A 35-year-old New Bedford man with a seven page criminal rap sheet was convicted this week in Fall River Superior Court of slashing a man across the face in front of his young child in broad daylight and was sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison, District …
Read More »HELP WANTED: Your Theatre Performing Arts Center is hiring for an Executive Director position
Your Theatre, Inc. (YTI) is an award-winning, nonprofit, volunteer-based, community theater group in New Bedford, MA in its 72nd year of continuous operation. YTI’s mission is to serve the community by offering dramatic productions which embody the highest ideals of the theatre arts. YTI is currently partnered with the Waterfront …
Read More »West Nile Virus detected in latest mosquito sample near Oak Grove Cemetery; targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes planned
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the New Bedford Health Department of the finding of West Nile Virus in a primarily bird-biting mosquito sample obtained in the area of Oak Grove Cemetery, located at 185 Parker Street in New Bedford. The mosquito is of the curiex pipiens/restuan …
Read More »New Bedford mom seeks public’s help in finding special teacher that positively impacted her autistic son’s life
“I’m trying to find a woman named Elisa that my son worked with at the Christopher Donovan Center in Wareham up until 2 years ago. My son has autism. It’s a disorder that generally is considered to affect his ability to form bonds, but he has continuously asked for Elisa …
Read More »Tabitha Harkin named as New Bedford City Planner
Tabitha Harkin, an experienced municipal planner, has been named as New Bedford’s City Planner. Ms. Harkin has served in planning and economic development roles at the municipal and state level, most recently as Director of Planning and Economic Development for the Town of Norton. Before that, she served as Programming …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – August 19, 2018
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of August 19, 2018. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. _____________________________________________________ Host – The Black Whale & Carmine’s $11 – $13 an hour – …
Read More »New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett awarded recycling dividends grants
The city of New Bedford along with the towns of Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett have been awarded Recycling Dividends Grants totaling $132,600. The Recycling Dividends Grant Program is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to help municipalities in their recycling efforts. The program provides payments to qualifying cities …
Read More »18 Things To Do This Weekend (August 17-August 19)
As always, click on the title for more or detailed information on the event. Most of the events were pulled from our event calendar where you can find hundreds of local area events each month. The event calendar is FREE, so if you are a local business, and not taking …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #167: Jason Pires
Meet Jason Pires, 43-year-old Boxer, Police Officer, and Boxing Instructor. Boxing has always been a part of his family, so it was no wonder that Jason started at the early age of 5. He moved to New Bedford from Brockton when he was 15 years old, where he was introduced …
Read More »HELP WANTED: Southcoast Behavioral Health is now hiring for full-time and part-time Psychiatric Registered Nurses and LPNs
We are looking for talented and caring professionals to join our team! Southcoast Behavioral Health offers competitive compensation, benefits and regular opportunities for development and advancement. You will work with an outstanding and dedicated team of professionals to help make a real difference in an individual’s life. Currently Offering Sign-On …
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