Causes

“Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology First Recipient of Grant Funding, $5 Million Still Available for Additional Higher Education Institutions. The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that the administration is awarding $2.5 million to expand green job training and education in Massachusetts. Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is the first …

“Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) students recently created and held a fundraising effort to aid earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. Members of the Student Council and the Rainbow Royals Club teamed up to hold a fundraiser selling decorative Jibbitz for the popular shoes Crocs. They exceeded their fundraising …

“New Districts Celebrate City’s Role in the Abolition Movement and 19th-century Trades. The City of New Bedford is home to two new historic districts, with the City’s Council’s recent approval of a proposal submitted by Mayor Jon Mitchell to establish Abolition Row and Mechanics Lane as Historic Districts in the …

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The following is an opinion sent to New Bedford Guide. It does not reflect the opinion of New Bedford Guide, nor is it an OP-ED. In fairness and objectivity, we share opinions from our readers whether we agree or disagree with their opinion. Do you have a counter opinion to …

“It’s not because we want to hog all the fun for ourselves, I promise. It’s because wild orphans aren’t typically healthy enough to digest food when they are found. Many are hypothermic. The body can’t even handle water when its temperature is too low. All energy is going to crucial …

“Greater New Bedford and surrounding communities are about to get more climate savvy and enjoy cleaner, greener spaces thanks to nine South Coast organizations and their climate action-based projects. In honor of Earth Day, recipients of the Earth Day is Every Day grant will be announced on Saturday, April 22nd, …

“On April 14, Superior Court Judge Thomas F. McGuire, Jr. granted the City’s request to demolish a mill building located at 1 Rear Coffin Avenue after City inspectors deemed the building “unused, uninhabited, and/or abandoned, and constitutes a danger to life or limb.” The City has sought to secure the …

“We were so pleased to join “Swords to Plow Shares” (Northeast) at the “Leduc Center for Civic Engagement” at UMass Dartmouth this afternoon where they demonstrated to students how the weapons we collected were dismantled and transformed into tools and art. Thank you to everyone who contributed and participated!”-New Bedford …

“Would you be willing to post this on your page for me? Thank you. Hi everyone! I know I have been pretty absent from Facebook since this entire ordeal with my mom, Janet Roderiques. It has been very overwhelming. But all the love and support has not gone unnoticed. I …