Books

WBSM's Jim Phillips talks with Maureen Boyle, author of "Shallow Graves," The Hunt For The New Bedford Highway Serial Killer.

Chris McCarthy of WBSM's Sunday Brunch interviews Maureen Boyle, author of Shallow Graves: The Hunt for New Bedford Highway Serial Killer.

Famous traveler to make appearance at UMass Dartmouth

Some local schools are starting the new year in a couple of weeks! Some kids will be happy while others not so thrilled. Whatever the case, how about starting some new back-to-school traditions that will help the first day go smoothly. Here are some ideas Celeste and I used over the years...

Three year old Steve Pemberton of New Bedford, MA, was a fair-complexioned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, a Polish last name and a victim of insulting and disparaging foster parents who told him he didn't have a 'chance in the world.'  This local, wounded and broken child was destined to become a man of resilience, determination, vision and hope...

On Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m., the Westport Free Public Library will host a special presentation on a whaling art history book.

The Partners Village Store and Kitchen, 865 Main Rd. in Westport, will welcome local author, Red Cummings, on Friday, June 30, at 6 p.m.

The Summer Reading Program, "Build a Better World!," will begin at the Millicent Library (45 Center St.) in Fairhaven on Wednesday, June 21.

According to The Herald News, the book, "Women at Work: An Oral History of Working Class Women in Fall River, Massachusetts 1920 To 1970," will have a book signing on Saturday, June 10, from 1 to 3 p.m.

NEW BEDFORD- The first meeting between New Bedford Public Schools and City Councilmen regarding the school budget for 2018 began Tuesday night at City Hall. Superintendent of New Bedford Public Schools, Pia Durkin, and Business Manager, Andrew O’Leary, presented an operating budget of $130,950,000 to the City Council...