The Fragile Footprints Program, sponsored by Jordan Hospital and Cranberry Hospice and Palliative Care, is seeking volunteers to help families across Southeastern Massachusetts.  This program is part of the Massachusetts Pediatric Care Network and is designed to complement existing services to meet the needs of eligible children with life-limiting illness and their …

Dimmed relaxed lighting with cool blue fluorescence, shiny high top tables, and a large, lit fish tank adorned with liquor bottles greet you as you walk into the bar. Classic blues tunes by such greats as Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Lee Hooker, and BB King fill your ears as you …

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park announces the next sessions in its Exploration Series. On Thurs., Feb. 23, Mike Dyer, Maritime Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will talk about the worldwide business of whaling and share treasures from whaling times, such as atlases, maps, whaling journals, and more. …

Mayor Jon Mitchell will join with Lara Harrington and Angela Corrieri-Johnson to celebrate the opening of Boutique Fitness, a unique personal training studio and the newest business to open in Downtown New Bedford.   A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned at the studio, located in a redesigned space at 516 Pleasant Street in …

The warmer than usual snowless winter makes many New Bedford area residents smile. No shoveling, no cancelled school and work days, no traffic concerns and no snow covered streets. Kids may not be as happy as their sleds sit idle and their dreams of making a snowman or even a …

State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes announced that the New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $11,300 for the FY ’12 Student Awareness of Fire Education or S.A.F.E. Program by the State Department of Fire Services. Chief Gomes said, “Our firefighters enjoy working …

I was cautiously optimistic about “Red Tails” on my way to see it- the trailers had given me mixed expectations. One featured sweeping music and inspiring speeches, while another featured dozens of explosions backed by “Transformers” style dubstep music. It looked like Peter Jackson and Michael Bay were fighting over …

Mocha Dick is purported to have been a real sperm whale that terrorized whaling crews in the 1830s. Some scholars believe he was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s great white whale, Moby-Dick. Beyond this obscure reference to mocha, is there any connection between 19th century American Whaling and chocolate? It …

The City of New Bedford snow emergency parking ban is lifted as of 9:30am today as a result of a change in the forecast. The City of New Bedford has issued a citywide snow emergency parking ban to take effect in New Bedford as of 8:00 a.m., early on Saturday …

On Monday, February 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Jon Mitchell and other city officials will join with Congressman Barney Frank in re-opening the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center at 181 Hillman Street in New Bedford.  This will mark the first time the fully renovated recreation facility is open to the …