New Bedford Guide

The Department of Public Infrastructure has made sand available to city residents at many locations throughout the city. Residents are advised to bring their own small container to collect the sand at any of the following locations: Norfolk St & Acushnet Ave Toby St & Acushnet Ave Manila St & …

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for Southern Bristol County including the City of New Bedford from 7:00 P.M. today, Monday, January 26, 2015 until Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 1:00 A.M. A crippling and potentially historic blizzard will impact the area mainly from late today into …

As longtime residents of New Bedford know, parking bans occur before snow storms arrive. It allows city crews to crew streets properly. Here are the designated parking areas during snow emergencies: Victory Park – Brock Avenue Hazelwood Park – Brock Avenue Roosevelt Middle School – Brock Avenue and Dennis Street …

Here are some important phone numbers and information to have handy during a winter storm. To report a downed power line, medical, fire or other emergencies please dial 911. NSTAR is prepared to address and damage and outages resulting from the storm and encourages customers whose electric service is affected …

Being a foodie – OK, foodie junkie – one of my favorite aspects of writing is sharing some of the best eateries in the south coast, Massachusetts area. Nay, the planet – because we DO have some of the best restaurants on earth. I’m not talking about the “personal waitstaff a …

It seems to be human nature in the media to cover the negative stories. 10,000 airplanes could take off successfully, but the media only pays attention to the one that crashes or disappears. Humans tend to be interested and even drawn to negative news. Last year, a New Bedford High …

Any early photo showing the building with its original third floor – not the NB Business College sign and attached structure to the West. (Spinner Publications) The Citizen’s National Bank building is a structure with quite a bit of history. Not the “gasp,” or “What a crazy story!” type of …

Professor David Blight of Yale University will present a lecture entitled “Living a New Life: Frederick Douglass Finds Freedom and His Voice in New Bedford” at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park’s theater on Saturday, February 7, 2015, from 2:00-4:00 PM. The park is located at 33 William Street, downtown …

Welcome to the world of yo-yo weather. This weekend’s weather will be all over “the place,” in terms of temperature and precipitation. We’ll experience a low of 8 degrees and a high of 47 degrees and we’ll range for partly sunny to possible rain. If weatherpersons get the weather this …

On Thursday, February 5th, Boston’s own Jesse Dee will be in New Bedford MA for a solo performance at The Zeiterion Theatre’s Stage Door Live event. At the Stage Door Live performances, the audience sits right on stage with the performer for an intimate cafe style experience. Jesse Dee’s latest …