The City of New Bedford urges residents to reduce holiday food and packaging waste through recycling and composting programs.

A North Pole elf has arrived in New Bedford! Moby, the elf, is visiting several hotspot daily through December.

Antone "Chubby" Tavares, known for his remarkable voice and lasting impact on soul and R&B music, has passed away at 81.

Urban school districts receive less funding toward school facilities than their suburban counterparts, according to a new ...

A 330,000-square-foot office complex in Bedford is scheduled for auction next week after a company’s planned headquarters ...

City officials say that an emergency-alert system used by New Bedford and thousands of other users was affected by a recent cybersecurity incident.

The 2026 race for the Orange County Board of Commissioners gained three members in recent days: two incumbents and one second ...

When a school building gets old, outdated or no longer fits its student population, cities and towns have a few places they ...

New York has a secret flex and it’s not the Empire State Building. It’s actually the tiny patios where twinkle lights steal ...

CHANGE WILL WAIT — Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s decision to forgo a Senate bid means the Massachusetts Senate race is now Sen. Ed ...

News of Pour Farm Tavern's second location was a popular story this week. Here's a recap of the Standard Times' most-read ...

The point of the Operation Catahoula Crunch is to "target the violent criminal illegal alien that sanctuary politicians have ...