Saturdays at 11:00am, by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, 38 Bethel St., NB Learn about New Bedford’s history and fishing industry while being outside and socially distanced by taking a walking tour! Tickets are $5 each for the general public or free for members of the Fishing Heritage Center. Group size is limited and social… [Read More]

On 8/28/20, millions participated in the 2020 Virtual March on Washington to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the landmark March on Washington. After two nights of impactful programming, one thing was clear: This is our voice, our movement, and we must use our power at the ballot box this November. ICYMI, relive every moment of… [Read More]

Three virtual talks. Day one: “Frederick Douglass in Rhode Island. A talk with Pulitzer Prize Winner Dr. David Bligh With music by the Schiller Boston Community Chorus. Friday, Oct. 9 at 6PM, Providence Athenaeum For more information and to register, visit https://www.stagesoffreedom.org/frederick-douglass. Enter code STAGESOFFREEDOM at the top left of the registration page to register… [Read More]

Relatives have started a GoFundMe page to hekp the family of Paul Starvish, who suffered a fatal heart attack on 8/24. He leaves behind his wife Kath, and his children Makenna, 13, and Garrett, 11. Anyone who knew him, loved him. He was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his… [Read More]

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing that applications for the 2020 Low Number Plate Lottery are now being accepted online at Mass.Gov/RMV using the Online Service Center. Applicants must apply by September 6th and, if selected for a low number plate, will be notified after the draw­ing takes place later in September…. [Read More]

The SouthCoast Community Foundation will host its biggest event of the year online marking 25 years of philanthropy in the region that included raising and disbursing nearly $5 million for COVID-19 relief.  Summer’s Last Blast will occur online Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. with a program that showcases such well-known local performers as the SouthCoast… [Read More]

The New Bedford Art Museum/ ArtWorks! has three exhibits running now. • Members Exhibition Online Check out our Mini Members’ Exhibition! Featured in our in-person gallery are the winners of the Juror’s Choice Awards: Check out our Mini Members’ Exhibition! Featured in our in-person gallery are the winners of the Juror’s Choice Awards. See the exhibit… [Read More]

Rhode Island ruled the slave trade. For more than 75 years, merchants and investors bankrolled 1,000 voyages to Africa. Their ships carried some 100,000 men, women, and children into New World slavery. Visit https://stories.usatodaynetwork.com/slaveryinrhodeisland/home/site/providencejournal.com/ to read the powerful Providence Journal, 15-part series. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download… [Read More]

The state primary is Tuesday, 9/1. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Con­tested primaries on both the Democratic and Republican sides for US Senator are Joe Kennedy challenging incum­bent Edward Markey on the Democratic side; Shiva Ayyadurai and Kevin O’Connor on the Republican side. Early Voting In-person Early Voting is still… [Read More]

Effective August 24, 2020. Due to the lack of rain and very dry condi­tions along with high temperatures the Board of Public Works Commis­sioners are requesting voluntary outside water use restrictions. All outside watering should be done between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Requesting odd/even outside… [Read More]