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Rep. Cabral Recognizes Community Members at Heritage Day of Portugal Celebration
Rep. Cabral Recognizes Community Members at Heritage Day of Portugal Celebration
Rep. Cabral Recognizes Community Members at Heritage Day of Portugal Celebration
Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) presented Heritage Day of Portugal Awards to two honorees from the South Coast, Joseph Lopes, New Bedford City Council President & Councilor of Ward 6 and Michael Tavares, President of the Prince Henry Society - New Bedford Chapter, at the 33rd Heritage Day of Portugal ceremony at the State House on Tuesday.  ...
Fishing Center Gets Home
Fishing Center Gets Home
Fishing Center Gets Home
After years of planning and dreaming, the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center has a place to call home. The Center has announced that it is leasing the ground floor of the two-story brick building at 38 Bethel Street downtown. Executive Director Laura Orleans tells WBSM News the Center will be up and running within a few months...
Digitizing History
Digitizing History
Digitizing History
Fishing families in New Bedford may want to start going through photo albums and other mementos in preparation for a large undertaking by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. The Heritage Center has been awarded a $12,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant, which will allow the Center to digitally archive photos, log books, and other items from families involved in Greater New Bedford