Breakfast Topic: Urban Employment and Development Opportunities in the Green Economy

Van Jones, an eco-visionary, award-winning human rights attorney and powerhouse speaker will be the main speaker a breakfast Wednesday, April 23 at White’s of Westport. The theme of the breakfast is Urban Employment and Development Opportunities in the Green Economy. Jones is the founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC), a strategy and action center, working for justice, peace, and opportunity in urban America.

Based on a decade of front-line activism, he offers comprehensive solutions and inspirational  [read more]
 

  New Bedford's young dreamers

Elissa Paquette was arranging a display of hand-printed shoes and listening to Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" play from her laptop when the doors of her boutique burst open.

"Yay!" exclaimed customer Genevive Hunt, raising her arms above her head.

"I'm so glad you're finally open! The perfect stuff in the perfect spot."  [read more]
 

  $5.7 million coming to city in harbor grants

The port of New Bedford was awarded $5.5 million in its largest harbor dredging grant ever by the state today, along with funds to put into service the first fireboat in modern port history.

State and city officials pointed to the funds for dredging, the fireboat restoration and raising a sunken vessel as proof of their commitment to continual upgrading and improvement of New Bedford Harbor for the commercial fishing fleet, other commercial uses and recreational boaters.  [read more]
 

  AHA! Night celebrates city’s young artists, $60,000 grant

NEW BEDFORD — Mosaics made of construction paper, chalk drawings and watercolor paintings were among the abundance of art on display around the city Thursday night, showing the promise of New Bedford’s youngest artists.

Children raced through the library, Artworks!, The Standard-Times’ lobby and other venues downtown. With parents in tow, they excitedly pointed out their artwork.

“Emergence,” the theme for Thursday’s AHA! Night, celebrated budding artists, from children  [read more]
 

  New Bedford's SouthCoast Control Engineering (SCCE) expands and announces second company

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - - SouthCoast Control Engineering, Inc., (www.scceinc.com) announces the successful integration of a second company, SouthCoast Machineworks, LLC, into its Nash Pond Business Park design and manufacturing facility. Established in September 2007, SouthCoast Machineworks fabricates machine parts for various industries in Southeastern Mass. and Rhode Island.

Machineworks has already achieved over half a million dollars in sales. Working with stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum, it outputs pieces for  [read more]