Every school day 7,000 students become dropouts nationwide, that’s one every 26 seconds. The Greater New Bedford Connecting Activities Partnership needs volunteers to help address this crisis within the New Bedford area by delivering CHOICES, an interactive decision-making workshop that empowers teens to achieve academic success in pursuit of their …
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The Ocean Explorium now has an “Explorer in Residence.” A native of New Bedford, Rhonda Moniz is an underwater cinematographer, a diving safety officer and a pilot and engineer for Remotely- Operated Vehicles (ROV). Ms. Moniz is founder and Director of Operations for Benthic Exploration, a company specializing in marine …
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In January 2009, the Mass in Motion initiative was launched to promote wellness, and to prevent overweight and obesity throughout the state of Massachusetts. Today, more than half of the adults, and almost one-third of high school and middle school students in Massachusetts, are overweight or obese. In the past …
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Carlos A. Madeira and Gayle deMello Madeira, owners of Cotali Mar Restaurante, located at 1178 Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford, and a group of their friends join together to sponsor and host ‘Cotali Mar Cares’, a charity wine tasting to benefit the Schwartz Center for Children. This fundraiser will take …
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On Saturday, March 3, beginning at 10:00 AM, the Friends of the New Bedford Public Library, the New Bedford Historical Society and the New Bedford Civil War Roundtable, in partnership with New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, present an author talk and family-friendly programming about New Bedford’s role in the …
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The Ocean Explorium, with generous support from the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, announces the fourth annual speaker series aimed at promoting the “STEM” subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to girls and young women. The Girls Interested in Real Life Science (GIRLS) series will run each Thursday in March. Formerly offered …
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The Fragile Footprints Program, sponsored by Jordan Hospital and Cranberry Hospice and Palliative Care, is seeking volunteers to help families across Southeastern Massachusetts. This program is part of the Massachusetts Pediatric Care Network and is designed to complement existing services to meet the needs of eligible children with life-limiting illness and their …
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Dimmed relaxed lighting with cool blue fluorescence, shiny high top tables, and a large, lit fish tank adorned with liquor bottles greet you as you walk into the bar. Classic blues tunes by such greats as Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Lee Hooker, and BB King fill your ears as you …
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park announces the next sessions in its Exploration Series. On Thurs., Feb. 23, Mike Dyer, Maritime Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will talk about the worldwide business of whaling and share treasures from whaling times, such as atlases, maps, whaling journals, and more. …
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Mayor Jon Mitchell will join with Lara Harrington and Angela Corrieri-Johnson to celebrate the opening of Boutique Fitness, a unique personal training studio and the newest business to open in Downtown New Bedford. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned at the studio, located in a redesigned space at 516 Pleasant Street in …
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