The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center presents the 21st Annual New Bedford Folk Festival Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with an impressive lineup of the best in contemporary, Americana, traditional, blues and Celtic folk music. Over seventy artists, including Livingston Taylor, Kate Taylor, …

Meet Joe Lopes, 42-year-old loan officer and City Councilor for the City of New Bedford. Spending his entire life living in New Bedford, he always had a huge love for the city. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Political Science and with some inspiration from …

Photo by David StGermain JULY ALL MONTH: Monday Morning Fun at the Visitors Center Mondays July 11 through August 22, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., program at 10:00 a.m. Fairhaven Visitors Center, 141 Main Street, Fairhaven A fun morning for kids aged 5 to 12 and their parents or guardians on …

Your Theatre, Inc. is holding auditions June 22 and 23 at 7pm, for all roles in the upcoming 2016-2017 Season production of California Suite. Auditions consist of a cold reading from the script and are held in the playhouse located in St. Martin’s Church/Hall complex, 136 Rivet Street at Country …

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD MASON $15.23 – $22.72hr DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE Performs work involved in the construction and repair of structures made of brick, stone, concrete blocks and tiles such as wall, floors and other structural projects. Performs masonry repairs and brickwork, pours new concrete sidewalks and installs blue …

Almost a mirror image of last weekend’s weather will happen again. Rain? On Sunday in the form of “possible” thunderstorms – though we will have a high of almost 80 degrees. Friday and Saturday will be far more pleasant for no rain is in the forecast and it will average …

Applications are still available for parents to register their children to participate in the New Bedford Parks Recreation and Beaches’ Kennedy Summer Day Program. During the summer months, the Kennedy Summer Day Program engages children in a variety of sports, games, crafts, environmental education, and other outdoor fun while making …

Fitness in Cushman Park is taking place again this summer to help the community keep healthy and fit. Free exercise classes are being taught in Cushman Park by two of the top fitness instructors in the area. Twenty free classes in all —Yoga in the Park with Kripalu Certified Yoga …

In the photo, Troopers Ryan Toolin, Fernando Dasilva and Jeff Whitehead put HOLIVAY into the cruiser. Massachusetts State Police this morning located and arrested a fugitive from Ohio. The fugitive, RICHARD HOLIVAY, 47, who had a last known address of Providence, Rhode Island, was taken into custody by troopers on …