New Bedford

BOSTON - The U.S. commerce secretary on Thursday ordered a review of several questionable penalties assessed against fishermen in the last decade after a federal report revealed abusive treatment and high-pressure tactics by the nation's fishery enforcement officers.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - A former dentist accused of using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals, then billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts, goes before a Massachusetts judge.