Due to the extreme frigid temperatures expected through the evening, the overflow will be opened tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm and 7:30pm …
Read More »New Bedford’s Alma Del Mar charter school students celebrate Frederick Douglass Day
Scholars at Alma del Mar: Sarah D. Ottiwell Campus honored the life and work of Frederick Douglass with a public speaking competition on Friday, Feb. 14, Douglass’ birthday. Seventh-grade scholar Jamiel Tavares won the competition — scoring an average of 22 out of 24 possible points from judges — with …
Read More »New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell elected as president of Massachusetts Mayors’ Association for 2020
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has been elected president of the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association for 2020. The mayor was chosen by his peers from across the state during the Annual Business Meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) in Boston on Jan. 25. Mayor Mitchell took office in 2012, and …
Read More »City of New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of Feb. 17, 2020 – Feb. 21, 2020
The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of February 17,2020 – February 21, 2020 and they are as follows: Eversource: • Eversource will replace the gas mains at the following locations: There will be no services tied into the new mains until after April 1, …
Read More »New Bedford High School graduation rate up 6.5% to 82.5% in 2019
New Bedford High School’s 2019 four-year cohort graduation rate has increased to 82.5%, the highest in 14 years, based on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) recent reporting on statewide graduation rates. The 2019 four-year cohort graduation rate was 82.5%, a 6.5% increase, from the previous year and …
Read More »Boston Police Officers respond to two separate disturbances involving same group of juveniles
INCIDENT #1: At about 3:43 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) responded to a radio call for a group of unruly juveniles that were destroying property inside of Macy’s located at 450 Washington Street in Boston. While employees were escorting the group of individuals …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford #234: Ernest & Lillian L’Abbe
Meet Ernest & Lillian L’Abbe, life long New Bedford residents who have been married for 70 years. Ernest L’Abbe, born in 1927 and Lillian (Souza) born in 1926 were brought into this world in New Bedford during the great depression when the landscape of the city was much different than …
Read More »NOTICE: City of New Bedford trash/recycling pick-up delay for Presidents Day
OPINION: “New Bedford’s Keith Junior High School needs crossing guards!”
Ever see people acting like this when dropping off or picking up your kids from school? “Just my opinion but I think Keith Junior High School needs a crossing guard or two!! The place is absolutely crazy in the morning with people dropping their kids off. People are doing u-turns …
Read More »New Bedford’s Alma del Mar charter school adding 200 more students in 2020
Nearly 100 new sixth grade scholars, along with 100 new kindergarten-aged children, will join the Alma del Mar community in August 2020. The two grades will serve as the primary entry points for New Bedford children joining the charter public school as it continues to grow its enrollment. Alma was …
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