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New Bedford Whaling Museum Whale Bones Continue to Drip Oil
It's been over two decades since KOBO began hanging around at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Johnny Cake Hill. He seems to like the place and has entertained, educated and contributed something almost every day since arriving on the scene. KOBO, the complete skeleton of a 66-foot rare juvenile...
Fall River Dog Found as a Stray Still Knows How to Love Unconditionally [WET NOSE WEDNESDAY]
Happy Wet Nose Wednesday! Let's talk animals. Local shelters are overflowing with animals and they need our help. It is our mission to unite these adorable animals up for adoption with the perfect forever families. Every week, we shine a light on one lucky animal, and this week, we head...
Crime concerns in Brockton? Safe Streets Task Force aims to listen at public meeting
BROCKTON — Want to talk face-to-face with law enforcement about crime in your Brockton neighborhood? Come to the Arnone School Wednesday, Oct. 2. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz has put together another public meeting of his Safe Streets Task Force. Representatives from six agencies ranging from local to national are scheduled to...
'Total turnaround': Brockton schools safety report — key findings, what's being done
BROCKTON — Brockton Superintendent Priya Tahiliani on Tuesday night presented the findings of the state-funded safety and security audit — which state officials commissioned back in February following many accounts of student violence and security concerns from Brockton Public Schools staff last school year. Tahiliani said many of the high-priority issues from last school year have been addressed or are being addressed and many of the recommendations from the audit report, which was conducted from March to...
Massachusetts and Rhode Island’s Different ‘Quahog’ Pronunciation
There is nothing like hearing folks from out of state mispronounce words we have been pronouncing correctly here in Massachusetts forever. An example is the word quahog. Any blue-blooded Massachusetts native, especially those from the most prominent fishing port of New Bedford, knows how to pronounce quahog. We grew up eating these things.
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