New Bedford Guide

On Saturday September 27th, eight young women from Greater New Bedford will compete for the coveted title of Miss New Bedford. This year’s winner will become the will be the 62nd woman to join a long sisterhood of Miss New Bedford’s whose lives have been changed by winning the crown. The …

By Jenny Lee Paiva I’m willing to bet that more than half of our readers felt the peril of the Market Basket saga. You may have had to drive out of the way and pay a heck of a lot more at big chain stores rather than getting “more for …

A Live Auction moderated by auctioneer, Dennis Broadbent and featuring art from some of the area’s most celebrated names will be the primary attraction at the Spinner Celebrates! 33rd Anniversary Fundraising Gala. Also included in the auction are pottery by Peruvian artisans from Colo Colo Gallery. The event is to …

At 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 the Friends of Buttonwood Park, Mayor Jon Mitchell, members of the New Bedford High School Whalers Basketball team and the public will gather in Buttonwood Park to celebrate the complete renovation of Buttonwood Park’s basketball courts. It has been nearly 30 years …

by Max Cohen The following is an objective analysis of the candidates running to become Massachusetts’ next governor this November. Using the information from the candidates’ sites and other sources on the web I will explain Martha Coakley’s views on several important issues, and where possible will compare her to …

Are you a witch? There are still laws on the books that will get you banned! (Joseph E. Baker, 1892) Blue Laws have reached an almost urban legend level status – sometimes making it difficult to separate fact from fiction. It’s not uncommon to hear a few mentioned during a …

Well it’s that time of year where the weather begins to turn. Has it seemed like this year’s summer passed especially fast? I never lugged my air conditioner down from the attic. Fast and mild. Autumn means cool mornings and evenings, but pleasant days. Luckily for us that means the …

By Karen Andersen Religious worship is supposed to transform the spirit, just as a daily physical workout is meant to transform the body. Transformation was what I witnessed when I recently visited a Sunday service at the New Bedford campus of New Life Worship Center, which is located, for now, …

I wrote an article last week, Meeting Houses – One of New Bedford’s First Churches, Community Centers, about one of the first churches built in the greater New Bedford area. As I was thinking about the article, I realized I should have first started with giving an explanation of what …

*****************************************UPDATE!!!*************************************** The South Coast Panther’s Learn to Skate and Learn to Play programs had a successful first session! Over 50 new, local kids joined the two programs. Now that the fall sports’ season has ended, it is time to head to the ice rink. Boys and girls are welcome! Even …