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New Bedford Little Learners Meet Their School Superheroes at Hayden McFadden’s Stranger Danger Day

New Bedford School Resource Officers partnered with teachers and staff at Hayden McFadden Elementary School last Thursday to hold a Stranger Danger event for kindergarten through second-grade students and their families. Students and families received safety tips, took part in discussions about stranger danger, and participated in hands-on activities. Police...

New Bedford, MA · 1d
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Acushnet Neighbors Rally To Give 4-Year-Old Heart Patient Her Missed Halloween

Four-year-old Ava Martins spent Halloween night sedated in a hospital bed instead of trick-or-treating, recovering from a heart procedure that took a turn no one expected. Days later, her Acushnet, Massachusetts neighbors made sure she didn’t miss out entirely, turning their porches back into a candy-filled wonderland just for her.

Acushnet, MA · 1d
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Area hoops teams to compete at tournament

The loss of Claire Zisserson still tugs at the heartstrings of many in the community. Just 13 years old, she tragically lost her life to a drunk driver in December 2019. Zisserson loved playing sports, especially basketball, soccer, cross-country, and tennis. People say that being a part of a team was always one of her favorite parts of athletics. To keep that passion going, the Claire Rose Zisserson Teammate Scholarship is awarded each year to one graduating senior from Plymouth North, Plymouth South, and the Rising Tide Charter Public School.

Plymouth, MA · 1d
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"Cast" Your Vote for the SouthCoast’s Finest Catch

From fishing vessels to local docks, 21 harbor hunks are competing for bragging rights and a $250 gift card. Cast your ballot now!

New Bedford, MA · 1d

FUN 107

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New Bedford's NorthStar Learning Centers Is Hosting a 1920s Gatsby Casino Night at Kilburn Mill

NorthStar Learning Centers is hosting a Great Gatsby Casino Night at Kilburn Mill on November 13 to support early education, mental health services, and family programs across New Bedford.

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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C2S Energy Hosts Youth Sports Fundraiser in Acushnet

Join C2S Energy on November 21 for dinner, dancing and a 50/50 raffle benefiting four local youth sports programs. Tickets are $75 per person.

Acushnet, MA · 1d

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From cornhole to KitchenAids, Cape libraries loan out more than books

On a busy fall morning at the Osterville Village Library, executive director Cyndy Cotton showed off the library’s extensive collection of items you can check out that are not books. One of her favorites is a xylophone. “I just think that's so cool,” she said. “Where do you ever...

Bourne, MA · 12h

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Lakeville gallery showcases familiar faces, places

LAKEVILLE -- The paintings of Lakeville resident Daniel A. Cooney, whose work explores the expressive relationships between color, light, texture, and form, are on display through Dec. 22 at Great Ponds Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library. The exhibit, titled “Faces & Places: Recent Paintings by Daniel A. Cooney,’’features recent...

Lakeville, MA · 1d

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Rochester Historical Society to hold thankful supper

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Historical will hold its annual thankful supper potluck on Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a brief meeting and raffles. The dinner is downstairs at the Historical Museum at 355 County Road. The event is a chance to bring a dish, share...

Rochester, MA · 1d

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Raccoon injured by arrow healing well, could return to wild within a week

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WJAR) — A raccoon is recovering after being found with a metal arrow through her head in Plymouth two weeks ago. NBC 10's Cate Hanewich met with the veterinarian who was able to safely remove an arrow from a raccoons head. “With how sharp that dart was...

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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After osprey decline, activists call for menhaden fishery regulations

Perched on a ladder 20 feet in the air, Gina Purtell uses a rake to clear trash, leaves, and built-up bird excrement from the top of an osprey nest. The nest, a manmade box on stilts lodged in the marshes of the Westport River, is little more than an AirBnb for the migratory osprey that furnish it each spring and summer.

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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New Bedford Gets $13,058 as State Awards Nearly $2M in Fire Safety Grants for Kids, Seniors

Programs Include School-Based Life Safety Education, Smoke and CO Alarm Installation. The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced nearly $2 million in grants to hundreds of local fire departments that will deliver vital life safety education to Massachusetts’ most vulnerable residents. The grants represent two longstanding fire safety programs coordinated by...

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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Heavy rain triggered flooding across Southern New England

After an abnormally dry stretch, Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts were hit by a thunderstorm that brought torrential downpours over the weekend.

Rhode Island · 1d

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Lakeville church to host Christmas fair Nov. 21

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville United Church of Christ’s Women’s Fellowship will hold their Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. This fair has taken place for 60 years. They will feature cookies and cookie plates, breads, pies, jams, handmade gift items, gift baskets, jewelry and treasures. Lunch will include grilled items, chowder and chili, and stuffed baked potatoes.

Lakeville, MA · 18h

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Mitchell puts forth his own license plate reader ordinance

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says a new ordinance he’s proposed on automatic license plate readers such as Flock will place greater restrictions on their use. But a civil-liberties advocate is skeptical that the mayor’s proposal includes enough safeguards. The mayor’s office released the proposed ordinance Wednesday, the...

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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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 · 2d

The Herald News

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Somerset Berkley field hockey heads to the Division 2 Elite 8

SOMERSET — Last season, the Doherty field hockey team was no match for Somerset Berkley in their Sweet 16 match. On Monday, the No. 13 Highlanders decided to implore a different game plan against the No. 4 Raiders — a physical style of play — in their rematch. The only problem was when push came to shove, SBR kicked it into another gear After a scoreless, rough first period, the No. 4 Raiders dominated the rest of the way and came away with a 5-0 victory over Doherty in the Division 2 Sweet 16 game at Somerset Berkley Regional High School. With the victory, the Raiders (17-2-1) move on to the Elite 8 and will face the winner of either No. 5 Hingham or No. 12 Newburyport at a time and date to be determined this week. Watch MA high school sports on NFHS "We knew coming in here that this was going to be an extremely tough game," Highlanders head coach Meg Brunelle said. "We knew what we were up against. We just wanted to play our best field hockey, work together and whatever happened just leave it on the field. They (SBR) are very good and marked us

Somerset, MA · 21h

The Standard-Times

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Vote for the SouthCoast Football Player of the Week for Week 9

The winner for the Week 8 SouthCoast Football Player of the Week poll was Apponequet’s Joe Procaccini. Procaccini received more than 64% of the vote to earn the honor. Procaccini scored 3 touchdowns on runs of 57, 35 and 9 yards to power the undefeated Lakers past Dighton-Rehoboth. He also had an interception and fumble recovery. Previous winners were Appponequet’s Paxton Canessa and Beckett Canessa, Bishop Stang’s Nathan Zexter and Andrew Guenette and Fairhaven’s Liam Pickup. The winner of the SouthCoast Midseason Football Offensive Player of the Year was Wareham’s Davion Gonsalves with more than 2,800 votes. Apponequet’s Paxton Canessa was second. Here's your chance to vote for the top high school performance among SouthCoast football players from last week (Nov. 5-7). Here’s a look at last week’s top performers (listed in alphabetical order by school): (Editor's Note: Voting will end on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.) Joe Procaccini, Apponequet In a Div. 5 playoff loss to Foxboro, Procaccini scored the Lakers’ lone touchdown on a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter to tie the school’s single-season mark of 29 set by Brody Joly in 2023. Alen Buissereth, Bishop Stang Against GNB Voc-Tech, Buissereth, a senior, scored his first

Fairhaven, MA · 1d

newbedfordlight.org

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Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Westport rejected Question 7 on housing

Question 7 on “starter homes,” rejected by Massachusetts voters by a slim margin last week, attracted strong opposition in New Bedford’s suburbs. The ballot measure, introduced amidst a statewide housing crisis, would have allowed single-family homes to be built on 5,000 square foot lots, if they were connected to water and sewer services.

Fairhaven, MA · 3h

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Men sentenced in Fall River Superior Court after series of car thefts and motor vehicle break-ins across the South Coast

Local men have been sentenced in Fall River Superior Court following an investigation into a series of car thefts and motor vehicle break-ins. According to Swansea Police, between July 3rd and 10th of 2025, seven vehicles were stolen in Swansea, including a Kia, Ford, Nissan, and Land Rover. Six of those vehicles have since been recovered.

Fall River, MA · 1d