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Dartmouth remembers the ‘honored fallen’ with annual parade
It was a time for celebration and remembrance the morning of Monday, May 27 as the Dartmouth community gathered to honor fallen soldiers at the 2024 Memorial Day Parade. Beginning at the town landing on Gulf Road, military officers, veterans, first responders, town officials and community organizations made their way down across the Padanaram Bridge where the VFW Ladies Auxiliary placed a ceremonial wreath.
Mattapoisett observes Memorial Day with ceremony, procession
MATTAPOISETT — Memorial Day is about memory and meaning — thinking back and looking forward — state representative Bill Straus said at Mattapoisett’s annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 27. The town observed Memorial Day with a ceremony at Center School — at which Straus and...
Lakeville salutes fallen service members on Memorial Day
LAKEVILLE — Lakeville residents who gave their lives to their country were remembered at the town’s Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 27 as wreaths with red, white and blue flowers were placed on their memorials. The Lakeville Historical Commission organized the observance, which began in front of...
Dense fog advisory issued for 5 Massachusetts counties until Monday morning
On Monday at 1:06 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory in effect until 8 a.m. for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service states, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," describes the weather...
Lakeville, Freetown Girl Scouts honor the fallen with flags
LAKEVILLE — Girl Scouts from Lakeville and Freetown dedicated a portion of the lead-up to Memorial Day honoring the true meaning of the holiday. “Every year members of the Girl Scouts of Lakeville and Freetown replace flags on veterans’ graves at local cemeteries before Memorial Day to show their respect for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation,’’ said troop leader Michelle Hecht.
Want to help name New Bedford's next elementary school? Your chance has been extended.
NEW BEDFORD — Those with ideas about what the city's new South End elementary school should be named now have until June 3 to submit, school officials have decided. The school — to be built at the former Goodyear plant site at 651 Orchard St. — would replace the existing James B. Congdon and John B. DeValles elementary schools in the city's South End. It's expected to be completed sometime in 2026, project architects have said. ...
Severe thunderstorms bring heavy rain, lightning, damaging winds, hail
We had a First Alert day Thursday for scattered thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon through sunset. We already had a few showers and thundershowers Thursday morning. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine, along with flash flood warnings in the Providence, Rhode Island, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, areas. Click here for the latest weather alerts in your area.
New Bedford's Mirasol's set to reopen this weekend. Here's what's going on in Fairhaven.
DARTMOUTH — With the reopening of Mirasol's Cafe at Pier 3 set for Memorial Day weekend at Pier 3, the counter-order Latin American coffee spot is gearing up to open another location in Fairhaven in August. "I think overall, it's gone really well in New Bedford," said Luis Raposo, managing partner of Mirasol's Cafe. "We figured out what the ideal time frame for us there is, from Memorial Day through a little after Labor Day. That's when...
Pet of the Week: Chip the shy Schnoodle loves squeaky toys and snuggling
The Taunton Animal Shelter Pet of the Week is Chip, a male Schnoodle who is about 8 years old. Chip is a sweet boy, who will need a quiet home with no small children or other pets. He is nervous at first with new people, and needs time to feel...
DA: Man accused in violent stabbing spree across South Shore that injured 6 people to face judge
The man accused of stabbing four young girls at a Braintree movie theater and two McDonald’s employees in Plymouth during Saturday’s brazen string of violence was identified by officials Sunday.
Swansea remembers fallen veterans
SWANSEA, MASS (WJAR) — Young and old turned out on a sunny Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Green on Gardners Neck Road in Swansea’s for annual Memorial Day exercises. Local and state leaders spoke after a wreath-laying ceremony accompanied by an honor guard made up of Swansea first responders.
Middleboro, Wareham church teens on a mission to make an impact
MIDDLEBORO, WAREHAM — Young members of Church in the Pines are doing everything they can prepare for their first mission trips this summer. Church in the Pines is a church based in West Wareham that completed construction on an outdoor pavilion in Middleboro last summer. The church is organizing...
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