Events

Are you looking for fun educational programs for you or your children? The Andrea McCoy Recreation Center will host a Summer 2013 Programs Open House on June 22nd, 2013 from 10am-5pm. New Bedford residents are invited to enroll in classes at the Open House and meet the instructors from the …

The New Bedford 4th of July celebration and firework display will be at 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 4th, 2013. The firework display will launch from a barge in New Bedford Harbor near the State Pier. Rain date Friday July 5th 9 p.m at the same location.

At 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in front of the New Bedford Main Library on Pleasant Street, Mayor Jon Mitchell will join with members of the community to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the original dedication of the “Whaleman Statue.” The iconic bronze statue was sculpted by Bela Lyon Pratt, commissioned …

Child Birth and Family Education classes Southcoast® Health offers a wide range of child birth and family education classes on an ongoing basis. Please call the appropriate contact listed below for more information on each class. Childbirth Classes Birthing Bootcamp Childbirth Classes for Young Parents (ages 12 to 17 years) …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has approved the second phase of a grant to the City of New Bedford’s Pathways DrugFreeNB Coalition for the implementation of a program designed to help reduce non-medical use of prescription drugs across the community. The DrugFreeNB Prescription Drug Program is designed to educate …

The Southcoast™ Health Van announces the July schedule for community screenings and vaccinations. Free mobile health services available by the Southcoast Health Van staff include: Cancer screenings & education. Blood pressure screening. Cholesterol screening Teen resource information Glucose (diabetes) screenings. Nutritional information and education. Health education services. Medical physician referral. …

Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Monday that the City of New Bedford is undertaking an effort to establish a state-designated Cultural District in the city’s downtown that will further enrich arts and cultural activities for residents and visitors alike. While the Cultural District designation may not immediately bring new funding into …

Who are the New Bedford Bay Sox? The New Bedford Bay Sox encourage you to participate in the 2013 Bay Sox Foundation golf tournament. The tournament will be held at Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth on Wednesday, July 10th beginning at 11:30 am, and is followed by a dinner with …

The weekend outlook,will start off as a wet one. It will rain throughout the day today, but the rest of the weekend will be better weather. Partly cloudy is better than swamped! As we’ve mentioned in the past, we are hardy New Englanders and that is what raincoats and umbrellas …

Gallery X presents Beneath the Surface: A Celebration of Marine Life June 19th thru July 13th, 2013. The opening reception for Beneath the Surface will be held Saturday, June 22nd from 7pm-10pm at Gallery X, 169 William Street New Bedford, MA 02740. On June 19th, Gallery X will be opening …