Join one of the largest employers in the South Shore – and growing!

Tech-Etch, Inc., is hosting a job fair! If you are a mechanically inclined individual looking to join a rapidly growing manufacturing company in the precision parts industry, please visit us between 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, at 45 Aldrin Road. If you have a resume, please bring it with you as you will be interviewed by one of our department managers. Headquartered in Plymouth, MA, Tech-Etch serves the medical, aerospace, military, automotive, electronic, and telecommunications industries just to name a few. If you can’t attend the job fair you can apply ONLINE.

VETERANS WELCOME!

$1000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR SECOND SHIFT!

First shift hours are from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Second shift hours are from 3:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Third shift hours available

Available positions include:

Entry Level Manufacturers (all shifts)
Strip Line Operator (2nd shift)
Form Press Operator (2nd shift)
Flex Inspector (2nd shift)
Manufacturing Engineer (1st shift)

Benefits

Competitive salary with excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability
401k with company matching
Employee stock ownership
Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
Exciting perks and much more!

Tech-Etch, Inc. is a manufacturing & design services provider of precision engineered thin metal components, flexible printed circuits and EMI/RFI shielding solutions. Tech-Etch is strongly committed to providing world class service to our customer partners across the medical, aerospace & defense, instrumentation, and telecommunications marketplace. We value and promote our ESOP culture focusing on employee recognition and community involvement while bringing a fair return to our employee owners.

TECH-ETCH IS LOCATED AT 45 ALDRIN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360.

Founded in 1964, Tech-Etch operates local facilities in Plymouth, MA, Fall River, MA.

14 bands will rock six different downtown New Bedford locations during a free music festival this Saturday starting at 3:30 pm.

The organizers have set the following schedule:

Circa (204 Court Street)
3:30 pm-Moist Boy
4:15 pm-Scare city

Alison Wells Fine Art Studio & Gallery (106 William Street)
4:45 pm-The Silent Fields
5:25 pm-Tal Vez
6:00 pm-Carl Simmons

Destination Soups (149 Union Street)
6:30 pm-Heavy Gaze
7:10 pm-Johnny and the Foodmasters

Solstice Skateboarding (801 Purchase Street)
7:45 pm-Baylies Band
8:30 pm-Hill Haints

Paradise Mcfee Studio (104 William Street)
9:10 pm-Picniclunch
9:50 pm-Leap the Dips

No problemo (813 Purchase Street)
10:30 pm-Bunnies
11:15 pm-Lazertuth

New Bedford Ballet will perform its annual production of A New England Nutcracker December 7 through 15 at the NBB Community Theatre, located at 2343 Purchase Street in New Bedford. Journey back to the 1850s, as this favorite holiday story is re-imagined through New Bedford’s historic whaling era, and prepare for the “City That Lit the World” to light up your holiday season.

Set to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, the performance follows young Mary through a night of adventure. You’ll begin at the lavish home of Captain Ephraim Williams where many guests, including Herman Melville, arrive at a holiday party, and the family celebrates the homecoming of the Captain after years at sea. He shares tales of his travels and comes bearing gifts, including exotic, dancing animals, and of course, a beautiful nutcracker for young Mary. After Mary drifts to sleep, the real adventures begin as the audience watches battling mice and soldiers, ending with the triumphant defeat of the Mouse Queen. The magical journey continues as Mary sails through dancing snowflakes to the Land of Sweets. The performance is filled with colorful and playful characters from around the globe, including those unique to the New England region. The audience is entertained by Chinese, Spanish, French, and Russian dancers as well as whaling sailors and Native Americans. The performance brings a much-loved international holiday tale into our hometown.

This original adaptation of the traditional Nutcracker ballet, created by Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, Director of the New Bedford Ballet, features choreography by Ms. Waskiel-Marchesseault, Erin Petitjean Allen,and Eugenia Zinovieva. The performance takes place in New Bedford Ballet’s studio, offering an intimate environment charged with the dancers’ energy. This simple version with narration is engaging for children, and the hour-long performance is perfect for anyone juggling the many events that fill the holiday season.

Ten performances will take place over two weekends:

• Saturday, December 7 at 1:30 and 3 PM
• Sunday, December 8 at 1:30 and 3 PM
• Friday, December 13 at 6:30 and 8 PM
• Saturday, December 14 at 1:30 and 3 PM
• Sunday, December 15 at 1:30 and 3 PM

Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $7 for seniors, students, and children. Group rates for non-profit organizations are available. All proceeds from the ballet support the New Bedford Ballet Foundation, a non-profit organization. For over twenty years, the Foundation has granted scholarships and given thousands of area school children and seniors the opportunity to witness the splendor and beauty of ballet. As a result of private and corporate contributions to the Foundation, the Youth Ballet will also be performing A New England Nutcracker for students from PACE Head Start, Early Learning Center, the Schwartz Center for Children, the Kennedy-Donovan Center, Hayden-McFadden Elementary School and adults from Project Independence.

Celebrate the season with this classic holiday story that never gets old. Tickets are limited and sell quickly; reserve yours soon by contacting the New Bedford Ballet at 508-993-1387. For more information visit our website, www.newbedfordballet.org.

The Friends of Jack Foundation, Fun 107 and 1420 WBSM will hold its final Food for Tots fundraiser event of 2019 on Thursday, October 17, at locations across the SouthCoast.

This month’s event, titled “Sweet Finale,” features several bakeries and ice cream shops, including Acushnet Creamery, Honey Dew Donuts, Artisan Kitchen, Friendly’s (Dartmouth), and Dairy Maid. It also includes a match donation of $2,500 from Coastal Financial.

Food for Tots is an opportunity for the community to dine out at some of the area’s best restaurants on the third Thursday of each month from April to October with all proceeds going directly to the Friends of Jack Foundation with the goal to elevate children’s access to world-class healthcare on the SouthCoast.

For more information on the Friends of Jack Foundation and to get involved, visit www.friendsofjack.org or contact Jill Fearons at Jill@friendsofjack.org. Also, follow the Friends of Jack Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

About the Friends of Jack Foundation

The Friends of Jack Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2019 by Jill Fearons. It is named in honor of her son, Jack, who is living with Chiari Malformation, a rare condition in which brain tissue extends into the spinal canal. The Friends of Jack Foundation provides overlooked programs and services that improve the physical, mental and emotional health and well-being of children on the SouthCoast. Fearons discovered the importance of small but impactful gestures while navigating many emergency and high-risk medical procedures with Jack. Funds to support the Friends of Jack Foundation are raised through efforts that include Food for Tots, a partnership with Fun107 and WBSM1420, and the Friends of Jack Foundation Annual Celebration.

While the sweet treats don’t come until later this month, skywatchers and stargazers alike will enjoy an early treat in the form of a special show this weekend with the arrival of the Hunter’s Moon. In fact, in the spirit of Halloween, it will likely be large and orange, just like a pumpkin – though weather conditions may also give it a yellowish or even reddish hue.

The first full moon after a Harvest Moon (which was last month) is called a Hunter’s Moon, called so because for hunters it is the best time of year for capturing game since they are fattened up in preparation for coming winter. For this reason it is also sometimes called a Sanguine or Blood Moon, however, this moon is not to be confused with the total lunar eclipse also called a Blood Moon.

The best time to catch the moon whichever name you prefer will be on Sunday just after sunset at about 6:08 pm.

Typically seen as a “ringing” in of fall, this special moon is characterized by an illusion formed by its low position in the sky that makes it brighter and appear much larger than it actually is.

That won’t be the only show going on this weekend since we are also in the middle of the Southern Taurid meteor showers which will last from Friday night through Sunday night. The Southern Taurids are famous for producing very bright fireballs that will stand out since they are much brighter than a typical “shooting star.”

While we are currently experiencing cloudy, rainy weather and Saturday may not be good for catching the Southern Taurids, the current forecast calls for intermittent clouds Sunday evening so we should be able to experience both shows.

Regardless, on the morning of Oct. 22, you will be able to catch the Orionid meteor shower – debris from Halley’s Comet – which will produce 10-20 meteors per hour.

Lenny Clarke is coming to the Kilburn Comedy Cove on Friday, October 18th! See this local comedy legend without driving to Boston as he performs for one night only on our stage in New Bedford.

The Kilburn Comedy Cove is offering both general admission tickets and a limited number of VIP ticket packages for this SPECIAL EVENT which includes-

*Seating in our Reserved VIP section
*A private Pre-Show Meet and Greet with Lenny Clarke on our 6,000 square foot roof top patio
*A photo with Lenny Clarke
*Plus discounts for Corporate Sponsors and Groups of 10 or More.
Get tickets HERE

VIP ACCESS BEGINS AT 6:00PM

About Lenny:
Lenny Clarke was born and raised in Cambridge, MA, in September,1953 as one of eight children. While putting himself through college at UMASS Boston by working as a janitor, he and his friends visited an open mic comedy night at the Ding Ho Restaurant in Cambridge and was convinced he could do the same thing. Clarke returned the next week, and famously says the crowd reaction is the second best feeling in the world. The rest they say is history.

By the mid 1980’s Lenny had become one of the most famous comics from Boston, working alongside Sam Kinison, Denis Leary, Don Gavin and Steve Sweeney touring the country. The DVD release of When Standup Stood Out in 2006 details Clarke’s early career and the affiliations with other famous Boston Comics.

By 1990, Clarke starred in his own network sitcom Lenny (1990), and appeared in such TV shows as Contest Searchlight, The Job, The John Larroquette Show, It’s All Relative and movies like Monument Ave., Fever Pitch and Southie

From 2004 to 2011, Clarke appeared in the recurring role of Uncle Teddy on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me. Since then he has had recurring roles on Burn Notice, Are you there Chelsea with Chelsea Handler and the famed USA series Sirens. Lenny can currently be seen in the Showtime series “City On A Hill”.

About the venue:
ll shows are 18+. Proper ID required. No Refunds.
Special Event- No Passes Accepted

Free Parking is available in our lot. Street parking is also available.
As a courtesy to other guests, we ask that there is no talking or heckling during the show.

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Location

Kilburn Comedy Cove,
127 West Rodney French Blvd.
New Bedford MA02744
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kilburneventcenter/

Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kilburneventcenter/283957

Who didn’t fall in love at first sight when they devoured their first Fluffernutter sandwich as a kid? Who, besides a communist, doesn’t love one?

While the sandwich invented right here in Massachusetts has been around since it was branded “Fluffernutter” in 1960, its roots go back to Emma and Amory Curtis of Melrose, MA when they invented “Snowflake Marshmallow Creme” in 1913 – right in the middle of World War I. The couple published the first-known recipe for a sandwich idea using their creation which included peanut butter, of course.

4 years later a one Archibald Query – boy folks had some odd first names back then – came up with a spread he called “Marshmallow Creme”, indubitably inspired by the Curtises. America’s kids soon fell in love with the spread and the sandwich and for parents, it was a quick, affordable way to fill their bellies.

It wasn’t until decades later, 1960 to be exact, in an attempt to market the peanut butter and marshmallow creme sandwich that an advertising agency for Durkee-Mower coined the term Fluffernutter. For those, outside of New England: it’s pronounced “Fluffahnuttah.” We gave it to the world, we have the last say!

America being a melting pot, a land of foodies and creative folks, took the idea and ran with it. Don’t get me wrong, the traditional Fluffernutter of peanut butter and “Fluff” on white bread is the gold standard, quintessential version but there are some variations that will get you salivating, even if you are a die-hard traditionalist.

Let’s ease into some of the ideas so as not to turn your knees into marshmallow. Slight variants are the toasted version and the peanut butter, Fluff and banana sandwich. I personally never cared for a PB & J with banana but this variant has me considering.

Take that a step further there is the Banana Foster Fluffernutta and the Banana FluffaNutella Grilled Cheese.

The Fluffernutter Three-Ways features three kinds of peanut butter – maple, chocolate, and cinnamon raisin swirl. For the “Team America” types there is the traditional Fluffernutter add bacon and the Fluffernutter battered and fried. Finally, there is the drool-inducing Fluffernutter cookie cups.

These ideas are just the tip of the iceberg and while there may be 1,001 ways to do something with the Fluffernutter, to celebrate National Fluffernutter Day, a good old-fashioned plain Fluffernutter will do. While enjoying one you are taking part in a slice of Americana!

The Halloween spirit is alive at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center this October with three festive and affordable movies! The fun begins with The Phantom of the Opera silent movie and live soundtrack on Oct. 27, followed by The Witches of Eastwick starring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson on Oct. 28, and culminates with The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadowcast on Halloween night.

Tickets are available by calling 508-994-2900, online at https://zeiterion.org/, or at the Zeiterion Box Office at 684 Purchase Street in New Bedford. Group sales are available for 10 tickets or more, which can be purchased by calling 508-997-5664 x123.

Halloween happenings at the Zeiterion include:

The Phantom of The Opera (1925)
Sunday, October 27, 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $7.50, general admission

The 1925 picture stars Mary Philbin as Christine and Lon Chaney as the Phantom for a unique theater experience as The Z’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ provides the soundtrack to the timeless tale, thanks to the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the American Theater Organ Society.

Movie Monday: The Witches of Eastwick
Monday, October 28, 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $3, general admission

The devil and his mistresses visit The Z this Halloween! The 1987 feature film follows three single women (Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer) who yearn for “Mr. Right” in a picturesque New England town. Their wishes are granted – at a cost – when a mysterious and wealthy man (Jack Nicholson) arrives. Based on John Updike’s bestseller, The Witches of Eastwick is a star-bright otherworldly delight.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Thursday, October 31, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15, general admission

The cult classic with a twist returns! RKO Army performs a live shadowcast as the movie starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick rolls on screen. Whether you’ve seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show 10 times or never before, you’re in for a real treat this Halloween. This R-rated performance encourages participation from viewers 18 years and older.

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The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to provide New Bedford and the region with performing arts programming of excellence that inspires, educates, engages and entertains. Tickets are available for purchase at www.zeiterion.org, by calling 508-994-2900, or in person at the box office at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass. Zeiterion Box Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and two hours before each performance.

The City’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Beaches and Department of Planning will host “Bike NB Day” on Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon, featuring several facilitated fun rides around New Bedford.

The meeting place to begin these rides is the Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot, 532 Acushnet Avenue, just east of downtown New Bedford. Those planning to participate should arrive for 10:00 a.m.

The event will showcase New Bedford’s commitment to bicycle planning for public health and outdoor recreation, with safety demonstrations from police, a short welcome from City representatives with information on bicycle planning in New Bedford, networking with regional bike advocacy groups, children and adult games, and three facilitated fun rides.

The three facilitated fun rides will include:

• A 3-mile, family-friendly ride with members of the New Bedford Police Department
• A 5-mile ride along New Bedford’s working waterfront
• A 15- mile Blue Lane ride along the CoveWalk and parts of New Bedford and South Dartmouth to get to know the local bike paths, ending back at the Cove Walk

For some, cycling is a sport, a hobby or an eco-friendly mode of transportation, but cycling also has an important role to play in terms of public health. Growing evidence indicates that bicycle-specific infrastructure including off-street bike paths, residential bikeways and cycle tracks (such as the HarborWalk and CoveWalk) offer substantial safety benefits and increase bicycling as a hobby, as well as improve local air quality by providing an alternative mode of travel.