Ben Berke

South Coast Bureau Reporter

Based in New Bedford, Ben staffs our South Coast Bureau desk. He covers anything that happens in Fall River, New Bedford, and the surrounding towns, as long as it’s a good story. His assignments have taken him to jails, factories, city halls, fishing vessels, bakeries, environmental cleanup sites and the homes of hundreds of interview subjects. Ben joined the bureau in February 2021 after three years in Brockton reporting for The Enterprise. His freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Providence Journal. When he’s not working, Ben can often be found near the beach hiking, surfing and collecting the strange things that wash ashore.

Recently published
Paul Gauvin stepped down after receiving a vote of no confidence from the police unions
Kelly Furtado becomes the first woman in the city’s history to lead the department
The family of Anthony Harden is trying to renew interest in the case and invite tips from the public
New report found that UMass Dartmouth’s Star Store campus was developed through a “sham” procurement that awarded a lucrative lease to a developer chosen in advance
Legal aid groups filed suit against Raw Seafoods on behalf of three migrant teenagers