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NEW BEDFORD, MA – The Candleworks Restaurant, located at 72 North Water Street in New Bedford will be closed the week of Memorial Day for a mini facelift - New owner Jared Morgado is updating the look and enhancing the feel of the beloved establishment.

4th Annual Original SouthCoast Open Studio Tour Weekend

Come explore the countryside this summer, off the beaten track in the original SouthCoast Open Studio Tour.  44 Artists in SouthCoast RI and MA are again opening their studios to the public for the weekend of August 23rd & 24th for their 4th annual summer Tour from 11am to 5pm each day. The Tour runs through Tiverton, Little Compton, Westport, and Dartmouth and includes individual artist studios and galleries along the way.  Admission is free to all studios.  Information and maps are available through our website www.openstudiomap.com and from Amy C. Lund, Handweaver Studio & Gallery, (401)816-0000, 3879 Main Road, Tiverton, RI 02878.

NEW BEDFORD, MA - Charlotte Jones’s highly acclaimed adult comedy Humble Boy, an intelligent, funny and touching play, and the final major production of Your Theatre, Inc.’s 61st Season opens on May 7 for a nine performance run. 
April 22, 2008 – Dartmouth and Westport artists have teamed up to start a new open studio weekend event that emphasizes educating their visitors, in real-life environments by demonstrating their skills, one artist, at one studio, at one time.  Consisting of some of the area’s premiere painters, ceramic artists, photographers, jewelers and others, the ART drive emphasize a consistent level of professionalism and quality with some unusual studio venues that are spotted among the area’s coastal villages, lovely farm lands, and seacoast.  Taking place on the weekend of August 16 and 17, the ART drive artists will donate a percentage of their sales to The Lloyd Center for the Environment.
Dartmouth and Westport artists have teamed up to start a new open studio weekend event that emphasizes educating their visitors, in real-life environments by demonstrating their skills, one artist, at one studio, at one time.  Consisting of some of the area’s premiere painters, ceramic artists, photographers, jewelers and others, the ART drive emphasize a consistent level of professionalism and quality with some unusual studio venues that are spotted among the area’s coastal villages, lovely farm lands, and seacoast.  Taking place on the weekend of August 16 and 17, the ART drive artists will donate a percentage of their sales to The Lloyd Center for the Environment.
New Bedford, Massachusetts- This spring, the South End Youth Athletic Association (SEYAA) will celebrate 50 years of providing organized youth baseball programming to the children in the New Bedford community.  In celebration of the league’s five decades of teaching the fundamentals of the game of baseball to New Bedford children, the SEYAA 50th Anniversary Committee has special festivities planned for “Opening Day 2008,” on April 27, 2008.  Since its inception in 1958, the league has grown substantially from the initial six teams and now includes 8 Bronco teams (11-12 year olds), 10 Mustang teams (9-10 year olds), and 10 Pinto teams (6, 7 & 8 year olds).
The Veterans Transition House Honor Guard has been invited to participate in the 233rd Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington parade. This year’s theme for the parade is “Lexington…It Began Here, April 19, 1775.”

Come and meet Scott at a fundraising event that will be taking place on Thursday, June 5th 2008 from 6 PM till 8 PM at the Wamsutta Club in New Bedford.

Anthony Flye - Fugitive is Captured and Appears in New Bedford District CourtAnthony Flye, a dangerous fugitve, on the lamb since March 25th has been captured by Massachusetts State troopers in Westport, MA.

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Jeff Beatty - Candidate for US Senate looking to unseat long time encumbent John KerryJeff Beatty was greeting by an enthusiastic audience in New Bedford's Wamsutta Club on Friday March 28th. Locals eager to hear about his campaign to unseat long time incumbent John Kerry from his US Senate seat in this coming election... This is a 5 part video of the entire meeting.

NEW BEDFORD, MA --- Six SouthCoast actors have been cast in Your Theatre, Inc.’s upcoming production of Charlotte Jones’s adult comedy, Humble Boy.  The actors are, Robert Duquette of Somerset, Tim Goff of Fall River, Sarah Morse of Dartmouth, Carol Oliva of Fairhaven,  Juli L. Parker of Swansea and Clifford Wood of Assonet.
Ken Pittman (radio host of WBSM AM 1420 talk show in New Bedford) was interviewed by CNN news about comments he made concerning Boston Financier Robert Hildreth and his bailing out of detention 40 illegal immigrants who were captured in the Michael Bianco factory raid.
White Knight Gallery, New Bedford - The downtown community bows its head in respect to two pioneers in its burgeoning arts and business community, Alda Roderiques and Marybeth Vargas, who are retiring as of this month. For the past seven years, the store and its owners have been a steadfast part of the tight-knit William St. community. 2007 marked the stores’ tenth year in business, the first three of which were in Acushnet. Since their bold move to New Bedford, these ladies’ influence has stretched up and down the block, eventually  side-by-side with stores like Solstice, Artificial Marketplace, Joe Piper’s, Simmons Brothers and No Problemo, to name a few. Not to mention the growing number of artists and musicians working upstairs and selling their art downtown.
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.  One of every 3 American women dies of heart disease.  The YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts is holding its 5th Annual Red Dress Fashion Show & Silent Auction to raise awareness of heart disease in women.  The event will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 5:30 pm at the Century House in Acushnet. 
African women must travel a long distance to bring home water for their children.  However, the water is diseased; instead of being life-sustaining, it is life-taking.  Therefore, in 2002, a Christian group, Jars of Clay, started Blood:Water Mission, for clean blood and water in Africa.  This mission sponsors a project called, “1000 wells project.”

NEW BEDFORD, MA --- Two southeastern Massachusetts actors have been cast in Your Theatre, Inc.’s upcoming production of Jeff Baron’s  compassionate and touching comedy Visiting Mr. Green . The actors are Roger H. Allen of New Bedford and Wade Martin of Berkley.

AHA! invites you to celebrate Black History Month. This month the focus is on the rich cultural history and contributions of people of color to the city of New Bedford.
Boston, MA - January 7, 2008 - Ze-gen, Inc., a clean energy company providing advanced gasification technology to convert waste into synthesis gas, generating low emissions electrical energy, today announced that Senator John Kerry (D-MA) has toured the company’s operative demonstration facility in New Bedford, MA. Senator Kerry’s visit included a tour of the facility and operational process accompanied by a discussion of the environmental and economic benefits of the technology.
NEW BEDFORD, MA --- Matthew Barber’s award winning romantic comedy Enchanted April, the third major production of Your Theatre, Inc.’s 61st main Season opens January 16 for a nine performance run. Directed by Your Theatre’s Robin Richard of New Bedford the play runs Wednesdays through Saturdays January 16 - 19 and 23 - 26, 2008, with a matinee Sunday, January 20. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. for all shows except the 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinee.

Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Offering Free Flu Clinic

Greater New Bedford Community Health Center 
874 Purchase St.
New Bedford, MA, 02740

The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center has announced that it will hold a free Flu Clinic on Friday, December 21, 2007 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. The flu vaccine will be available to adults 18 years or older. The clinic will be held at 26 Caroline St., New Bedford, MA. For further information, please call 508-996-1388.
“Aha!!”  beginning in November something new and special is happening at Elaine’s T-Shirts and Costumes, home of the Black Whale in downtown New Bedford... Whaling City Camera Club...

New Bedford Election Results - 2007

Click HERE for a complete list of New Bedford Election Results
New Bedford's Mayor Scott Lang answers some questions concerning the management of and financial viability of the Zeiterion Theatre. Also makes comments on the proposed restoration of the Orpheum Theatre.
Video Campaign Message from Debora Coelho (Oct. 24th, 2007)
Mayor Scott W. Lang gives his thoughts on a New Bedford Casino.  A casino should not compete with our local restaurants, theatres and other businesses, but rather coomplement them and work with them.
Mayor Lang's recent (10/24/2007) comments on the ongoing search for a New Bedford School Superintendent. Responds to allegations that an insider favorite has already been picked...
FAIRHAVEN - Have you been thinking about lowering your "carbon footprint"?  Do you want to make your own potting soil? Does your town charge a fee per bag for garbage pick-up? Do want to eliminate or reduce the use of chemical fertilizers on your lawn and gardens?
NEW BEDFORD, MA – “A Little Jazz & Sounds of the Caribbean”, Global Beat, part 2 in a series of 8, will be presented on Saturday, November 3, 2007 8 PM – 2 AM, at the top floor of the Howland Place, 651 Orchard Street, New Bedford, MA 02744.  Performing artists to be presented are: MM4, The Dancing Dogs, El Caribe.  In addition to great LIVE MUSIC we have a surprise dance performance in store for YOU!
New Bedford — The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (RJD) and the New Bedford Historic Society will offer a program featuring local author Dawn Blake Souza at the Museum on Saturday, November 3rd beginning at 4:00 p.m. Ms. Souza will read from her book, In Search of Chestnuts…a Collection of Poems and Stories, and share personal memories of growing up in New Bedford.
To herald the holiday season, residents of New Bedford’s historic neighborhoods will once again be opening their beautifully restored homes for the New Bedford Preservation Society’s 16th Annual Holiday House Tour - December 1 and 2.





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