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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…

New Bedford Family Dollar Closes After Years of Complaints

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…

New Bedford property sales range from $30,000 to $6.7 million in July-August roundup

New Bedford recorded 144 property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, with 87 disclosing 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 Unveils Herman Melville Statue Outside Seamen's Bethel

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…

New Bedford Officer Accused of Using Flock Cameras to Track Ex-Girlfriend

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…