Keeping a New Year’s Resolution is about as difficult as holding water in your hands. Slowly it all trickles through your fingers, until all that’s left is a damp feeling reminding you that you failed to accomplish your goal. Whether your resolution was to finally shed that elusive 10 pounds, …
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The New Bedford Museum of Glass will host a “Carol of the Bells” Holiday Gala and silent-auction fundraiser on Saturday evening, December 8th, from 6 to 9 PM. The festive evening will feature live music by pianist John Nicolaci, wine, light refreshments and admission to the museum galleries, located at …
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New Year’s Swingin’ Eve – a festive evening of upbeat music and dancing, great food, raffle prizes, and children’s activities is on tap Monday, December 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Hosted in partnership with the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, the event is …
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will be hosting “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries,” a free exhibit which explores the participation and contributions of African Americans as nurses, surgeons and hospital workers during the Civil War. “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries” will be on display in the National Park visitor center from …
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I grew up in the late 1970s and have fond memories of Virginia Dare soda; the wooden crates they came in, the ability to pick, mix and match your flavors, the concept of returning the bottles so they could be re-used. It was a BIG deal to me and my …
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The free New Year’s Eve Celebration in New Bedford includes programming from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m. — but attendees are invited to arrive early and stay late! A celebratory fireworks display is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. in Custom House Square. Bristol County Savings Bank and Southcoast Health System will sponsor New …
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It’s pretty much a known fact that the end of the world will occur on December 21st, 2012. There is no escaping it. The Maya Calendar ends on that day, so obviously some asteroid will hit the earth or aliens will invade four days before Christmas. Because I care so much …
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The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, …
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On Thursday, November 29, at 10:30 a.m. on a grassy knoll along the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier access road at the base of Gifford Street, Mayor Jon Mitchell will join representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other local elected officials to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking …
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Zombies are more popular than ever. The Walking Dead is one of the most popular shows on TV, Brad Pitt’s World War Z comes out next year and Zombie style video games are extremely popular. In the event of a zombie apocalypse, most of the population will become Zombie food. With …
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