Announcements

At its August 2 meeting, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved a new Honors College at UMass Dartmouth and expanded the scope of the College of Nursing to add Health Sciences. Both are effective this fall. The Honors College will provide an innovative, inter-disciplinary, and research-oriented community that …

The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Under the program, mosquito traps are put in place …

Southcoast Hospitals Group, which includes Charlton Memorial Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Tobey Hospital, has been named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. The system is ranked #8 in Massachusetts and #2 in the Providence R.I. metro region. Best Regional Hospitals are hospitals that offer a …

PACE Head Start is currently accepting applications for the upcoming school year which will begin in September 2019. Head Start provides a free family-centered school readiness program for approximately 300 children ages 3-5 from income-eligible families living in New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Acushnet. Head Start children benefit from an …

The City of New Bedford, as issuing authority for a cable television license for the city, continues to seek public input as part of its public hearing on the consideration process for a new cable license. Two public meetings were held on the license, on June 20 and July 31. …

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, along with FirstLight, AMS, and Eversource, recently launched the largest public battery storage system in Massachusetts. The 520 kW system, in combination with other measures, will reduce the electrical load of the University from the grid during peak usage times. The new battery storage system …

PACE, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth are pleased to announce that the Clemente Course in the Humanities is starting to recruit applicants for its’ 15th year of operation. Classes will begin Monday, September 9th at the PACE Head Start Center at 32 Madison Street in …

United Way of Greater New Bedford recently awarded $357,400 to local programs and initiatives through three of their Community Investment opportunities: Community Impact Grants, Community Building Mini-Grants, and Summer Fund. Community Impact Grants totaling $279,000 were awarded to 14 non-profit organizations in Greater New Bedford earlier this month. All grant …

St. Anne’s Credit Union is pleased to announce that they have once again been recognized as Best Financial Institution in SouthCoast Media Group’s Best of the Best Awards for the third year in a row. The Best of the Best Awards are voted annually by community members in the SouthCoast and in …

The New Bedford Health Department has announced all of New Bedford’s beaches have been reopened for swimming today, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Testing was conducted and the results of water samples collected from all municipal beaches indicate that water quality has returned to a level safe for swimming to resume …