By Joanne Mendes Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once.” Sometimes you need to step away from a place before you can truly appreciate all that it has to offer. This certainly is true about my relationship with New …
Read More »Who Remembers…Penny Candy!
Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …
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By Laura Pedulli There was a great Washington Post slogan from about 15 years ago: “If you don’t get it, you don’t get it.” We need another slogan—but scaled nationally. Since that came out, subscriptions are falling, newspapers are shuttering, and too many of us take for granted the information and …
Read More »15 Things To Do This Weekend (Apr 04-Apr 06)
What do you notice about the weather image preview to the left? If you guessed, that this is the first weekend this year where the temperature will NOT go below freezing, you guessed correctly. We will come close though, as Sunday morning will hit 32 degrees. While it won’t be …
Read More »The Musical Roots of New Bedford
by Emma James With several world renowned Portuguese Fado singers (fadistas) performing in New Bedford’s arts centers and venues, let’s take a look at this exciting and evocative style of folk music and learn more about its origins and the other influences of New Bedford’s music scene. For those who don’t …
Read More »Apponagansett’s 350th Anniversary; From Hap’s Hill to Present Day
Dartmouth was originally a pastoral community and consisted of farms like this one from 1909 (Spinner Publications) Few could imagine the change North America would go through with arrival of Bartholomew Gosnold at Hap’s Hill or Dumpling Rocks in 1602. Of course, most know it as Round Hill today. In …
Read More »Opinion: The Good Samaritan
by Jordis Brown In our short-sighted way of existing, we as a society have lost the realization that our actions – even those in private – do affect the world around us. We all carry burdens and many of us possess unseen scars from our day to day life. This …
Read More »D.A. to host Crime Prevention event: “Conduct Your Future, Your Decision”
The United States Attorney’s Office Massachusetts District, in partnership with Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter’s Office and the New Bedford Public Schools, are conducting a crime prevention event for 6th grade students at Keith Middle School, 225 Hathaway Blvd., New Bedford. The event will take place on Wednesday, April …
Read More »Healthy Dining New Bedford Good for You, Good for New Bedford
By Joyce Rowley Isn’t it nice to go out to dinner with friends to a place that has something for everyone? And with spring officially here, some of us are a little more conscious about sticking to a healthy diet to shed a few. Eateries with the Healthy Dining New …
Read More »New Bedford Youth Court – An Alternative Court for Minors
Youth Court is a program where troubled teens and pre-teens are sent for bad behavior. We receive cases about habitual school offenses, larceny, assault and battery and even small drug cases. Every Tuesday a group of specially trained attorneys, like myself, meet at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High …
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