The New Bedford Health Department urged residents Monday to take the Massachusetts Community Health Equity Survey, a new statewide health assessment. The department, headquartered at 133 William Street, framed the survey as a way to capture local health needs, though it did not specify …
New Bedford recorded 135 property transfers from July 31 through Aug. 29, 2026, though only 80 carried a sale price; the rest were nominal-consideration transfers or had prices not yet reported. Priced sales ranged from $30,000 to $2 million, with a median of $462,500.
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra announced its Holiday Pops concert for December 20, 2026, at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, giving residents an early marker on the winter arts calendar. The Beyond House, located at 3057 Acushnet Ave. in the city's North End, is hosting a Back-…
A rediscovered portrait of a New Bedford woman born in 1917 is making its way back to the city. New Bedford Guide reported the story Aug. 28, 2026, under the headline "Lost Faces, Found Again: A New Bedford Portrait's Long Journey Home," detailing how the painting surfaced at New Bedfor…
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…
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…
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
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