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New Bedford’s Chosen Family Market Hosts Halloween Festival with Artisans, Oddities, and Drag Shows
Get ready for a fang-tastic day of Halloween festivities as The Chosen Family Creative & Wellness Market returns with its Halloween Festival. On Sunday, October 27th, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, the Whaler Inn Banquet Hall in New Bedford will transform into a magical world filled with local artisans, captivating performances, and mystical treats for the whole family.
Fall River Brewing with Excitement as New Café Opens on South Main Street
Fall River is welcoming a new addition to its local scene with the grand opening of the Glass House Café, owned by Brandon Estacio, on Sunday, October 13. Located at 524 South Main Street, the café will operate from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, offering a fresh spot for coffee lovers and community members alike.
Road closures, detours in place for long weekend events in Newport
The long holiday weekend is sure to bring people to Newport, now throw in some events and the City by the Sea will be full of people enjoying not just a visit but great activities. That also means road closures and traffic. With the Broadway Street Fair, Amica Marathon and Italian Festival Parade taking...
New food truck brings more FLVR to Taunton. What do they serve?
TAUNTON – What’s the inspiration behind Taunton’s new food truck, FLVR? For head chef/co-owner Zachary Wirth, it’s his prior culinary experience, as well as social media trends and reaction. “That’s where the customer base comes from,” he said, talking about the foods he and so many others look at on Instagram and other social...
Dave Portnoy Takes a Bite Out of Stoney’s Pub & Pizza in Middleborough
Another day, another SouthCoast pizza review from Dave Portnoy. It appears Portnoy spent his time in town wisely stopping at several pizza joints in the area, and his stop at Stoney's Pub & Pizza in Middleborough stunned the new business owner. Stoney's Story. Tammy Dunham was the longtime bartender of...
Dartmouth Public Library Doing Away With Overdue Fines
DARTMOUTH (WBSM) — Those who use the Dartmouth Public Library will no longer have to pay overdue fines if they return books or other physical media past their due date. The move is part of the library’s new Strategic Plan that was announced at the October 7 meeting of the Dartmouth Select Board.
'There's no sport like it:' Sidwell father, son bond over football and facing each other
TAUNTON— For generations, football has been a focal point for the Sidwell family. For 21 years, Steve Sidwell was an NFL assistant coach, orchestrating the New Orleans Saints' famed "Dome Patrol" defense as defensive coordinator from 1986-94. His son Brad followed in his footsteps, coaching Franklin High for 21 seasons, including a 2009...
Family Friendly Halloween Fun: Trunk-or-Treating & Outdoor Movie in Taunton
The City of Taunton's Park and Recreation Department has announced an evening of family-friendly Halloween fun. Taking place on the Taunton Green from Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 4:30 until 8:30 pm, the festivities will start with trunk-or-treating. Trunk-or-treating has become a popular Halloween tradition in the last decade, where businesses and individuals alike decorate their vehicles and hand out Halloween treats from their cars. The City of Taunton's Park and Recreation Department encourages everyone to dress up in a costume for this free-to-attend event.
One's just beginning as other nears an end. Latest on Newport, Middletown school projects
On Aquidneck Island, two school building projects are at complete opposite ends of the process, with Newport’s high school building project wrapping up as Middletown’s has just gotten off the ground. In 2017, the Rhode Island Department of Education conducted an audit that identified a total of $2.2 billion worth of deficiencies among all school buildings in the state. Of those $2.2 billion deficiencies, the Rogers High School building was identified as having one of the highest...
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