1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (837+ words) QUINCY " City councilors and Mayor Tom Koch have major differences of opinion, and perhaps none greater than their views on the city's finances The councilors point to $1. 6 billion debt, a credit downgrade and negative outlook, rising property taxes and declining…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (757+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Springfield's late-night coffee and wine bottle shop transferred ownership in February, with the namesake of the business Ashley Rickenbach taking a step back from operations. Technically in the 2024 original filing for Schlee's, Rachael Hurley has been listed as the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (466+ words) SPRINGFIELD " One of downtown's brightest storefronts has gone dark, leaving speculation up to the public. Customers at the popular Golden Hour Bake House were greeted to closed doors, no lights and the recently placed "My Heart is Downtown" sign switched…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (330+ words) FALL RIVER " A 44-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to 8 to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to a shooting and related enhanced firearms charges. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that Jordan Caetano, 44, of New Bedford,…...

5+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (633+ words) NEW BEDFORD " A state program is providing $2. 5 million in tax credits toward the development of 65 market-rate apartments in a former nursing home at 4586 Acushnet Ave. , and $3 million for a project reclaiming a former mill in Fall River. Lt. Gov. Kim…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (551+ words) NEW BEDFORD " The crowd at New Bedford's second "No Kings" protest was more than twice the size of the first one four months ago. And passing motorists chimed in with sustained honking in support at a far greater rate " more…...