New Bedford News

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP)–A Massachusetts mayor has fired a top fire official out on injury leave after he was captured on video lifting heavy equipment. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Tuesday that Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr. was …

BOSTON — The strongest earthquake to hit southern New England in decades rattled homes and nerves Sunday morning, but didn’t cause any significant damage, authorities said. The 3.6 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in Buzzards …