Sometimes a movie comes out and despite awesome effects, huge promotional efforts and a compelling cast it still bombs at the box office.  Such was the case this weekend with Len Wiseman’s newest sci-fi thriller Total Recall, a remake of the well-known 1990 Schwarzenegger film by the same name.  Total …

The three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham — and the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care in Fairhaven and Fall River use approximately 1,300 pints of blood a month. Southcoast is …

Welcome aboard as New Bedford, America’s largest commercial fishing port, hosts the 9th Working Waterfront Festival. The FREE event takes place September 29th and 30th on the working piers and waterfront parks of the historic Port of New Bedford. Free parking is available at the Elm Street Garage with a …

The ArtWorks! gallery in New Bedford, along with Postcards From New Bedford: a Photostory Project partners Beatriz Oliveira and John Hodgson, invite budding photographers ages 8-18 years to take part in a photography exhibition planned at the gallery in October. Junior photographers interested in participating should contact Alicia Moretti at …

On Sunday, August 19, 2012, the New Bedford Preservation Society will present the first of two cemetery tours focusing on the Civil War period. The first tour will take place at Rural Cemetery in New Bedford, where portrayers in historical costumes will depict New Bedford’s famous and not-so-famous at grave …

The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues Friday, August 17th at 7 PM with Deep Waters. 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 in the …

This is one of those articles that I’ve had in draft form for about 6 months, but a recent battle between New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and the City Council regarding the City Council’s proposed 44% pay raise sparked my interest in finishing it. Much of the data provided below is …

Mayor Jon Mitchell joined the jubilant staff and members of the Buttonwood Park Zoo Society today in celebrating the unexpected arrival of three baby beavers to New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo. Mayor Mitchell was enthusiastic about the turn of events, “There’s a long list of terrific reasons to make the …

The New Bedford Travel Guide, produced and sponsored by Slocum Design Studio of Dartmouth, MA, was recently released for Summer/Fall 2012. The first-edition guide is available in print and on the web. Visitors and residents alike can grab a free copy at local businesses, or request a free print or …

The New Bedford Health Department has announced that East Beach located along East Rodney French Boulevard and West Beach located along West Rodney French Boulevard, as well as the beach inside Fort Taber Park are closed to swimming today. Significant rainfall over the last 24 hours has raised the threat …