New Bedford takes great pride in its port, and its scallopers account for a significant portion of its value. It’s proven ...

Herman Melville’s statue will adorn the grounds of New Bedford’s historic Seamen’s Bethel where the author once stopped before going out to sea.

"In 1841, on January 3, He set sail from the port of New Bedford on the Acushnet which was the whaling ship that he sailed for so many years." Experts call the whaling museum's read-a-thon the ...

Although author Herman Melville never called New Bedford home, he wrote glowingly of the port city in his most famous work “Moby-Dick,” describing it as “perhaps the dearest place to live in ...