Independent Shiva Ayyadurai challenges Elizabeth Warren

NEW BEDFORD - V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai doesn't have much use for the two-party political system in Massachusetts. He's running an energetic campaign as an independent for U.S. Senate to topple incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren, complete with a campaign bus bearing the slogan “Only a real Indian can beat a fake Indian.” Ayyadurai, 54, was born in Bombay, India, into the bottom rung of that county's caste system.

‘The Codfather’ to be sentenced for evading fishing quotas

The U.S. fishing magnate known as "The Codfather" who plea... Church's divine plan to beat the recession and keep tithes flowing in involved filing fraudulent unemployment claims at companies owned by congregants, former followers say. Church's divine plan to beat the recession and keep tithes flowing in involved filing fraudulent unemployment claims at companies owned by congregants, former followers say.

Our View: Service with a smile

Fox News asked the unthinkable in an online headline on Friday: “Could the Republicans rescue themselves by turning to ... Democrats?” Congress may, in the end, work its way through the health care saga with compromise and cooperation. In the meantime, the partisanship we see serves as an unfiltered message to the public: This is how it goes.

Local troop leader receives national award

At the Narragansett Council's Boy Scouts of America Annual Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet, Michael K. McCormack of New Bedford recently was presented the National Eagle Scout Association's Outstanding Eagle Scout Award. The award is a prestigious recognition granted by the local council's NESA committee to Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or regional level.

May flag honors WWII veteran George Gomes Jr.

During May, the 522nd flag to fly atop Old Glory Tower in the North End honors George Gomes Jr., who served in the United States Army as a Tech 5 with the Anti Tank Company, 366th Infantry, during WWII. T5 Gomes was an entertainment specialist and also held the following military qualifications: Expert Rifle, 2nd CL Gunner, Sharpshooter Carbine, and Combat Infantryman.