memorial day

A young man standing near me on the parade route in New Bedford on Memorial Day was annoyed when he saw a handful of clipboard-clad young people making their way down the line of spectators in search of signatures. The clipboards contained petitions from Raise Up Massachusetts, which is looking to have two questions added to the ballot this fall...

Dartmouth Veterans Advisory Board is looking for organizations or anyone with a classic car to join the parade on Memorial Day.

Hopefully the weather turns out to be sunny and dry on Monday so you and the family can really enjoy a Memorial Day parade!

CapeFLYER will provide round-trip transportation for veterans and active military to attend 'Troops in the Spotlight.'

Memorial Day is a somber time for Jim Reid, a Gulf War veteran and now director of the Veteran's Transition House in New Bedford. Reid tells WBSM News, he often thinks of the families of those soldiers who lost their lives in combat. "Soldiers accept what they have to do, but the people who suffer are usually the families...

The New Bedford Memorial Day Parade may have been canceled, but the sacrifices made by veterans were still remembered during a brief ceremony at Clasky Common Park Monday afternoon.

  As Americans prepare to honor their war dead this Memorial Day weekend our President is in Hiroshima where he hinted that the use of atomic weapons to defeat the Japanese more than seven decades ago was a "mistake." While not directly apologizing for the use of atomic bombs to defeat the Japanese in World War ll President Barrack Obama suggested that America was responsible for usherin

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and there are plenty of ceremonies and observances to honor the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives in the Armed Forces. Here is a list of the Memorial Day events taking place in New Bedford this weekend...

THANK YOU will never be enough. To our men and women in uniform past, present and future, God Bless you! And as a way to honor soldiers killed in action, the Dartmouth Veterans Advisory Board is issuing an urgent appeal to the families and friends of these men killed during World War I and World War II and all other wars since...

Following Monday's New Bedford Memorial Day parade, South Coast veterans gathered at Clasky Common Park to honor their fallen comrades. The city held a dedication ceremony at the war memorial, as names of veterans who died in the past year were read...