Announcements

This is a FREE basketball clinic at New Bedford High School for all New Bedford students in grade 2-grade 7 (ages 7 – 13). This will be a great opportunity for our youth to become familiar with the high school basketball program while providing our high school student-athletes an opportunity …

In response to the closings of nursing home facilities in Greater New Bedford, the MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center will hold a Health Care Career Fair for affected employees. The job fair will be held on Thursday, May 9 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Career Center’s …

Coastal Foodshed is hosting their First Annual Fundraiser! It will include an Iron Chef-style cooking competition between 2 local chef teams dNB Burgers/Union Flats vs. Smoke and Pickles Catering. They are serving up tasty local eats and drinks, jamming to live music, and offering one lucky guest an opportunity to …

Three firefighters arrived at Bishop Stang today, not in response to a fire alarm, but instead for a very positive reason. Students at Bishop Stang, under the guidance of the National Honor Society Advisor, Donna McDougal, and the leadership of National Honor Society President Gage Ramsden, raised funds in support …

Join the fight against hunger in Greater New Bedford by simply walking to your mailbox on Saturday, May 11th! Join the National Association of Letter Carriers SE MA Merged Branch 18, the US Postal Service and United Way of Greater New Bedford for the 27th annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive …

Spring has sprung! It’s time for you to get your gardening tools ready! Spring is here and that means it’s time plant your flower garden. Haskell Public Gardens is always ready to get their hands dirty, and what better way to start the season off is with some new plants?! …

Standard & Poor’s Rating Service (S&P) has reaffirmed New Bedford’s AA- bond rating, and the City has maintained the highest bond rating it has achieved in at least the last forty years. The AA- rating was first awarded to New Bedford in January 2014, and the reaffirmation of the rating …

Bishop Stang High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Kara LeBlanc Caron, ‘92 for the position of Head Field Hockey Coach. Bishop Stang Athletic Director Dennis Golden remarked, “We are thrilled to have Kara Caron head our Field Hockey program. We believe Coach Caron will bring tremendous commitment …

Bishop Stang High School has announced the launch of a Learning Differences Program, offering students with special education needs the opportunity to experience the school’s tradition of excellence in Catholic, college-preparatory education. Through a generous grant from the SEAL (Specialized Education For All Learners) Foundation, the program will provide the …

Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in Bristol County from Saturday, May 4, 2019 into Sunday, May 5, 2019. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and …