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New Bedford Midnight Blaze On Willis Street Sparks Citywide Alert on E-Bike Battery Dangers

New Bedford, MA — At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Friday, New Bedford Fire Department crews responded to a report of smoke coming from the basement of a residence at 100 Willis Street. Engine 7 arrived to find heavy smoke conditions. Firefighters advanced a hose line into the basement and...

New Bedford, MA · 6h

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Heavy rain brings flooding to parts of Mass. Friday

Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused flooding in parts of Massachusetts on Friday. In Falmouth, police urged people to stay off of flooded roads, sharing images of a flooded gas station and water coming into their own station. Off-duty officers were called in to help out. Video showed rivers of water...

Massachusetts · 22h

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Annual Veteran's luncheon welcomes around 200 guests

The Auxiliary Color Guard presents a donation to the Friends of the Elderly. Members of the Vocational Technical High School give a gift to Robert Brown. Matthew Brouillette from the Veteran's Service office shows the plaque they gave Robert Brown. Heidi Silva-Brooks of the Select Board reads off Robert Brown's...

Dartmouth, MA · 14h

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City Property Tax Rate To Go Before City Council Next Week

Next week, the Fall River City Council will hold a public hearing and may vote on proposed real estate tax rates for residential and commercial property owners. Residents will likely pay more in taxes for FY 2027. In setting the rate, the council can shift the tax burden to commercial...

Fall River, MA · 2d

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Local Democrat incumbents sweep to victory

(This report has been updated to reflect changes in vote counts) Like the rest of the state, Plymouth voters backed Democratic incumbents across the ballot on Tuesday, from the governor to local state representatives. The re-election campaigns of U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Gov. Maura Healey were both successful, as...

Plymouth, MA · 3d

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5,491 Hull voters went to the polls in Tuesday’s state election

A total of 5,491 Hull voters headed to the polls during Tuesday’s state election, choosing to re-elect the incumbents in the contests for governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Attorney General, treasurer, auditor, and Secretary of State, among others. The town’s two delegates to Beacon Hill – Representative Joan Meschino and Senator Patrick O’Connor – were unopposed.

Hull, MA · 1d

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Fairhaven Celebrates Renovations To Its Phoenix Rail Trail

Earlier this fall, the community of Fairhaven gathered for a ribbon-cutting on Main Street for the re-opening of their newly renovated Phoenix Rail Trail, the town’s portion of the South Coast Greenway. The 5-mile trail extends east from downtown Fairhaven into Mattapoisett, where an extension that opened in 2022...

Fairhaven, MA · 1d

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Plymouth Food Drive Seeks Donations to Help Local Families

The Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has announced they are collecting non-perishable food this month to help families in need within the community, with donation boxes now in place inside Town Hall located at 26 Court Street.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

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Fall River swept up in 'blue tsunami' 2 years after historic Trump win

FALL RIVER — Two years after the Republican Party won big in Fall River, the red wave seems to have receded a bit in the face of a "blue tsunami." After President Donald Trump flipped Fall River from a blue to a red city for the first time in a century in 2024, the state GOP pushed hard to make inroads in the SouthCoast . It fielded candidates in nearly every midterm race, including some races that hadn’t seen Republican challengers in decades . In Fall River, the investment didn’t pay off. Voters favored Democratic candidates in all races. According to city elections officer Ryan Lyons, turnout was about 32%. Here’s a closer look at how Fall River voted, including the ballot questions: 2026 Midterm Election results: Who's winning the Fall River area races? Fall River voters support Healey and other Democrat incumbents In Fall River, Democratic incumbents Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll topped Republicans Mike Minogue and running mate Shawn Oliver, 10,692 votes to 9,067 — or 51.7% to 43.8%. Both gubernatorial candidates had spend time in Fall River in recent days — Healey visiting to cut the ribbon on the city’s newly reconstructed waterfront, and

Fall River, MA · 3d

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New Bedford’s William H. Taylor School Ranks Among Massachusetts Best Elementary Schools

NEW BEDFORD, MA — William H. Taylor Elementary School has been ranked No. 44 out of 956 elementary schools statewide in the newly released 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary Schools rankings. Taylor also earned the top ranking among all New Bedford elementary schools. The rankings recognize...

New Bedford, MA · 21h

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“Accountability Cannot Be Sacrificed”: New Bedford Councilor Blasts Mayor’s ALPR Plan as More of the Same

In the weeks following an internal audit that led to the firings of two New Bedford police officers for misuse of automated license plate reader technology, and the city’s decision not to renew its contract with Flock Safety, Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell has put forward a new proposed ordinance aimed at setting stricter rules for any future use of ALPR systems.⁠

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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National Grid launches Fall River area no cost home battery pilot

WALTHAM, MA – National Grid is launching BackupBattery+, a new residential battery pilot program for income-eligible customers in the Fall River area. In partnership with Haven Energy, the program will provide up to 125 income-eligible households with no-cost home battery systems of up to 45 kWh. Home batteries provide backup power during outages and can help reduce strain on the local electric grid during periods of peak demand.

Fall River, MA · 1d

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11 Things Archaeologists Dug Up Under Boston During the Big Dig

Stick with us to the end: one forgotten item from the tunnels reveals exactly how early Bostonians lived day to day.

Boston, MA · 2d

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots. This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but […]

Wellesley, MA · 3d

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Copper Mill claims early win in 75 Morrissey fraud case

Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. The principals and attorneys for Copper Mill development, who are alleging fraud by the owners of 75 Morrissey Blvd., secured a restriction on the property in Suffolk Superior Land Court last Tuesday (Oct. 27) that they believe will deter the marketing and sale of the property during ongoing litigation.

Boston, MA · 3d

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Inside Boston's Forgotten Subway Tunnel, Rusted Tracks and Cold War Crackers

Beneath the streets of Boston sits a tunnel that hasn't carried a passenger since the 1960s, but still holds the rusted tracks, ventilation fans and switch box from when it helped launch the nation's first subway system. NBC10 Boston went inside the forgotten passage, part of the historic Tremont Street Subway, and found it frozen in time, down to stacked civil-defense ration cans left over from the Cold War.

Boston, MA · 4d