Tom Poitras and Vinny Lovegrove’s zany kid shows blend rib-tickling songs, energetic movement, and gentle humor into an effervescent elixir. And they entertain the parents as well.
Author Archives: Joanna McQuillan Weeks
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Ed Gomes’ spiritual journey from New Bedford to Liberty University
For 25 years as chaplain for the school’s football team, Gomes shaped young lives, “helping others get where they would like to go.”
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Author Alfred Saulniers: New Bedford’s Franco-American ‘story needed to be told’
In “The French of New Bedford, the Early Years,” the writer/researcher unearthed a rich trove of details that those tracing their family roots will treasure.
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Dartmouth filmmaker Karen Kayser’s message of hope
A documentary featured at this week’s New Bedford Film Festival shines light on India’s “Women of Truth and Courage”
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Bringing nature to South Coast’s urban youth
David Canizales and the Mobile Adventures team’s goal: “Expanding access to nature through play and exploration.”
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Twenty years later, Portuguese Kids still crushing it
Derrick DeMelo and Brian Martins, friends since childhood in Fall River, are living the dream and still poking fun at their Azorean families and upbringing.
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For CEO McCready, Southcoast Health the ‘pinnacle of my career’
“There’s so much care that we provide here that is just as good as anything in Boston. It’s absolutely remarkable.”
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Bob Rocha’s love of whales, science spans three decades
Associate curator of science and research at the New Bedford Whaling Museum inspires others to want to learn. “Knowing that people are reading exhibit panels that I created or website pages that I wrote, that’s satisfying.”
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Katie Roberts, the great outdoors and the wonder of nature
Youth Opportunities Unlimited program director: “I just fell in love with connecting with kids outdoors and helping them create those memories that I had as a child. I think that is an extremely important piece of the work that I do.”
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His life and his career: ‘Robbie’ Mendes is the Boys & Girls Club
If you count his time as a member, his connection to the club spans a remarkable 57 years, and his passion for its mission still burns brightly. Executive director has “never worked a day in my life.”