New Bedford News

A Bristol County jury convicted Jonathan Niemic of first-degree murder Friday in Superior Court for the 2010 fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old Fairhaven man.

Mayor Jon Mitchell wants to capitalize on the city's natural affinity for the marine sciences by creating a collaborative institution that would bring together key research entities and commercial organizations from across the region, he said Friday.

Registration is now open for New Bedford Community Rowing's summer rowing programs.

Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral, D-New Bedford, will hold monthly district office hours today from 10 a.m. to noon at the Howland Green Library, 3 Rodney French Blvd.

In which state did the ACLU file a lawsuit on behalf of same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry? A constitutional amendment in which state could disenfranchise thousands, including service members on active duty, who choose not to carry their drivers' licenses while deployed? In a throwback to the J. Edgar Hoover-era COINTELPRO investigations ... (more)

The city's school district officially submitted a fourth draft of its turnaround plan to the state education department last month, officials confirmed.

The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer and the Coast Guard Cutter Flyingfish were diverted to assist with dewatering operations.

According to the Coast Guard, the crew of the Italian Princess reported at 10 p.m. Thursday night that the vessel was taking on water 32 miles southeast of Nantucket with seven people aboard.

The Board of Selectmen approved payment for a completed forest management plan for Betty's Neck at its last meeting, with plans to have additional discussion on the plan at the board's June 11 meeting.

BRIAN BOYD/THE STANDARD-TIMES More than 80 people rallied at Government Center in Fall River on Thursday, calling for expanded bus service on nights and Sundays.

Both are Gateway Cities and share many of the economic and demographic characteristics that so often accompany struggling school systems.

Closing arguments in the murder trial of Jonathan Niemic are expected to start at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Superior Court.

Sixteen people, including two from Attleboro, were arrested and seven were summoned Thursday morning on various drug and weapons charges following a multi-agency wiretap investigation headed by the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

A 25-year-old man kicked in the door of a Pleasant Street apartment Wednesday and assaulted a disabled man with a knife, police said.

The Ocean Explorium today announced that Abbey Spargo will replace outgoing Executive Director Mark Smith, who is returning to his native Australia.

Standard-Times file photo Everett Hoagland, past New Bedford poet laureate, will read his poems, "WATER SUITE," tonight in South Yarmouth.

At the funeral service for Malcolm Gracia on Wednesday at the Haven Baptist Church in New Bedford, Pastor Ebenezer Oyebamiji told mourners, "God is trying to work something good out of Malcolm dying, and that is so you could all be in church and hear the word of the Lord and be saved." The 15-year-old was killed by police earlier this month during ... (more)

A dispute between New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes and boat owner Carlos Rafael over fire safety on city piers has been resolved with Rafael agreeing to pay a $2,500 fine.

United Way has once again made it possible for youth throughout Greater New Bedford to enjoy hundreds of summer opportunities, allocating nearly $100,000 in funding to 27 local programs to provide employment, camperships and cultural enrichment activities.

A 22-year-old city man was arrested today for stripping a Shawmut Avenue building of copper tubing, police said.