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A Chance Meeting With a Future Governor

Everybody seems to have a Keisha Lance Bottoms story these days. As I watch the celebrations surrounding her historic election as the nation’s first Black woman governor, I find myself remembering mine. It began on a glorious summer afternoon on Martha’s Vineyard. My beloved husband, Stephen, and I...

Oak Bluffs, MA · 19h
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From No Pulse to Home: Fairhaven Paramedics and Animal Hospital Staff Pull Patient Back from the Brink

FAIRHAVEN — Fairhaven Fire-EMS is sharing positive news after a recent response to a medical emergency at New England Animal Hospital ended with a patient’s survival and recovery. Last month, firefighter-paramedics were called to the animal hospital on Huttleston Avenue for a report of a person having a...

Fairhaven, MA · 2d
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New Bedford film screening explores fishing history

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will offer a free screening of the documentary "Truth: Fishing Crisis or Government Management?" at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 in downtown New Bedford. The 52-minute film will be shown at the National Park auditorium, 33 William St., according to a community announcement. The 2009 documentary examines the experiences of American commercial fishermen and federal fisheries management following passage of the Magnuson-Stevens Act in 1976. The federal law was intended to provide for the conservation and management of U.S. fisheries. "Truth" focuses on commercial fishermen confronting challenges from the sea, weather, economic conditions and federal regulation as they seek to protect their families, homes, heritage and livelihoods. The screening is part of the Fishing Heritage Center's free Dock-u-mentary series for the fall/winter season. More details, registration information and a schedule of upcoming films are available at fishingheritagecenter.org/calendar . Film connects to "In History's Wake" exhibit The screening is a special tie-in with the Fishing Heritage Center's ongoing exhibit "In History's Wake," which examines the history and legacy of the 1976 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Information about the exhibit is available at https://fishingheritagecenter.org/in-historys-wake . "In History's Wake" is

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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Plymouth North custodian offers inspiration to students

Hundreds of students at Plymouth North High School got to know a different side of a familiar face when a school custodian shared his story of serving in the Navy at the school’s annual Veterans Day assembly on Tuesday. Marcus Williams, a maintenance worker at the school since 2022,...

Plymouth, MA · 2d
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Dated Cape Cod Shingle-Style Becomes Family Summer Home

In Mashpee’s New Seabury on Cape Cod, interior designer Liz Caan helps with a total renovation, turning a dated home into a fresh family retreat. Designer Liz Caan of Liz Caan & Co. in Newton, Massachusetts, knew it would be a gut job when she saw the house perched on a bluff in New Seabury on Cape Cod. Her clients wanted to turn a dated Shingle-style structure into a family summer home with memorable style and abundant guest accommodations.

Mashpee, MA · 5d

Cape Cod Times

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She started dancing in the Roaring ’20s. At 102, Cape Cod’s ‘Tiny’ hasn’t stopped

When Grace Marie Ferreira wiggled her toes upon hearing music as a child in the Roaring ‘20s, her mother declared she would be a dancer . Now Grace Catrambone , 102 years old and 4 feet 9 inches tall, is still dancing several times a week and is well-known in Falmouth and across Cape Cod at ballroom and line dancing events as “Tiny the Dancer.” “My faith and my dancing have kept me going,” she said in her cozy Falmouth apartment on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Born in Falmouth on May 27, 1924, she also credits family and friends for helping her to keep active and live independently. Grace points out the many framed photos surrounding her living room – the 1906 wedding portrait of her parents, George and Anna Ferreira; her twin brother, Anthony, in his Merchant Marine uniform; her great-granddaughters and her many current friends at their dance parties. She also proudly notes several quilt hangings featuring her favorite cardinals, made by her daughter Ruthann as well as special gifts, including a small tree that was loaded with $100 bills on her 100 th birthday. Catrambone grew up on one of Falmouth’s biggest farms Grace's mother, born in 1882,

Falmouth, MA · 2d

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Middleboro resident reaches milestone in nursing studies

MIDDLEBORO -- Middleboro resident Gamaelle Gay celebrated the transition to clinical work during Wheaton College’s Dedication to Nursing and White Coat ceremony on Oct. 2. She received her white coat and will work alongside doctors and nurses during clinical rotations, starting next semester. Wheaton’s White Coat ceremony awards the...

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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10 Huge Secondhand And Antique Stores In Southeastern Massachusetts Worth Exploring

One antique shop in this part of Massachusetts scoops ice cream and pours coffee, and it runs as a nonprofit. Another fills a huge refurbished mill so big that shoppers spend hours walking its vendor sections. That’s only a taste of the secondhand shopping destinations scattered across southeastern Massachusetts. One...

Massachusetts · 2d

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New Bedford Teacher Chases Grammy Dreams Outside of the Classroom

A New Bedford teacher and producer earns recognition during Grammy Week for his song focused on unity and social change.

New Bedford, MA · 3d

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Legal Notice Fairhaven Housing Authority

The FAIRHAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Hardwire Smoke and CO Detectors at State Aided Development: McGann Terrace (667-2) in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by JOHN MURPHY JR. ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, INC. The Project consists of but not...

Fairhaven, MA · 1d

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Soccer team rising to all challengers

Already a team captain as a junior, Lila Ewell got the Rising Tide girls soccer team off and running Monday with a 3-0 victory over Pioneer Valley Regional in the opening round of the Division 5 state tournament. Rising Tide ripped through the second half of the regular season on...

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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Household hazardous waste day for Marion and Mattapoisett

MARION —Marion and Mattapoisett residents can dispose of household hazardous waste on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is only for residents of the two towns, and proof of residency is required. The maximum load is 10 gallons or 10 pounds. Acceptable hazardous waste includes clearning...

Marion, MA · 1d

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Four finalists selected for Middleboro Town Manager post

MIDDLEBORO -- Middleboro has narrowed its choices for the next town manager to four. The finalists are Shawn Cadime, Anthony Delmonaco, Timothy McInerney and Matthew Wojcik. Cadime has been the town administrator in Seekonk since 2014 and previously worked in the City of Fall River. Delmonaco is the chief financial...

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Older adults can gobble up a Thanksgiving meal at ORRJHS

MATTAPOISETT — Older adults from Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester are invited to the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School’s 33rd annual Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will be held in the junior high cafeteria on Sunday, Nov. 22. Doors will open at 11:15 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon.

Mattapoisett, MA · 2d

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Ocean View Hotel Faces Historic Hurdle

A controversial plan for a new hotel in Oak Bluffs faces an uncertain future after a town historic committee refused to give it its blessing last month. On Oct. 13, the Copeland plan review committee voted 3-1 that the proposed Ocean View Hotel was not appropriate for the district. The three-story, 26-room, Victorian-style hotel, backed by Boston-based developer Charles Hajjar, is designed to pay homage to the original Ocean View that burned down in 1965.

Oak Bluffs, MA · 22h

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Bus delays, upset children: Rochester Memorial School parents call for answers

ROCHESTER — Two moms say their kids have been arriving back at their bus stop late, and frequently emotional, after a new bus driver took over their kids’ route. These parents of Rochester Memorial School students raised concerns about delays and strange interactions with the driver at the Rochester School Committee’s Thursday, Nov. 12 meeting.

Rochester, MA · 1d

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Veterans Day parade and ceremony honor those who served long after they served

A soldier waves to people from the top of a military vehicle at the Nov. 11 parade. Photos by Christian Uva. The Middleboro Veterans Honor Guard performed a rifle salute off the Town Hall balcony. Members of the Middleboro Fire Department line up in front of Town Hall for the...

Middleborough, MA · 2d

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Mary K. Goode students salute veterans

Students show their enthusiasm for the flag. Submitted photo. Students watch as Wayne Packard, left, and Paul Provencher fold the flag. Submitted photo. Students learned about the folding of the flag. Submitted photos. From left, Wayne Packard, Paul Provencher and Steve Adelman salute. Submitted photo.

Middleborough, MA · 2d

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New Bedford Women’s Vital Role in World War II Was Making Gas Masks

Many Portuguese immigrants worked at the company that was the exclusive supplier of molded gas masks to U.S. and Allied forces in World War II.

New Bedford, MA · 1d