The New Bedford Institute for Savings opened in 1825 and served as this area's largest saving's institution until the frenzied merger mania of recent years!
People travel thousands of miles to catch a glimps of the celestial dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis, and yet, over the weekend, the brilliant "Northern Lights" were seen from the summit of Mt. Washington, in New Hampshire, with vivid color!
Annually, hundreds of New Bedford and South Coast snowbirds converge on a small theme park outside Ft. Meyers, Florida to celebrate what they call New Bedford Days!