Announcements

If you’re looking for work or even a new career you should consider stopping by Lifestream this Friday afternoon to see what Lifestream Inc. has to offer. They conduct walk-in interviews on Tuesdays from 9-11 am and Fridays from 1-3pm at our 13 Welby Rd., New Bedford office. Please stop …

From PACE’s Facebook page: Local individuals and families are invited to register for Thanksgiving Turkeys for this year’s Holiday. If interested, please sign up at PACE Food Bank, 166 William Street, New Bedford, MA. Monday 9:00am – 11:00am Tuesday- Friday 9:00am – 11:00am; 2:00pm – 3:00pm Please bring the following: …

On October 22 and 23, 515 Fall River and 776 New Bedford students will attend the UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement Youth Summit in the Main Auditorium. Participating schools from Fall River will visit on October 22 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and include Kuss, Morton, Talbot, …

The Wareham Police Department will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Acting Chief John Walcek said, “We want to give the citizens of Wareham a first-hand look at our station …

New Bedford High School is ramping up its enrollment efforts for next year’s incoming freshmen class with students making the pitch to area middle schoolers to consider joining the Whalers. More than 500 Normandin and Ford Middle School students visited NBHS today to learn directly from NBHS students about all …

New Bedford Public Schools has opened seven Family Engagement Centers, located throughout the City of New Bedford school district. A public opening ceremony and reception for the new network of centers was held today at Hayden McFadden Elementary School. The event was attended by families, students, staff, community resource partners, …

The Friends of Jack Foundation, Fun 107 and 1420 WBSM will hold its final Food for Tots fundraiser event of 2019 on Thursday, October 17, at locations across the SouthCoast. This month’s event, titled “Sweet Finale,” features several bakeries and ice cream shops, including Acushnet Creamery, Honey Dew Donuts, Artisan …

Residents of Wareham, elected officials and Southcoast Health staff celebrated on Friday the start of construction on Tobey Hospital’s emergency department expansion, a $25 million capital project funded in part by philanthropic contributions from the community. The expansion, with a target completion date of late 2020, will quadruple the facility’s …

Residents may sign up for calls and texts, for both emergency alerts and general updates. The City of New Bedford has launched NB Alert, a new emergency notification system that residents may sign up for to receive calls or texts directly to their phone. NB Alert will provide public safety …