Bedford police officer faces accusations of misusing camera surveillance to track an ex-girlfriend, per CBS News Boston. The station reported Wednesday that the officer accessed the department's Flock Safety license-plate camera network to monitor the woman's location, a claim now…
New Bedford has paused its use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras amid growing scrutiny of the surveillance technology across Massachusetts. The move was first reported Tuesday, August 11, by WCVB in "Another Mass. city cuts ties with license plate camera provider Flock Safety…