Townsquare Sunday with Jim Phillips

The Association for the Relief of Aged Women has been responding to the needs of older women in New Bedford for more than 150-years.

The site is located at the former E-P-A Dewatering facility on Tichon Avenue in the North Terminal.

Volunteers will be collecting household items on Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Municipal Parking Lot near New Bedford City Hall.

The exhibit attempts to explain the culture of New Bedford and its connection to one of the world's most dangerous professions.

There are 70 volunteers on the SouthCoast ready to make lasagna meals for those who need help.

New Bedford Credit Union stepped to the front of the line recently, making a $1,000 donation to the cause.

The United Way is looking to assemble 1,000 packages of healthy snacks to be distributed to children prior to the April school vacation.

The park at Seventh and Spring will honor city residents who were members of the anti-slavery movement during the 1800s and lived in that neighborhood.

A group called Wareham Community Outreach was formed to educate town residents about the dangers of drug abuse in general, and opioid abuse in particular.

The Higher Love Summit will feature interactive workshops led by experts in the field of mental, physical and emotional and spiritual well-being.