Tourism Director

It was a banner year for tourism in New Bedford in 2016. That's from Tourism Director Dagny Ashley. Based on preliminary figures so far, she estimates tourism in 2016 rose 13% over the previous year, with most of the visitors coming from Massachusetts and other northeast states...

New Bedford's Tourism Director says the Working Waterfront Festival is a perfect event for a September weekend in the city. The 12th annual festival was held Saturday and Sunday with hundreds of visitors showing up both days. Among the attractions were a tugboat muster, a fisherman's fashion show, cooking demonstrations, and much more...