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Rather than throwing away last year’s phone book, recycle it in your blue bin designated for paper – along with newspapers, magazines, junk mail, paperboard (e.g. cereal boxes) and flattened cardboard. Phone books can also be recycled at the Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station located at 1103 Shawmut Avenue. Every resident’s …
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March’s Portholes Project: Women in the Industry
During the month of March, the Working Waterfront Festival’s Portholes Project is pleased to present three programs which explore the theme Women in the Industry. We are pleased to present these programs in conjunction with the Zeiterion Theatre’s Women’s Voices Series. All programs are presented free of charge and open …
Read More »March Southcoast Blood Donation Schedule
The Southcoast™ Blood Bank at St. Luke’s Hospital has announced the March schedule for community blood drives. A healthy incentive for Southcoast blood donors YMCA Southcoast has partnered with the Southcoast Blood Bank to offer donors a healthy incentive. Anyone who donates blood at the Southcoast Blood Bank at St. …
Read More »YWCA’s Red Dress Fashion Show and Silent Auction
On February 26th, the YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts will celebrate its 10th Annual Red Dress Fashion Show and Silent Auction. While numerous events highlight the ‘red dress’ in the month of February, the YWCA has a legacy for hosting a night to remember. Pair a great cause, food, entertainment, a …
Read More »Kids Events for February Vacation
The February school vacation kicks off today. There are plenty of family friendly events around New Bedford. Here are eight events/places to visit this week! 1. Visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum – Admission to The Whaling Museum (18 Johnny Cake Hill) is FREE for New Bedford residents until the …
Read More »Maya Textiles Exhibit at the Whaling Museum Feb. 18
Weaving Stories, Weaving Lives: Maya Textiles from Guatemala and New Bedford” will be on exhibit from February 18 through April 7 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in partnership with the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University. Maya weaving tells stories. It is rooted in tradition, and alive today. …
Read More »February Vacation Nature Walks
Want to get your family outside during February vacation? Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition for a series of morning nature walks in New Bedford, Mattapoisett and Fairhaven. Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 9:30-11 a.m. at East Beach in New Bedford Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 9:30-11 a.m. at Nasketucket Bay State Reservation …
Read More »54th Regiment Soldiers Visiting New Bedford on Feb 21
Members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, a reenactment corps, will be making a special visit to New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park on Thurs., February 21, from 12:00 noon-3:30 PM, as a part of the park’s Call to Arms, a day to explore the Civil War. They will share …
Read More »LaPalme Farm Bird Count and Nature Hike on Feb 17
Nature lovers of all ages are invited to join the Buzzards Bay Coalition for a Bay Adventure at LaPalme Farm in Acushnet on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. Bay Coalition staff and an expert birder from the Paskamansett Bird Club will lead a group hike through fields and forests …
Read More »Proud to Be Cape Verdean Film at Historic Park
The “Proud to Be Cape Verdean” film event, which had been scheduled to be held at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park on Friday evening, February 8, has been postponed due to the impending blizzard. The event will be rescheduled for the near future. Proud to be Cape Verdean (PTBCV): …
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