Clasky Common Park

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 Walk for Freedom is being held this Saturday at Clasky Common Park in New Bedford and is being used by activists as a way to bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking.

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.

The city dedicated a plaque in memory of Master Electrician Louis Whitlow at Clasky Common Park Saturday evening.

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...

A staunch advocate for veterans and the driving force behind the Korean War Monument at Clasky Common Park has died at the age of 82. Howie Prescott died on Friday. He served in Korea and survived the gruesome battle of Pork Chop Hill...

Students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School have been hard at work over the past couple of weeks, repairing displays, hanging lights and putting together all of the decorations at Clasky Common Park. ...