Mayor Jon Mitchell is pleased to announce that his office will again partner with co-sponsor Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. to present the Spring 2014 Fort Taber Dance Series. Area residents are invited to Fort Taber to dance to live music from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on select Sunday afternoons. …

  Remember Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez, the Marine from Fairhaven that returned home on December 19th, 2013 after being killed in Afghanistan? His family has set up a memorial fund “to support graduating seniors from GNBRVTHS and to provide maintenance for the playground, at the New Bedford Regional Airport, that …

Mercy Meals and More will be a temporary emergency shelter for the next two days (Monday, March 3rd and Tuesday March 4th, 2014) starting at 9 p.m. so people can come out of the cold. Mercy Meals and More is located at 634 Purchase Street in downtown New Bedford. They …

Comcast Cable Network Scam Be aware that the New Bedford Police Department has taken reports regarding a phone scam identifying itself as Comcast Cable Network. The victim’s were told that if they deposited $300 in form of a MoneyPak to the person who was calling that they would be entered …

By Jordis Brown Supplementing public education is the job you unwittingly signed up for the second you sent your little one to school. Small classroom sizes, well trained teachers, and being a PTO all star isn’t a sure fire cure to your child doing well in school. It’s you! If …

Are you interested in making a difference in a child’s life? Now is your chance with the help of UMass Dartmouth Dance Marathon. UMass Dartmouth Dance Marathon is a non-profit student-led organization to raise funds and awareness for Boston Children’s Hospital. Since the start of this organization two years ago, …

During the days of whaling, sewing was an important skill, and a pincushion was essential to sewing. It’s “sew” much fun to join Ruth and Abby, the national park’s 1850s ladies on AHA! (Art, History, Architecture) night for “All Sewn Up,” and learn how to make an old-fashioned pincushion. This …

Anyone else feel it is time for the Greater New Bedford area to have an iPhone/Android application that keeps us informed about critical news and information? New Bedford Guide is looking to develop a phone application that provides: Alerts for parking bans Alerts for school closings and delays and other …

by Jennifer Hollie Bowles In January of 2013, my husband and I moved from Knoxville, TN to Taunton, MA for employment reasons. Roughly one year later, we moved into our first home on Shawmut Avenue in New Bedford. I had lived most of my life in Knoxville area, attending college, …

by Jennifer Hollie Bowles The Moon in Astrology is connected to the powerful feminine qualities of change. Unlike the Sun, which resides in a particular sign for about a month, the Moon travels quickly from one sign to the next. The Moon is intimately involved with water and the ebb …