This database covers all the subjects and collects scholarly, news, and magazine articles. Be sure to limit your search with this one as you may get overwhelmed with results.
This is a link to SouthCoastToday, which functions as a centralized place for all southcoast newspapers including New Bedford Standard-Times. If you hit a paywall, go here for login info.
While it's not as pretty as the website, you won't hit a paywall here. NYT is a great, national newspaper that is a strong source for news at a national scale.