The Friends of Jack Foundation has proudly partnered with Hasbro Children’s Hospital to bring the Foundation’s Superhero Program to Providence, R.I. Jill Fearons, Executive Director of the Friends of Jack, expressed her excitement to begin a relationship with Hasbro. “Since the moment we began working with representatives of Hasbro, we …
Read More »New Bedford’s Lighthouse Animal Shelter seeks animal lovers for volunteer program
“Volunteers needed ❤️! Our organization is an all-volunteer program and without the help of the community we would not be able to function. We are currently in need of hardworking, dirt-loving, animal lovers to join our team! Volunteering may be filled with dog kisses and cuddling cats, but there’s also …
Read More »UMass Dartmouth Students campaign to add college textbooks to Massachusetts budget
“My name is Elliott Pawlak and I am currently a senior at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. I am a student intern with Masspirg and one mission we are working towards is making textbooks more affordable! We recently had an event where volunteers expressed their concerns with textbooks. Our goal …
Read More »DA Quinn Bringing New Children’s Book About Living With a Loved One Battling Addiction to Area Schools
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III has begun distributing a new children’s book written by a local author that aims to open up the lines of communication with children who are living in a home with a loved one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol. The book, …
Read More »Bowling Over the Competition – New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo ’s 3rd Annual Fish Bowl Fundraiser is this weekend
The Buttonwood Park Zoological Society’s bowling fundraiser – Fish Bowl – is back for a 3rd consecutive year and is bigger than ever! Fish Bowl brings together teams of family, friends, businesses, and community partners to raise money for Buttonwood Park Zoological Society. The BPZS supports the Buttonwood Park Zoo’s …
Read More »Hingham Police spend the day with 12-year old Jeremy who is battling cancer
“Yesterday, we had the honor of picking up a very brave 12-year-old Hingham boy for his own cruiser convoy ride through Hingham to our police station. Jeremy Lavoie, a 6th grader at Hingham Middle School, continues his battle against cancer. On Monday, he led a cruiser and motorcycle convoy to …
Read More »Fairhaven man looking for help with environmental cleaning up Tin Can Island
“Thank you Carnival Cruise Lines to your commitment to ruining our planet!! Not just you but you contributed!! Never again will I give you my $$!! I really hope that you guys can help with this problem…I would really love to start something to try and clean this up. It …
Read More »Massachusetts State Troopers and K-9 Luna visit Gabby at Children’s Hospital in Boston
On Friday, K-9 Luna, along with several Massachusetts State Police Troopers, paid a visit to Gabby at Children’s Hospital in Boston. This Monday Gabby’s father, Trainee Michael Atton, began training at the Massachusetts State Police Academy as part of the 85th Recruit Training Troop. Gabby is one tough little girl …
Read More »New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo raising funds for Australian Wildlife devastated by Bushfires
The Buttonwood Park Zoo is helping SouthCoast residents come to the aid of wildlife in Australia. The Zoo’s Coins for Conservation program – which has raised over $72,000 since its inception in 2015 – makes a direct impact on wildlife and as of today, is accepting donations for the Zoo …
Read More »Miss Pumpkin, a trapped, injured cat receives special care at Dartmouth Animal Control
“Meet Pumpkin Pie. The very nice people at Toyota of Dartmouth gave us a call because they found a cat who was in need of some help. We trapped her and took her to Anchor Animal Hospital for treatment. It was found that she had a rope that was embedded …
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