Tonight, Downtown New Bedford will celebrate AHA!, the “Hear Me Roar” edition in honor of National Women’s History Month for March. Here’s a list of the top five woman-themed events that you should check out tonight if you’re in the city. 5) Strong Arm Challenge: The Hear Me Roar Edition …

You’re bored and need something to do, so you take off from Downtown New Bedford and decide to head to Fall River.  It’s about thirteen miles so it’ll take you, oh, two hours. Two hours? What? Shouldn’t that take about ten minutes? The distance from New Bedford to Fall river …

Summerfest, New Bedford Chowder Festival, and The Feast, just to name a few.

For almost six years, I called the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts my home.  More specifically, I lived in and around the Amherst/Northampton region while attending school.  During my time there, I came to embrace the whimsical nature of the mishmash of places and personalities that came together to create …

The City of New Bedford Department of Veterans’ Services & Benefits has begun serving New Bedford veterans and their families from office space located at 181 Hillman Street, Building #3.  The office is in the same complex of government buildings as the recently opened Andrea McCoy Recreation Center. The new …

Rather than throwing away last year’s phone book, recycle it in your blue bin designated for paper – along with newspapers, magazines, junk mail, paperboard (e.g. cereal boxes) and flattened cardboard.  Phone books can also be recycled at the Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station located at 1103 Shawmut Avenue. Every resident’s …

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park announces the next sessions in its Exploration Series.  On Thurs., March 8, AHA! Night, Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE) Executive Director Lisa Bergson will offer a photographic presentation at 7:30 PM. She will discuss the vision of local residents, decades ago as well as …

New Bedford voters unable to travel to the polls for the election on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012 will be able to cast their ballots on Saturday, March 3, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. at New Bedford City Hall, 133 William St., Room 114. In this Presidential Primary, voters will …

Each year the New Bedford mayor gives a State of the City speech at a luncheon in front of hundreds of attendees. WBSM and the public TV network typically cover the event. We posted a review of Mayor Lang’s 2011 State of the City address here. The hot topics for …

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 …