If you have heard mysterious rumblings in Riverside Cemetery, it may have been Henry Huttleston Rogers turning over in his grave. One of his descendants, Andrew Coe, has written a blockbuster exposé about the Rogers children and grand­children. Pirate’s Gold is the story of an American fortune, a Gilded Age Robber Baron, and his descendants… [Read More]

Long time Standard-Times columnis Susan Pawlak Seaman will speak on 11/16, at 4 p.m. in the Grand Reading Room of the Claire T. Carney Library, UMASS-Dartmouth. Public invited. No Admission Fee.   After 45 years editing and writing for the new Bedford Standard-Times, Susan Pawlak Seaman posted her final column “Live and Learn”on May 3, 2020…. [Read More]

Voc-Tech Theatre Company Returns with MTI’s All Together Now! A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre, Fri. & Sat., 11/12, 13 at 7 p.m.; Sun., 11/14, at 2 p.m., at GNB Voc-Tech auditorium, 1121 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford. Tickets: $10, call 508-998-3321, ext. 424. Featuring songs from a variety of musicals including Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins,… [Read More]

Thurs., 11/11, 9 a.m. Main Street from Benoit Square south to Fairhaven High School Annual parade to honor all veterans is followed by a brief ceremony, including raising the “Big Flag” and cannon-firing in front of Fairhaven High School. Veterans and other marching groups are welcome to line up at Benoit Square at 8:30 a.m…. [Read More]

The Friends of the Millicent Library are holding a huge outdoor used book sale at the library on Saturday, 11/6, from 10 to 2. (Rain date, 11/13.) See ad on page 17 Mysteries, romance, history, biography and memoir, science fiction and fantasy, politics and current affairs, cookbooks, children’s books, gardening, sailing and sea, art books—just… [Read More]

Open House at Northeast Maritime Institute, 32 Washington St., Fair­haven, Sat., 11/6, from noon–3 p.m. Join us at America’s Premiere Two Year Maritime College and learn more about our Associate in Applied Science in Nautical Science Degree Program! A fun afternoon with us will include information sessions, campus tours and more! All attendees will be… [Read More]

Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 11/9, 6–8 p.m., at The Vault Music Hall & Pub, 791 Purchase St., New BedfordOpen to everyone. Free, save for the beer!  Our guest Michael Metzler, former president/CEO of St. Anne’s Hospital, will discuss “Inside American Heath Care; A Call for Change.”  Health care in America… [Read More]

Special Halloween Storytime – Goblins and Giggles, Sat., 10/30, at 10 a.m. on the Library Lawn, 45 Center St., Fairhaven. A FREE spooky, silly family storytime at the Millicent Library! Join master storyteller, Rona as she tells tales of monsters, ghouls and more that will delight littles of all ages. Visitors are encouraged to come… [Read More]