Job Description: We are currently seeking a full time Master’s level clinician. This dynamic, dedicated and motivated individual will provide office-based, individual, group and family therapy to children and families who have experienced trauma, including children who have: experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse and/or neglect; witnessed domestic or community violence; …
Read More »Two Fairhaven Firefighters graduate from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Congratulations to our graduates Jordan Cabral and Scott Rittenhouse! They were among 17 graduates from 11 departments and were part of the second class to graduate from the new Bridgewater campus of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. They have been members of the Fairhaven Fire Department since November 2019 and we …
Read More »LaFrance Hospitality to pay $20,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act violation at New Bedford Marriott Fairfield hotel
LaFrance Hospitality, operator of 14 hotels in New England, has entered an agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to resolve allegations that the showers in the accessible rooms of their New Bedford Marriott Fairfield hotel were inaccessible to persons with disabilities. LaFrance Hospitality failed to …
Read More »James Karam Scholarship Fund awards $50,000 in UMass scholarships to 10 SouthCoast students
James Karam Scholarship Fund awards $50,000 in UMass scholarships to 10 SouthCoast students. Awards honor students’ academic achievement and community engagement. The James J. Karam Scholarship Fund has awarded 10 current and incoming University of Massachusetts students more than $50,000 in scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to SouthCoast students …
Read More »Dunn and Coelho miss all six New Bedford 2021 budget meetings
New Bedford City Councilors Debora Coelho and Hugh Dunn have now missed all six New Bedford 2021 budget meetings. Here are the final attendance records for the final two meetings: Monday, August 10th Present: Abreu Baptiste Carney Giesta Gomes Lima Lopes Markey Wednesday, August 12th Present: Abreu Baptiste Carney Giesta …
Read More »One of the New Bedford Black Lives Matter leaders arrested in connection to double shooting
Two men were arrested for the July 26 shooting of two men at Petro Mart on Coggeshall Street in New Bedford to include a leader in the New Bedford Black Lives Matter movement. According to New Bedford police, 24-year old Tyrell Woodis-Pina of Fairhaven and Giovanni Vale-Valentin of New Bedford …
Read More »New Bedford’s Community Foundation awards over $4.7 million to 82 nonprofits to the region’s most vulnerable communities
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? …
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