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Pokémon Peace?
Pokémon Peace?
Pokémon Peace?
As promised I visited Fairhaven's Fort Phoenix to investigate what impact, if any, the game Pokémon Go was having on the historic site. Contrary to reports of significant damage and litter issues, I found no such problems. It has been reported that players of the app driven game Pokémon Go and their followers were taking a toll on Fairhaven's historic Fort Phoenix...
Fort Phoenix Caretaker Discusses Pokémon Go Craze [VIDEO]
Fort Phoenix Caretaker Discusses Pokémon Go Craze [VIDEO]
Fort Phoenix Caretaker Discusses Pokémon Go Craze [VIDEO]
Gary Lavalette is a volunteer caretaker at Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation in Fairhaven, MA. The park has seen almost a year's worth of visitors in the last month due to the new Pokémon Go app. If you play Pokémon Go and visit Fort Phoenix to "Catch 'Em All," you can follow @NewBPokemon on Twitter to find out what Pokémon will be there and when...
Pokemon Go At Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go At Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go At Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go players being blamed for the recent vandalism and litter at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven are offering to help with the problems. With Pokemon Go bringing massive amounts of people to the historic site, many officials have reported damage to the structures, and even defecation around the area...
Pokemon Go at Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go at Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go at Ft. Phoenix
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) - A fort destroyed in the Revolutionary War is again fending off attacks - this time from "Pokemon Go" players. Caretakers of Fort Phoenix in Massachusetts say players of the popular smartphone game are damaging the historic site...
Nice Day For A Swim
Nice Day For A Swim
Nice Day For A Swim
A record setting year, fund-raising wise, for the 23rd annual Buzzards Bay swim. More than 240 swimmers made their way from a New Bedford beach off East Rodney French Boulevard to Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven Saturday morning. Organizer Mark Rasmussen of the Buzzards Bay Coalition says the event raised $120,000 with more money still coming in...
Easter Sunrise Service
Easter Sunrise Service
Easter Sunrise Service
An estimated 400 to 500 people are expected to attend Sunday's Easter Sunrise Service at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. The Interchurch Council of Greater New Bedford sponsors the event along with clergy members in Fairhaven. Executive Minister David Lima tells WBSM News, he's always impressed by the number of people who keep coming back year-after-year...

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