The 11th Annual West Island 5K will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2024 with the Kids Mile at 10am and 5K at 11am (more info at westisland5k.org).  Please email Lyle at westisland5k@yahoo.com if you want to sponsor the race or volunteer. Volunteers are needed on Sat., April 20, 2-4pm at the West Island Improvement… [Read More]

New Bedford Rowing Center (NBRC) announces the election of Jordan Seim to a three-year term as Chair of its Board of Directors.  Having served on the board for 2 years, Ms. Seim has demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedica­tion to advancing NBRC’s mission. Seim’s significant contributions to revamping the Rowing Center include welcoming new rowers during… [Read More]

Join us for an evening with author Richard Tripp, as he presents his new book, Lessons Learned in Zuni: A Pueblo Memoir, on Wed., 4/24, from 6–7:30 p.m., at the New Bedford Down­town Library, 613, Pleasant St., NB; 508-991-6278; nbmref@sailsinc.org Weaving a narrative like the Navajo tapestries found in his memoir, Richard recounts his years… [Read More]

Award-winning Providence poets Karen Donovan and Catherine Imbriglio will read from their poetry at the Matatpoisett Library, 7 Barstwo St., on Sat., 4/20 at 2 pm, as part of the Purrington Series spon­sored by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Karen Donovan’s latest collection of poems, Monad+Monadnock, was published by Wet Cement Press. The award-winning poet has… [Read More]