Announcements

Last year, Butch McCarthy did a great story for New Bedford Guide on Ginger Grill.  In that article, the possibility of improving Wing’s court in downtown New Bedford  was mentioned. Here is an excerpt: “J.T. Ghim has spearheaded an effort to clean up Wing’s Court, the lane that runs in …

A few months ago Jim Tavares, guitarist extraordinaire and much-beloved guitar teacher, suffered a stroke.  A group of friends and fellow-musicians, led by Glen Nunes and Rick “Rubin” Pacheco, have organized a fund-raising concert which will be held from 2-10 P.M. on Sunday, April 10th, at The Seaport Inn and …

Downtown New Bedford, Inc. will be holding its 20th Annual Spring Social at the New Bedford Art Museum on Wednesday, April 6, from 5-7 P.M.  Executive Director Diane Arsenault says,“We are very fortunate this year to welcome our new neighbor and partner, who is sponsoring this event, D.F. Pray General …

In effort to protect New Bedford’s trees from Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), the City of New Bedford and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources will conduct a tree survey. City officials are seeking volunteers to help with the surveying process, no experience is necessary. As of the date of this …

On Wednesday, March 16, through the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD), the city of New Bedford launched CitiWorks, a neighborhood improvement mini-grant program for eligible neighborhoods city-wide. The program provides seed grants of up to $2,000 to neighborhood and community organizations. The grants must be used to plan …

Roll up your sleeves and join us in giving the gift of life! On Monday, March 28, a community blood drive will be held from noon-5 P.M. at the Unitarian Memorial Church, which is located at 102 Green Street in Fairhaven.  The church is wheelchair accessible. This blood drive is …

Back in January, New Bedford Guide did a story on Chloe Harding, a baby from Rochester who was diagnosed with leukemia at just four-months-old.  Since that time, Chloe has gone through several rounds of chemotherapy, many lumbar punctures and bone marrow tests, in addition to receiving numerous blood and platelet …

Job applications for the City of New Bedford’s Seasonal Training & Employment Program (STEP) for the summer of 2011 are now available at New Bedford City Hall in the Personnel Department (Room 212), or online at www.newbedford-ma.gov. The application forms, a complete list of open positions, as well as job …

Commander Andrew J. Norris, USCG, will examine modern piracy in the next Sailors’ Series lecture on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 P.M. in the Cook Memorial Theater inside the New Bedford Whaling Museum.  In his presentation, Cdr. Norris will include statistics, problem areas, and the international response to piracy, as …

It was at some point during my Little League years that I noticed the mother of my friend, Jeremy Peck, was attending the games less frequently.  In a small town it is easy to notice the comings and goings of everybody, and Rochester was no different.  Other parents sporadically attended …