The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (NBSO) and Cape Verdean Association (CVA) will be holding Junta Mon: Together in Music, a collaborative musical event on Saturday, June 5, 2021 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm at Island Park at 1157 Acushnet Avenue in the North End of New Bedford. This no-charge musical event for the whole […] Read more »
Help raise boating and life jacket safety awareness! Come to Ready, Set, Wear It Life Jacket event on Friday, May 21, sponsored locally by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63 Onset Marion to raise awareness of the life-saving importance of always wearing a life jacket while boating. Visit www.safeboatingcampaign.com or www.facebook.com/flotilla63 for more information. […] Read more »
The Greater New Bedford Garden Club’s annual plant sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 15, 9 :00 am – 1:00 pm at 145 Alden Road, Fairhaven (The NBC Distributors building), rain or shine. Many colors of geraniums and coleus, annuals, perennials, tomato plants, and more are available at low, sell-out prices! All proceeds go to […] Read more »
Wareham Garden Club’s “Spring into Bloom” Plant and Yard Sale will be held Saturday, May 15, at 9:00 am at the Methodist Meeting House on Main Street. Perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, used tools, crafts, Garden Club cookbooks, window boxes, and yard sale items are just some of the offerings. This year’s sale promises to have […] Read more »
Did you know that Westport, Massachusetts is home to one of the densest osprey populations in the world? Join us to learn all about these unique fish-eating raptors, from their nesting behavior and what makes a successful nest site, to the story of how community efforts in Westport brought osprey from the brink of DDT-induced […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club will perform “Macbeth” on May 21-22 as a drive-in movie at the high school. Based on “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by Sir William Shakespeare and starring Tyler Trudeau as Macbeth and Chloe Bean as Lady Macbeth, the cast includes Isabel Friedrichs, Lee Grondin, Jimmy Harrington, Bessie […] Read more »
The Rochester Fire Department will again sponsor the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race this year, but with changes and restriction in order to make an effort to keep people safe and healthy as circumstances are relaxing somewhat in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both spectators and contestants must exercise self-discipline. Face masks must be […] Read more »
Save the date – Saturday, May22! The Museum at 355 County Road will be open from 10:00 – 3:00 with the grand opening of our new exhibit, “A Curator’s Show, Part 1: Treasures from the Past.” This will share many of the historic items donated over the years and previously tucked away. The exhibit is […] Read more »
On Thursday, May 13, at 6:00 pm, the bandstand at Marion Harbor will be the site for a staged reading of “LZ Bravo: A Vietnam Tour of Duty,” an original, one-act drama conceived and written by John Heavey, a local actor and the drama director at Tabor Academy. The play is based in part on […] Read more »
The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Monday, May 10, at Old Rochester Regional High School. The Annual Town Election will be held at Old Hammondtown School on Tuesday, May 18. The polls will be open from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. More information is available on the town website www.mattapoisett.net. Please […] Read more »