The 2014 New Bedford Folk Festival will feature the best in contemporary, traditional and Celtic folk music from Saturday July 5 through Sunday July 6, 2014, between 11:00 AM and 9:00 PM. Featured among the nearly fifty musical acts are Chris Smither, Jonathan Edwards, John Gorka, Poor Old Shine, Vance …

Grrrrr. Looks like more rain. The good news is it’s just for Friday and a quick morning shower on Saturday. Don’t get us wrong – rain is good. It’s not a bad thing. If it could just rain up to the minute and event starts and then continue when it’s …

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers to serve as a Board or Committee member or to volunteer for the following festivals… Board /Committee positions are Secretary, Fund Raising, Building, Communications, Land Acquisition, Volunteers, Faith Relations, Family Relations. We also need volunteers to man our Habitat …

CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR – THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 ********** OPENING OF SESSION BY: CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOSEPH P. LOPES ********** PRAYER LED BY: REVEREND KEVIN HARRINGTON, ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH ********** PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ********** CITATIONS 1. CITATIONS, Councillor Martins, honoring CHRISTOPHER M. ANDRADE, JASON M. PIRES and NATHAN R. MONTEIRO, …

At a ceremony held in the New Bedford Art Museum on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Mayor Jon Mitchell presented the top ten academically ranked seniors in the New Bedford High School graduating class of 2014 with the Mayor’s List Awards. The students are scheduled to graduate from New Bedford High …

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, Skinner Antiques of Boston will present an Antiques Appraisal Day on Saturday, June 14th, 9 am – 4 pm, at the Hawthorne Country Club in Dartmouth, MA. If you have a “special” something: an heirloom handed down as part of your …

Enjoy being pampered with mini manicures, chair massages, makeup applications and hair touch ups from Stephen & CO Salon and Spa in the Style Lounge, see the latest summer fashion from local boutiques Details & Design, Calico and Fabulous Foundations featured in a runway show and have the opportunity to shop local fashion, accessory and …

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, …

The City of New Bedford will welcome the Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) student band and student jazz ensemble to Custom House Square on Friday, June 13, 2014 at noon for a lunchtime performance. In the event of inclement weather the performance will be moved indoors to the New …

The Ocean Explorium is pleased to announce the arrival of a baby White Spotted Bamboo Shark. After approximately 100 days in the egg, this fully-formed young shark hatched Sunday morning. Exhibit Curator Warren Gibbons, said “We are very excited. Visitors are most attracted to young animals. There was a tremendous …