Effective through Wednesday, January 1. In effort to encourage holiday shopping in New Bedford, the City will again offer a special Holiday Parking Program in the North End’s Acushnet Avenue business district during the holiday season. Two hours of FREE parking will be available at metered spaces on Acushnet Avenue …
Read More »New Bedford cold weather overflow shelter open tonight, December 07
Due to the frigid temperatures, the overflow will be opened again tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm and 7:30pm and we wrap up …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police make appeal to public: “We have an urgent need for Toys for Tots”
“There have been a lot of donations so far, however, we are hearing that the distribution sites across the state are running low compared to this time last year. Please consider making a donation. All State Police Barracks are accepting new toy donations through December 13th. Toys for boys and …
Read More »New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell to hold December Neighborhood Office Hours at Vasco da Gama
Mayor Mitchell will hold neighborhood office hours for the month of December on Tuesday, December 10, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Vasco da Gama Restaurant, 85 Dartmouth Street. Mayor Mitchell announced he would set aside time each month to hold office hours in city neighborhoods so that residents could …
Read More »New Bedford’s Discovery Language Academy to Become First South Coast School to Bring Virtual Reality to the Curriculum
The students at Discovery Language Academy will be travelling the world…virtually, that is…when the school becomes the first in the area to introduce virtual reality (VR) to its curriculum, beginning this December. Only a few schools in the state are currently utilizing this revolutionary technology as a tool for language …
Read More »60 Parents to Graduate from the Family Institute for Student Success Program at Hayden McFadden Elementary School
The Family Institute for Student Success (FISS) Leadership Committee and Hayden McFadden Principal Tammy Morgan will graduate 60 parents. Former Hayden McFadden student and current Principal of Brooks Elementary, Jennifer Medeiros, will be the keynote speaker. The FISS Leadership Committee would like to thank the administration for its support and …
Read More »New Bedford cold weather overflow shelter open tonight, December 04
Due to the continued weather conditions, the overflow will be opened again tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm and 7:30pm and we wrap …
Read More »New Bedford announces 2 hours of free parking in downtown parking garages during holiday season
Effective Thursday, December 5 – Wednesday, January 1. In an effort to encourage everyone to do their holiday shopping in New Bedford, the City will again offer a special Holiday Parking Program with both downtown parking garages offering two hours of free parking. From Thursday, December 5 through Wednesday, January …
Read More »New Bedford cold weather overflow shelter open tonight, December 03
Due to the continued weather conditions, the overflow will be opened again tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm and 7:30pm and we wrap …
Read More »UPDATED: Greater New Bedford school closings and delays, December 3, 2019
New Bedford • New Bedford Public Schools will be on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. There will be no morning Pre-K and Administrative Offices will open 1-hour late. • New Bedford Vocational Technical High School will have a 2-hour delay. Students should report to school by 9:30 …
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