Home & Garden

I've heard of growing bleeding hearts. Some farmers grow pears that look just like Buddha. I've seen strawBEARy's, a goose-shaped squash, even Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear as a carrot! But locally, we have a very unique pumpkin with a happy heart, that will make your heart smile...

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford City Council approved a Host Community Agreement with ARL Healthcare Inc in a unanimous vote Thursday night. The agreement will allow the healthcare company to operate a marijuana cultivation and processing facility in the New Bedford Business Park...

The site of the first medical marijuana dispensary in New Bedford will likely be on Hathaway Rd. in Ward 3. The special election underway in that ward of the city will elevate the discussion of the marijuana economy to center stage.

Members of the Lakeville Garden Club are preparing for their 12th year in the Lakeville Arts and Music Festival on Saturday, October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

They've been on more roofs than Santa. I'm talking about our fire fighters! And they know the fires aren't going to put themselves out, but what do you do when the water source for the fire department is so low the fire hydrants go plum dry...

A popular television series that airs on History is making a stop in Massachusetts to look for antiques.

The South Middleborough Grange will host the 59th annual agricultural fair on Saturday, August 27, at the South Middleborough Grange Hall on Route 28, 570 Wareham Street, in South Middleboro.

On Saturday, July 23 at 10:30am, the Lakeville Garden Club members will gather for a “Summer Garden Party Brunch” at the home of Past President and Master Gardener Chris Cotter. The social gathering will be a time to catch up on everyone's activities and allow them to get to meet new potential members.

They have names like Hawaiian Baby Woodrose, Blue Morning Glory and Sleepy Grass. According to police, students have been ingesting these plant seeds to hallucinate, get high. They're dropping legal seeds like acid. In fact, according to the cops, the seeds contain two of the chemical compounds in LSD, the L and the S...

There are 365 days in a year and we set aside just one of them to thank mothers. Being one of four kids and being the father of six of my own, I’m of the opinion that motherhood is among the most awesome responsibilities in the world, the toughest of jobs and fosters  virtue in some cases where there was none...