The warmer than usual snowless winter makes many New Bedford area residents smile. No shoveling, no cancelled school and work days, no traffic concerns and no snow covered streets. Kids may not be as happy as their sleds sit idle and their dreams of making a snowman or even a …

State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes announced that the New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $11,300 for the FY ’12 Student Awareness of Fire Education or S.A.F.E. Program by the State Department of Fire Services. Chief Gomes said, “Our firefighters enjoy working …

I was cautiously optimistic about “Red Tails” on my way to see it- the trailers had given me mixed expectations. One featured sweeping music and inspiring speeches, while another featured dozens of explosions backed by “Transformers” style dubstep music. It looked like Peter Jackson and Michael Bay were fighting over …

Mocha Dick is purported to have been a real sperm whale that terrorized whaling crews in the 1830s. Some scholars believe he was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s great white whale, Moby-Dick. Beyond this obscure reference to mocha, is there any connection between 19th century American Whaling and chocolate? It …

I first met Pamela Whipple, or Bunny as she is known to her friends, having a blast last summer at AHA: Kids Rule! Not only was her booth filled with an array of brightly colored, hand-made, hula hoops, but it was also swarming with interested people of all ages, hooping …

Two of the oldest buildings in New Bedford—The Seaman’s Bethel and The Mariner’s Home—are currently undergoing repairs. The leadership at The New Bedford Port Society expect the repairs to be completed sometime in the near future. On Monday morning, workers from A. Walecka and Son Inc. delivered 13 cenotaphs out …

The City of New Bedford snow emergency parking ban is lifted as of 9:30am today as a result of a change in the forecast. The City of New Bedford has issued a citywide snow emergency parking ban to take effect in New Bedford as of 8:00 a.m., early on Saturday …

On Monday, February 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Jon Mitchell and other city officials will join with Congressman Barney Frank in re-opening the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center at 181 Hillman Street in New Bedford.  This will mark the first time the fully renovated recreation facility is open to the …

The latest CD Reservoir by J. Kelley (available on iTunes and CDBaby) is an eclectic and energetic collection of 14 songs all composed and sung by the local musician, Jason Kelley. It’s like a birthday party on a disc. The festivities begin with a banging rocker, ‘Borrowed Time’, that sets …

Dr. Peter Capelotti, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Penn State Abington will present an illustrated lecture titled, “The Whaling Expedition of the Ulysses 1937–38,” on Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Memorial Theater, New Bedford Whaling Museum. Writer, editor and member of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, …