A new state-of-the-art playground is now open in New Bedford just in time for the new school year as students return to Carney Academy Elementary School.
Westport is demolishing its current Annex Playground to make room for a new one, and some lucky residents may be able to take home its equipment – including its beloved green dinosaur.
Although it still has to pass a School Committee vote, Mayor Jon Mitchell said the new Campbell School playground will be named for slain officer Sean Gannon.
In late November 2017, Victor and Christine Fernandes and the Team Noah Foundation officially opened Noah's Place Playground on Pope's Island in New Bedford in honor of their son Noah Fernandes.