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In an historic vote, New Bedford voters approved a $650 million by 73% to 27%, or 8355 votes to 3040. This puts New Bedford against Brockton for the final casino in Massachusetts. Brockton residents approved a casino to be built at the Brockton Fairgrounds by 143 votes, 7,163 to 7,020. The Massachusetts Gaming …

Join the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership as we continue our 2015 Twilight Workshop Series! This workshop will take place amid beautiful gardens at Friends Academy in Dartmouth, MA on Monday, June 29th from 6pm – 8pm. Steve Walach will offer a tours of the Friends Academy garden and an informative …

The State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the United States Marshals Service recently developed information that WILLIAM BENTON, 22 — one of the MSP’s Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives — was staying at an address on Seminole Boulevard in Tarpon Springs, Fla. At approximately 9:30 a.m. today members of …

For the nineteenth year, an Independence Day program will be sponsored by the Fairhaven Office of Tourism on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at historical Fort Phoenix. The program, which includes the firing of the fort’s five cannons, will take place following a Classic Car Cruise which starts …

New Bedford residents will vote on a casino referendum on June 23, 2015. [poll id=”11″]

Vessel:                                   Arrive:                                     Depart: Grande Mariner         June 27, 2015 @0900           June 28, 2015@0200 Grande Mariner         July 4, 2015 @0900           …

This summer the Fairhaven Office of Tourism will introduce a new series of fun family programs on Monday mornings at the town’s Visitors Center, aimed at children ages 5 to 12 and their parents or guardians. The Monday Morning Fun programs, running from July 6 through August 24, 2015, will …

Colonel Timothy P. Alben, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in the Counties named below. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of …

American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Greater New Bedford encourages our community to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer. Over the course of the 18 hour event, participants remember those we have lost and celebrate those who have won the fight. All are welcome to attend, this is …

The Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section and the Massachusetts Environmental Police yesterday conducted surprise inspections of commercial trucks in Gloucester serving the seafood industry. Four State Troopers, four Environmental Police officers, and an investigator from the National Marine Fisheries Service conducted eight inspections for compliance of seafood and …