NEW BEDFORD — The SouthCoast Community Foundation launched the SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund in March 2020 to support nonprofit organizations on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. To date, the fund has raised over $5.5 million and granted over $4.7 million to 82 nonprofits providing emergency support for vulnerable populations, …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #239: Joaquin Santos
Meet Joaquin Santos, a musician, professional drummer, and music educator. Joaquin, born into a musical family, was destined to be a drummer picking up the sticks as early as three years old. He spent his childhood learning how to play drums from his father, extended family, and several other musicians …
Read More »New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of August 17, 2020 –August 21, 2020
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of August 17, 2020 –August 21, 2020 and they are as follows: Eversource: Eversource will replace the gas mains and service at the following locations: • Kings Hwy. – Tarkiln Hill Rd. to Mt. Pleasant St. (Main) • …
Read More »Haverhill Education Association makes symbolic gesture on potential loss of students or teachers from COVID
The following message was posted by the Haverhill Education Association on Facebook: “The students and teachers we may lose to COVID are gathering on the steps of City Hall for their class of 2021 photo. How many empty shoes will there be if we go back to school too soon? …
Read More »New Bedford School Committee unanimously approves hybrid plan
The New Bedford School Committee approved a fall reopening plan with a phased-in approach prioritizing the district’s high needs students and those in transition grades. Recommended by Superintendent Thomas Anderson, the 3-phase hybrid plan will go into effect August 31, 2020. “We will use a hybrid plan, which incorporates distance …
Read More »New Bedford offers Passport Parking app for cashless parking payments
The City of New Bedford has partnered with Passport, the operating system that provides contactless payment options to cities, for parking payment through its mobile app. Passport’s digital application launching in the City, Passport Parking, is a cashless alternative to paying at a meter or pay station and will be …
Read More »Fairhaven Police arrest and charge Alabama man who fired gunshot during altercation
By Benjamin Paulin. Lt. Kevin Kobza reports that the Fairhaven Police Department arrested and charged a man who fired a gunshot near two men during an altercation last week. SEAN REILLY, AGE 23, of MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA was charged with: 1. Discharging a Firearm Within 500 Feet of a Building 2. …
Read More »Bristol Community College and Maersk Training announce international offshore wind training partnership
Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) announced today, August 13, 2020, that it has entered a global partnership with one of the world’s largest and most trusted providers of offshore wind training, Maersk Training. “Bristol is proud to partner with globally recognized Maersk Training, whose expertise and experience …
Read More »State guidance released on youth, adult sports in Massachusetts
Katie Lannan State House News Service New state guidance set to take effect Monday outlines what youth and adult amateur sports activities will be allowed to take place — and with what safety precautions — during the current phase of the state’s reopening plan. The Executive Office of Energy and …
Read More »New habitat for world’s smallest deer species at New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo
The Buttonwood Park Zoo has opened another brand new outdoor exhibit on its seven acre campus – this time, a home for the world’s smallest species of deer. The new outdoor habitat, filled with lush green grass and a cool watering hole, was created for BPZOO’s two Chilean pudu, Kelly, …
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