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Century-Old Mill Powerhouse Headed for $20M Apartment Overhaul as New Bedford Tax Deal Advances
New Bedford’s Finance Committee has advanced a 10-year tax break that could unlock a $20 million conversion of the former Nashawena Mills power plant at 620 Belleville Avenue into 47 apartments. The full City Council is set to vote on final approval November 24. Built around…
New Bedford advances tax deal for $20M apartment project in former mill
$100,000 a year before groceries: what healthcare, housing and day care cost a Massachusetts family
For a family renting a typical apartment with a baby in day care, three bills alone add up to about $84,000 a year – nearly 80% of the state's median household income.
‘They Went Back In’: New Bedford Detectives Brave Blazing Apartment Building to Save Residents, Search for Dog
New Bedford police officers entered a burning multi-unit home on Adams Street on Halloween night, clearing apartments and helping residents escape before firefighters arrived, according to the department. Around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, officers responded to a report of an active…
Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Westport rejected Question 7 on housing
The “starter homes” ballot question lost narrowly statewide, with strong opposition in New Bedford’s suburbs.
Sunny Taunton raised ranch sells for $500K: Weekly home sales
Secluded Swansea home nearly doubles its 2018 price: Weekly home sales
Taunton eyes charging condos, apartments for recycling. Why just them?
Attleboro resident rescued from smoke-filled apartment
Crews responding to a smoke alarm on Peck Street found a disoriented resident in bed amid heavy smoke and elevated carbon monoxide levels
Legal Notice Fairhaven Housing Authority
Fairhaven Housing Authority INVITATION TO BID The Fairhaven Housing Authority is seeking proposals from qualified developers for the development of approximately 50 units of affordable senior rental housing at a range of incomes on surplus land it owns adjacent to an existing…
From Loaves to Living: Historic Sunbeam Bakery To Be Reborn as 37 Apartments After Decades of Decay
The former Sunbeam Bread bakery on Coffin Avenue in New Bedford is closer to becoming a mixed-use property with 37 apartments on its upper floors. On October 15, 2026, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit to convert the upper levels from storage to residential…
Dighton ranch doubles in value: Weekly home sales
Freetown woodland retreat sells for over $600K: Weekly home sales
New Bedford's Sunbeam Bread building clears hurdle for 37 apartments
Healey puts housing affordability first in Attleboro visit
Governor discusses housing, energy costs and transportation with The Sun Chronicle’s editorial board ahead of Tuesday’s election
Fall River developer Robert Kfoury has change of plea hearing scheduled in asbestos case
There is an update after the Attorney General’s Office announced in 2024 that Robert G. Kfoury of Fall River was charged with 58 counts of violating the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and one count of violating the Massachusetts Solid Waste Management Act by allegedly illegally…
Truck slams into Fall River apartment building, injures 1 resident
One person was injured after getting trapped under a truck that crashed into a Fall River, Massachusetts, apartment building on Saturday morning.
Housing and affordability dominate 9th Bristol House race
Republican Chester Tam and Democrat Edward Pacheco both criticize housing developments in Dartmouth. They differ on ICE.
Fall River TIF Board approves tax agreements for three housing projects that will bring over 200 new units
The Fall River Tax Increment Financing Board last week unanimously approved tax-increment exemption agreements for three residential redevelopment projects that are seeking Housing Development Incentive Program and historic tax credits. One of the three is the Thomas Alva Edison…
State grants support Attleboro and area housing and revitalization projects
Attleboro, North Attleboro, Seekonk and Plainville receive funding through One Stop for Growth
Fall River man previously convicted of drug trafficking pleads guilty to selling gun, drugs in city housing development
BOSTON – A Fall River man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Boston to drug distribution, drug conspiracy and firearm charges. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 34-year-old Wilson Colon-Tirado pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of 40…
Attleboro seniors welcome Highland housing plan
Open house attendees say proposed affordable apartments and a new senior center would address needs for housing, parking and program space
Governor Healey announces $330 million for economic development and housing projects across Massachusetts including $6 million for Fall River
BOSTON – Today, Governor Healey announced $330 million for 403 local economic development and housing projects in 207 communities across Massachusetts through the Community One Stop for Growth. The awards will support more than 27,000 new homes, more than 13,000 permanent jobs…
$6.5 Million Awarded for Local Economic Development Grants Across the New Bedford Senate District
Communities in the New Bedford-area Senate district will receive $6.5 million in state funding through the Massachusetts Community One Stop for Growth grant program. The program supports housing and economic development by investing in public infrastructure, site preparation…