“They always tried to help the poor. If they had 10 cans at home, they would give half to the needy.”
Category: COVID-19
Posted inArts and Culture, COVID-19
New Bedford’s cultural world got creative to ride out COVID-19 storm
March 2020 is the month that the arts didn’t die in New Bedford. Instead, the city’s ‘Creative Community’ displayed resilience.
Posted inStepping Out
Summer arts explosion
‘Now we’re seeing a return to in-person events, which is so exciting,’ said Margo Saulnier, New Bedford’s creative strategist.
Posted inColumn
Sad ending for hard-working New Bedford mill employees
Work in the mills may have allowed New Bedford residents to make a living, but it was never a good living for most. And it was never an easy life.
Posted inColumn
Chris McCarthy’s harrowing COVID-19 survival tale
After suffering three strokes, a heart attack and double pneumonia, the WBSM host tells columnist Jack Spillane he does not know for sure whether he literally died.
Posted inCOVID-19
New Bedford’s social clubs feel pain of pandemic
In the past year, some social clubs in New Bedford have closed their doors, perhaps even permanently. The Young Cape Verdean Athletic Association and the Elks Lodge have listed their properties for sale.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Essay: Remembering Kevin, Megan and Hank
Kevin Harrington and Megan Tench died alone and unexpectedly. Hank Seaman spent months of his last year in isolation from his friends and loved ones.
Posted inWe Remember You
ANTONE ‘TONKA TOI’ FORTES, 73, ‘LOVED THE KIDS’ HE TRAINED IN GYMNASTICS
Fortes contracted COVID-19 at the beginning of this year. He was hospitalized on Jan. 4, and never returned home.
Posted inCOVID-19
For ‘long-haulers,’ a return to normal remains out of reach
Two local families are still coping with lingering ailments and uncertainty months after initial infections.
Posted inCOVID-19
A look at some major events in New Bedford and around the world during the pandemic
A look at some major events in New Bedford and around the world during the novel coronavirus pandemic.