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First of 16 cruise ships visits New Bedford
 NEW BEDFORD — Like a returning snow bird, the white cruise ship
American Star homed in on State Pier for an overnight stay
Monday, offering its 90 passengers an opportunity to explore the
city's attractions.
It was the first of 16 visits scheduled for the luxurious ships
of the American Cruise Line throughout the summer. The city,
through its Harbor Development Commission, signed a five-year
contract with the Guilford, Conn., cruise company in 2008 to
ensure that the relationship endures.
American Cruise Line specializes in... [read more]
Waterfront mixed-use development project moves forward
 NEW
BEDFORD — After months of debate, demolition of Fairhaven Mills
is under way and city officials say it could be completed in a
month.
In the past few days, workers have been removing windows that
contain asbestos, a necessary preliminary step in taking apart
the structure known as Building 4, said Matthew A. Morrissey,
executive director of the New Bedford Economic Development
Council.
"We would expect within the next 30 days... [read more]
Visitors from former Soviet states visit Whaling City
 NEW
BEDFORD — It was probably a first. A 31-year-old woman at the
Day of Portugal celebration on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford on
Sunday, asked for ID at the beer tent, produces a Kazakhstan
passport.
Natalya Kletsova, executive director of the Four Seasons hotel
in Almaty, Kazakhstan's principal city, was visiting the city as
part of a group touring the United States at the invitation of
the U.S. Department of Commerce's SABIT program.
The Special American Business Internship... [read more]
Community embraces Bay Sox
 On
May 31, 1997, the Torrington Twisters played their first-ever
game before a crowd of 3,320 at Fussenich Park, a former
minor-league park on a site that has today hosted baseball for a
century.
Twelve years (and a roughly three-hour drive to the east) later,
the franchise has a second chance at a first impression. While
plenty of factors will determine whether the New England
Collegiate Baseball League's New Bedford Bay Sox are a success,
the 22 sponsor signs already packing the fence at New Bedford
High's Paul Walsh Field aren't a bad start.
"The incredible embracing that we have felt... [read more]
New Bedford community theatre thrives after 62 years
 It's
like this hidden-in-plain-sight treasure that local theater
lovers know about but the rest of Greater New Bedford is mostly
oblivious to.
Your Theatre.
Name me another New England city or town that has had a
community theater staging quality productions of serious theater
for 62 consecutive years.
But there it is in the South End, a fine-arts performance venue
that's as much a part of contemporary... [read more]
Leadership program seeks participants
 Leadership
SouthCoast is seeking employers to sponsor their employees as
Class of 2010 participants. The program year commences in
September 2009. Scholarship support is also being solicited for
aspiring leaders whose employers are not able to sponsor them,
or for those individuals who may require help paying for the
program or who are on their own. Applications, as well as other
information, are available at www.leadershipsouthcoast.org.
Leadership SouthCoast’s mission is to provide the SouthCoast
region with an ongoing source... [read more]
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