New Bedford Parks, Recreation and Beaches will host an Open House Event to welcome city residents to the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center on Hillman Street on Saturday, September 22nd from 11am -2pm.  The Open House event will showcase the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center’s 2012 Fall Program and will feature activities and …

This past Sunday, September 16th over 1,000 people walked the 3.5 loop around Fort Taber in support of the Schwartz Center for Children.  The 24th annual Walk fundraiser brought in over $100,000 that will go directly to vital programs at the Schwartz Center. Team Noah, organized by the Fernandes family, was by …

Kevin Nunes has a lot to say.  He especially has a lot to say about New Bedford. The heavily tattooed 29-year-old bassist is in a band called Weld Square. The band is named after the infamous neighborhood where Interstate 195 and Route 18 cross that is infamous for being the …

Mayor Jon Mitchell and the City’s Office of Planning will host a public conversation on the creation of a new urban park at Custom House Square.  Join the Office of Planning, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, and CDM Consultants for the next step in the Custom House Square redesign process: a community …

Fort Taber~Fort Rodman Historical Association, Inc., (FTFRHA) will host the First Annual Autumn Revelry, a fundraiser to benefit FTFRHA and the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum. The inaugural event will take place on Saturday, October 13, and will feature a buffet dinner catered by M&C Café. Dinner will include a …

Centre Street photo courtesy of Spinner Publications Welcome to our fifth installment of New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana. I invite you to read up on the history behind William Street, Kempton Street, Ashley Boulevard and Middle Street. As usual, I’d like to re-iterate the importance of reader feedback, correction, …

The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues Friday, September 21st at 7 PM with Hollywood Comes to Vinalhaven. Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-production of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the Working Waterfront Festival. Films about the working waterfront are screened on the third Friday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM …

We’re starting to feel the crisp approach of fall in the air, and soon the leaves will be turning magnificent colors and autumn will be upon us.  Of course, for beer lovers worldwide, fall time means more than apple picking, pumpkin carving and scenic drives; fall time means Oktoberfest is …

Capitalizing on the hype and recognition from this summer’s Bicentennial celebration, the town of Fairhaven will host a special season of recreational Farmers’ Markets this autumn as part of an awareness campaign highlighting sustainable initiatives.  Dubbed “Beyond the Bicentennial,” the specially-themed schedule for Fairhaven’s Farmers’ Markets will begin Sunday, September …

Operation Clean Sweep, a New Bedford based anti-litter organization, will hold a neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, September 15, 2012 in Ward 4 from 8:30 am until Noon.  Headquarters for the Ward 4 cleanup will be located near Carney Academy on Morgan and Summer Streets.  The cleanup is sponsored by Barry’s …