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Nearly 12,000 New Bedford, Fall River Residents Lose SNAP Amid New Federal Rules, Unanswered State Calls

Nearly 12,000 people in New Bedford and Fall River lost SNAP benefits between mid-2025 and mid-2026 amid new federal eligibility rules and severe state processing bottlenecks. New Bedford saw 6,308 residents drop off (an 18.65% decline) from June 2025 to August 2026, per DTA data. Fall River lost 5,637, according to Project Bread. Both are high-need Gateway cities where SNAP has long covered a large share of households.

New Bedford, MA · 6d

CT Insider

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Judge rejects bid to add Clancy lawyer’s comments to ex-husband’s lawsuit

Lindsay Clancy is due back in criminal court on Nov. 16.

Duxbury, MA · 1d

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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 · 2d

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What Milton’s Special Town Meeting decided on the $11.75M Labouré campus, and upcoming Special Election

Town Meeting approved the purchase at the October Special Town Meeting. Voters decide in a town-wide special election on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Milton’s plan to buy the former Labouré College campus at 303 Adams Street cleared its first major hurdle on Monday, Oct. 19, when Special Town Meeting voted 168–45 to let the Select Board buy the property for $11.75 million and borrow the money to pay for it. That is well over the two-thirds majority the vote needed.

Milton, MA · 1d

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Election results, Sunbeam Bread apartments: New Bedford top stories

As we kickstart a new week, let's take a quick look at the top headlines from last week. Last week we learned that nearly 12,000 people in New Bedford and Fall River have lost SNAP benefits, and advocates say many can't even reach the state to find out why. New Bedford saw 6,308 residents lose SNAP benefits between June 2025 and August 2026, an 18.65% decline in participation, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance. Fall River saw 5,637 residents lose benefits, according to Project Bread. In other news, a New Bedford soldier missing since WWII identified after 80 years. U.S. Army Pfc. William A. Gervais Jr. of New Bedford, who went missing during World War II, has been identified more than eight decades after fighting in Germany. Gervais, 28, was accounted for June 18, according to a community announcement from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. His family recently received a full briefing on the identification, allowing additional details about the case to be shared. A milestone is being hit as New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is celebrating 30 years of preserving the city's history . Thirty years ago, New Bedford became home to a different kind of

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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Norfolk County real estate sales fall 12% amid higher borrowing costs in October 2026

Norfolk County real estate activity in October reflected many of the same challenges affecting real estate markets across the country, as higher borrowing costs continued to influence purchasing decisions and transaction activity. According to Norfolk County Registry of Deeds recording statistics, a total of 1,474 deeds were recorded in October...

Norfolk County, MA · 1d

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Plymouth Is Closing Six Sandwich Street Parking Spaces: Here's How to Avoid Getting Towed

The Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has shared with the community that six parking spaces on Sandwich Street, directly across from La Bamba restaurant, will be temporarily closed from Tuesday, November 10th, through Tuesday, November 24th, while construction continues on the Jenney Pond Project. Two of the six spaces will hold construction equipment for the project and will stay closed for the full two-week period.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

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Rochester meets Wally, Boston Red Sox mascot

Wally poses with Starr, Plymouth County Sheriff Department's therapy dog, Starr's sibling and Harlow, Abington Police Department's therapy dog. Photos by Tanvi Kulkarni. Wally with Rylie and Chase Dion, of Rochester. From left: Kathy and Mike Schea and Pauline and Rick Munroe. The event had three therapy dogs. Paige, of...

Rochester, MA · 2d

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Fall River to be Part of National Grid Home Battery Pilot Program

Income-eligible city residents may be asked to participate in a pilot program by National Grid that provides short-term battery backup power during outages. National Grid Launches Fall River Area Home Battery Pilot. WALTHAM, MA – National Grid is launching BackupBattery+, a new residential battery pilot program for income-eligible customers in...

Fall River, MA · 1d

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‘Breaking point': Elected official calls for removal of Bridgewater town manager

A town councilor in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is calling for the removal of the town manager in the wake of an NBC10 Boston investigation, which raised questions about the public official’s use of paid time off and attendance at his Town Hall office. After the NBC10 Boston report published on...

Bridgewater, MA · 3d

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Downtown Exit Gone Till ’29: New Bedford’s I-195 Rebuild Hits the Gas: 9 Months Ahead of Schedule

A key exit into downtown New Bedford will shut for more than two years starting this December as MassDOT’s $400 million I-195/Route 18 interchange rebuild moves into Phase 3 about nine months early. The ramp from I-195 eastbound to Route 18 southbound (Exit 26) closes completely from December 2026...

New Bedford, MA · 3d

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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 · 3d

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“He Never Made It Back”: New Bedford Ranger Missing 82 Years Finally Coming Home on the Anniversary of His Death

NEW BEDFORD — The remains of Pfc. William A. Gervais Jr., a 28-year-old New Bedford man missing since World War II, have been identified and will be buried Dec. 7 in Bourne. Gervais served with Company F, 2nd Ranger Battalion. On Dec. 7, 1944, his unit captured Hill 400 near Bergstein, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest. During a German counterattack, he and another soldier were sent to contact another platoon but never arrived. He was listed as missing in action and later declared non-recoverable in 1951.

New Bedford, MA · 4d

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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 · 2d

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Residents clear the clutter at recycling event

Gil Ricci of The Great White Shred helps William Harrison of Plymouth unload his old documents. Photo by Erin Darling. Over a ton of paper was shredded during Saturday's recycling event. Photo by Erin Darling. Volunteers like Ron Johnson helped residents unload their recyclables at the Wareham Recycling Center on...

Wareham, MA · 2d

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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 · 2d