Meet 8-month-old black labrador retriever Kona, a service K9 trained in detecting biological weapons, chemical weapons, and pharmaceutical-based agents. Travis Rebello, a New Bedford Fire Fighter and member of the Massachusetts Hazardous Materials Response Division heard about a dog the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department had on their team and …

Friday marked a big first for the New Bedford Fire Department. Deputy Chief Scott Kruger officially welcomed Kona, an 8-month-old black lab who is the partner of city firefighter Scott Rebello, to the team Friday during a ceremony to celebrate the graduates of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office canine academy. …

Faces of New Bedford is a New Bedford Guide project being undertaken by Josh Souza. If you’d like to nominate someone or ask a question you can inquire with him through email at josh@newbedfordguide.com. If you’d like to see the faces from newest to old go here. Faces of New …

This week you would be hard pressed not to see endless memes and posts about what you can and can’t feed your devoted doggo after the Thanksgiving feast has ended. Obviously, you don’t want to give something to your prized pup that might hurt them or make them sick. Let’s …

Everyone loves a good deal… especially those that involve food! America is a foodie culture par excellence. We love our food, we love trying new dishes and cuisines, we love discovering new restaurants. Unfortunately, that can often come at a high price. That puts a serious damper on our beloved …

When it comes to America’s favorite cuisines, there are usually three top contenders: Italian, Chinese and Mexican food. All three have a rich tradition here and all three have contributed immensely to the melting pot identity that characterizes America’s eating habits. What comes to mind when someone mentions Mexican food? …

We now live in a world where scrolling through social media on your phone or using it text someone is ubiquitous. In fact, it so the new norm – you are the weirdo if you are sitting at a cafe, standing in line or in public and your phone is …

Coastal Foodshed is hosting their First Annual Fundraiser! It will include an Iron Chef-style cooking competition between 2 local chef teams dNB Burgers/Union Flats vs. Smoke and Pickles Catering. They are serving up tasty local eats and drinks, jamming to live music, and offering one lucky guest an opportunity to …

Oh, let me count the ways I’ve eaten Italian cuisine. Being Sicilian I grew up around it and so I had a benchmark based on my grandmother and mom’s cooking – something I used to compare to the dishes and cooking of everyone else, whether that of family, friends, or …

Series Introduction (Move down if you’re familiar with the thread or don’t care) In this series, we hope to highlight and showcase in as interesting a way as possible, the stories behind our favorite, mouth-watering local dishes. While we’ll focus on greater New Bedford and the South Coast, we will …