New Leaf dispensary in Fall River has announced their first annual 420 event. Following their grand opening in January, Fall River’s fastest growing dispensary continues to grow. This upcoming event is equal part celebration and a thank you to their loyal customers.

**A week long event featuring in-store promotions, vendor pop-ups, Matty O from Upbeat Entertainment DJing on 420 and more!**

The fun kicks of on Monday with the Tower Three Pop-Up, on 4/17 and runs from 3pm-6pm.

* Good Chemistry Pop-Up
Tuesday 4/18 3pm-5pm

* Green Harbor Pop-Up
Thursday 4/20 10am-12pm

*DJ Matty O’ Spinning on 4/20
3pm-10pm

Two different food trucks on 4/20!

In Store Promotions all week, so stop in and hi, hit the food trucks and listen to some great music.

New Leaf is located at 2629 S Main Street in Fall River MA. Open daily, order ahead on their website: https://www.newleafcanna.com/
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewLeafCanna

SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind), the developer of an offshore wind project located in waters far off the coast of Massachusetts, is hosting a Brayton Point open house on Thursday, April 20th from 6- PM at The Fairfield Inn & Suites, 602 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy., Somerset, MA.

Representatives from SouthCoast Wind will share information about its:

Offshore wind energy lease area and export cable route
Brayton Point, Somerset, MA converter station and grid connection
SouthCoast Wind project progress and next steps

Following the presentation there will be a question and answer session. No registration required and all are welcome to participate in this free event. For more details visit https://southcoastwind.com/april-20-open-house/

Join an amazing team of dedicated professionals! Check out some of the key positions they are currently hiring for and the locations, bonuses and benefits. Click the QR code to apply or apply online: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Child-&-Family-Services-4/jobs

Fall River
Outpatient or Crisis Clinicians $2,000 Sign-On Bonus​ (pro-rated for part-time)
In-Home Therapy Clinicians $3,000 Sign-On Bonus (pro-rated for part-time)​
School Based and/or Outpatient Clinicians
Full or Part-Time Crisis Clinicians
Therapeutic Mentor (Spanish Speaking preferred)
Adoption/ Family Resource Workers

New Bedford
Outpatient or Crisis Clinicians $2,000 Sign-On Bonus​ (pro-rated for part-time)
In-Home Therapy Clinicians $3,000 Sign-On Bonus (pro-rated for part-time)​
School Based and/or Outpatient Clinicians
Full or Part-Time Crisis Clinicians
Intensive Care Coordinators (bachelor’s level)
Care Navigator (bachelor’s level)
Therapeutic Mentor (Spanish Speaking preferred)

Cape Cod
Outpatient Clinicians $5,000 Sign-on Bonus (pro-rated for part-time)​
In-Home Therapy Clinicians $5,000 Sign-On Bonus (pro-rated for part-time)​
School Based and/or Outpatient Clinicians
Crisis Clinicians
Administrative Support Staff

Click the QR code to apply or apply online: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Child-&-Family-Services-4/jobs

Here are the benefits available to employees working 20 hours or more per week.

Medical – Harvard Pilgrim/Health Plans – 75% employer paid for full-time employees- cost has not increased in 3 years!
Dental – Delta Dental
Vision – Eye Med
2 weeks’ vacation accrued over 1st year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years and 5 weeks after 20 years!
12 sick days per year (accrued monthly); 2 personal days per year.
10 paid holidays.
401K – CFS matches first 1% at 100%; 2%-6% of annual earnings are matched at 50%.
Tuition reimbursement – Up to $1,500 per calendar year.
FREE Clinical Supervision towards licensure & Professional Licensure reimbursement (LICSW, LMHC)
FREE CEU’s and Trainings- up to 1,000 trainings available!
Flexible spending accounts – save on medical expenses and dependent care!
100% Employer paid Life Insurance.
100% Employer paid Long Term Disability and AD&D.
Mileage Reimbursement of .62 cents/mile & Employee Discount Program.
FREE Employee Assistance Program and AbilitiCBT Mental Health program for employees & their family.

Child and Family Services, Inc. values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages applicants from the BIPOC, LGBTQ+, AAPI, Hispanic, Latinx and Veteran communities to apply for employment. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, gender, sex,( including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy) disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Lloyd’s Deli & More is looking for help at their three local stores. They are hiring for full and part time positions, you must be 18+ to apply.

Applicants can come in to the New Bedford store, located at 207 Theodore Rice Blvd. at the New Bedford Industrial Park or at their Acushnet location, 158 Main St. both of which are inside the New England Farms. If you live in the Taunton area they have a location at 399 Winthrop street.

Ask for Julie, or to speak to the location manager to fill out an application. You can also apply online: https://www.ne-farms.com/employment/

Experience is not required but it is a plus!

New England Farms offers excellent benefits for all full-time employees, including Health Insurance (50% Company contribution), Voluntary Dental, Short & Long Term Disability, and Accident Insurance.

North Coast Seafood is hiring and is hosting a job fair in New Bedford this Wednesday at their New Bedford location at 43 Blackmer Street. Looking for several different positions on both first and second shift. $500 bonus for new employee referrals who complete 60 days on the job! Bring a friend, refer a friend. Stop by in person or call Maria at 401-559-4302

Retail Cannabis Community Conversation

Join us to discuss the potential impacts of a retail cannabis store in the North End near the corner of Church Street and Tarkiln Hill Road on Tuesday, April 18, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Hosted by consultants at John Snow, Inc., this event meets the municipal requirements for a retail cannabis license.

Where: Whaler Inn and Suites, 500 Hathaway Road, New Bedford

Tickets: Free

Public Meeting: Open to any New Bedford resident

All participants entered to win a $25 gift card, winners drawn at the end of the event.

Every year I’ll see friends post adorable Easter Bunny photos from their mall photo session, but what I enjoy is finding gems like this that come across my Facebook feed. We’ve all seen plenty of ones with sad and crying kids, but that happens even with the best bunny costumes. You really need to get in the wayback machine and go back in time for those classic, vintage photos with awful, hilarious and terrifying costumes for the full effect! This year I’ve taken the time to collect them into a rogues gallery of sorts featuring our intrepid bunny. Sit back, scroll through and enjoy!

Lets kick things off with this classic; is he a dad trying to hard or the next John Wayne Gacy?

The little dude in this classic shot really doesn’t know what to think!

Not gonna lie, this kid looks pretty happy:

The family seems pleased, but our bunny looks completely sloshed!

Another happy bunch of kids, but I’m pretty sure thats the abominable snowman and not a bunny costume:

Screaming child and the worst fake lashes I’ve every seen:

To quote George Takei, OH MY.

Poor kid doesn’t know what to think, except maybe use less lipstick next time!

Some interesting vibes with this one; could be robbing the place or, I personally think he’s pointing at another bunny like the classic Spiderman pointing meme:

This one is pretty creepy / cool. I get a JAWS flashback because the egg looks a bit like sharks mouth.

A classic 1970’s Furrie, before their time!

I am 100% positive that mask is a paper plate; nice job McGyver!

Excuse me sir, either your wearing that backwards or you’re gonna have to put that back in your pants.

This creature is a refugee from Five Nights at Freddie’s

The red demon eyes are a dead giveaway; OR the little girl has possessed the poor bunny.

100% convinced this is a mouse costume. Someone stole the outfit from Chuck E Cheese and is totally moonlighting on the side.

Sorry kid, there is no escape!

This was the day that Janine questioned her life choices…

And a few timeless classics to wrap things up… Hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane! Happy Easter~

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Lifestream, Inc is now accepting applications for the paid summer Urban Youth Internship Program!

As a paid summer intern you will:

?Ensure that individuals have the resources to make informed choices and are active participants in decisions affecting their lives and the support received.
?Take the initiative to integrate individuals into the community in areas of his/her choice.
?Assist all individuals in meeting goals identified in all areas of the Individual Service Plan.
?Expose individuals to new ideas and choices, which assist in their continued growth and development.
?Have the ability to carefully monitor and supervise individuals served.
?Consistently advocate for the individuals served in all areas above.

To see the full job description please visit www.lifestreaminc.com/careers

Please share this with your favorite High School graduate!

Local police are asking for your assistance in finding a missing student who has not been seen since last week. Christopher Milona is 26, medium build, dark black hair,brown eyes,beard 5’10” tall.

Anyone with info is asked to call the station 508-999-8107. He was last seen Thursday around noon at Evergreen Hall.

The following was posted this morning as comment on State Rep. Tony Cabral’s Facebook page. It was made by the official DATTCO Facebook page and signed by Dennis Lyons, Vice President / Coach & Tour Group. As we reported yesterday DATTCO is planning on discontinuing service in less than one month to the Greater New Bedford area leaving hundreds of commuters without options.

DATTCO’s decision to end commuter bus service in South Coastal Massachusetts is rooted in transportation policy that dates back over three decades.

I began my career in transportation in 1988 with Fairhaven-based American Eagle Motor Coach and the discussions of commuter rail from New Bedford to Boston were ongoing at that time. American Eagle was operating 12 daily round trips from New Bedford and transporting approximately 450 roundtrip passengers daily. By the mid-nineties, service to the Galleria Mall had been added and the ridership had grown to more than 550. American Eagle provided a safe, reliable, and economic transportation solution for the region.

From that time, ridership began a slow decline as commuter rail service became available in Lakeville, downtown employers moved west out of Boston, and workers associated with the Big Dig completed that project and began new ones in other areas. By the time DATTCO purchased American Eagle in 2004, ridership was below 300. Prior to the COVID pandemic, that number had fallen to barely 200 on 10 daily round trips, and DATTCO had been operating the service at a loss for over two years. We cut service to a single daily round trip in March 2020 as the pandemic set in, but we never stopped operating. In June, we expanded to three daily round trips in an attempt to better meet work schedules, but ridership was down to just 45 people. We operated throughout the pandemic implementing cost cuts to enable us to continue operating in hopes that riders would return. Now, three years later, we transport a maximum of 65 roundtrip passengers with most days hovering between 55 and 60. The work-from-home movement has decimated the commuter bus business not only here in New England but across the world. As a final option, we looked at increasing fares. In our analysis, even doubling the fare for commuters cannot offset the loss.

In five years, DATTCO has lost more than $ 1 Million operating the service. We are losing $ 30,000 per month post-pandemic. This is despite capital assistance from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s BusPlus program and their sharing of COVID relief funds in 2020 and 2021, both very much appreciated.

Last Fall, we had a conversation with MassDOT about helping to provide a bridge until commuter rail started with Phase I late this year. It was our mutual feeling that our current riders, and any more that returned, would be better served if we kept them together and transitioned them to the commuter rail at that time. Unfortunately, they responded recently that they do not have a funding source for this assistance. We admittedly did not engage the office of Mayor Jon Mitchell in New Bedford prior to making the decision, however, through the past 35 years, I have sat in countless meetings with transportation and political officials at the State, regional, and local levels and one thing has always been abundantly clear – they want, “they deserve” commuter rail and have shown no interested in engaging with private bus operators.

So, last Friday, March 17 DATTCO submitted the required 30-day notice to the Department of Public Utilities to end service. This notice was also posted on board our buses and at our ticket counter in Boston. Should the Mayor’s office, or any other agency in the Commonwealth, wish to come to the table with a solution, we are open to that discussion. The Commonwealth is willing to spend billions of dollars building a commuter railroad and millions more each year to operate it, but they won’t spend a few hundred thousand on a bus bridge. Maybe they don’t deserve that bus after all.
Dennis Lyons
Vice President / Coach & Tour Group
DATTCO, Inc.