Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the City of New Bedford has launched MaskNB, an initiative in partnership with the Southeastern Massachusetts chapter of the American Red Cross and Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation, to continue to promote the widespread use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by offering a mask to any City resident who wants one at no cost, at a series of drive-through distribution events in late May and June.
Under the MaskNB distribution plan, interested residents in each of the City’s six Wards will have an opportunity to obtain free cloth face masks at New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Boulevard, on the following assigned dates and times:
• Ward 1: Sat., 5/30, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Ward 2: Sun., 5/31, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Ward 3: Sat., 6/6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Ward 4: Sun., 6/7 – 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Ward 5: Sat., 6/13 – 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Ward 6: Sun., 6/14 – 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
For more information, visit www.masknb.com. Additional dates may be announced based on supplies.
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