New Opioid Prevention Coalition Receives State Funding
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has awarded the New Bedford Health Department and surrounding towns with a $550,000 grant. Continue reading…
View ArticleProblem Properties Ordinance Nearing A Final Vote
New Bedford's Problem Properties Ordinance is one step closer to being passed after Thursday's City Council meeting. Continue reading…
View ArticleCity Officials Urge Landlords To Join Pre-Rental Voucher Program
Mayor Jon Mitchell and city health officials are urging New Bedford landlords to take part in a Pre-Rental Voucher Program. The program is voluntary. For $100 the city will inspect your property before...
View ArticleBeach Closures In New Bedford
The City of New Bedford has announced that there will be beach closures on Thursday. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford Beaches Closed for Two Days
If the weather wasn't deterring you from visiting a New Bedford beach today, the City's Health Department sure will. The Health Department says that due to the significant rainfall, bacteria levels at...
View ArticleFirst Massachusetts West Nile Death of 2015 Confirmed
BOSTON (AP) - The state health department says a Boston-area man in his 60s has died of West Nile virus. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford Health Department Receives Grant to Fight Opioid Addiction Among...
The New Bedford Health Department receives a substantial grant to further the fight against opioid abuse in the city. Health Department Director Dr. Brenda Weiss says the Baker-Polito administration...
View ArticleCity Council Special Committee to Examine Potential of Smoke Shops
The New Bedford City Council will create a special committee to explore the possibility of allowing smoke shops to offer on-site consumption of tobacco products, such as cigars and hookah. Continue...
View ArticleNew Bedford Announces Increase in Electric City Vehicles, Named Largest Fleet...
New Bedford officials announced the newest additions to its electric vehicle fleet Tuesaday afternoon at the International Marketplace Parking Lot at the corner of Cogshall St. and Route 18. Continue...
View ArticleNew Bedford Officials Unveil New Regulations Banning Synthetic Drugs
A cadre of city officials gathered at New Bedford City Hall Tuesday afternoon to announce new, stricter regulations on synthetic drugs. Continue reading…
View ArticleDozens Of Syringes Found In New Bedford's North End
New Bedford Police say they're conducting an active investigation following the discovery of dozens of syringes in a wooded area of the North End. Lt. Amos Melo says the needles were discovered Friday...
View ArticleWeis Stepping Down from Health Department
Dr. Brenda Weis, Director of the Health Department for the City of New Bedford, is stepping down from her position, WBSM News has learned. Sources tell WBSM News that Weis will relinquish her position...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus Still a Threat in New Bedford
The Massachusetts Department of Health has notified New Bedford of the finding of West Nile Virus in a mosquito taken near the New Bedford Business Park. Continue reading…
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