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tsm - Groundbreaking Ceremony for Downtown Park

New Bedford, State Officials Break Ground On Downtown Park

By Jim Phillips April 8, 2013

In just a few months, the mound of dirt that was once the Custom House Square parking lot will be New Bedford's Central Park on a much smaller scale.

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Business Owners Lukewarm to Custom House Park

By Taylor Cormier March 28, 2013

With the Custom House Square parking lot closing for good Friday, reaction is mixed on the installation of an urban park in it's stead.

Jack Wetherby, owner of Freestone's City Grill just across the street, thinks of it as a beautification project

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New Bedford Trading Parking Lot for Paradise

By Taylor Cormier March 26, 2013

They're tearing up a parking lot to put in paradise.

Construction on the new urban park where the Custom House Square parking lot now sits is scheduled to begin Friday. City crews will begin setting up fencing around the site, in preparation for the green space designed by New Bedford native Christopher Reed of Stoss Landscape Urbanism

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tsm - Fire and Ice" perform outside Whaling Museum

Area Families Ring In New Year At “City Celebrates”

By Jim Phillips December 31, 2012

City Celebrates is a family-friendly event that brings lots of out-of-towners to Downtown New Bedford, to enjoy, the sights and sounds of New Year's Eve.  Lakeville residents Trudi Wood and her husband are "regulars" at City Celebrates in New Bedford

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City Plans A New Park For Downtown

By Bryan Booker December 18, 2012

Residents and business owners got a final opportunity to weigh-in on plans to turn Custom House Square into a multi-use park. City officials and the Stoss Urban Landscaping group presented a conceptual drawing of the area to the public Tuesday night

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New Bedford Chowder Festival Weekend!

By Neal White October 5, 2012

Here comes the weekend, and once again there's plenty to do on the Southcoast. One event you don't want to miss is Downtown New Bedford Inc's. seventh annual Chowder Festival on Sunday. The festival once again will be at Custom House Square in New Bedford's Historic District starting at noon

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