Civic Life

NONPROFITS

Noon Wednesday, Dec. 8
VIRTUAL

Arts and Culture Partners of New Bedford

This quarterly virtual meeting is for those who oversee arts and culture public and educational programming in the New Bedford community. It’s cohosted by AHA! New Bedford, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Seaport Cultural District and New Bedford Creative. 

The featured guest speaker for this final quarterly meeting of 2021 is Deirdre Healy (she/her/hers), director of community service and partnerships, Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at UMass Dartmouth. She will give a presentation about Corsair Engage, a new platform for engaging UMass Dartmouth students, faculty and staff. Corsair Engage allows community-based organizations to list events and volunteer opportunities in one single database and to easily manage registrants and impacts.

GOVERNMENT

9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9
181 HILLMAN STREET BUILDING No. 9

New Bedford Council on Aging

A regular meeting of the New Bedford Council on Aging.

They will discuss Social Day, Senior Center Re-Opening, MCOA Grants and Transportation.

Click below to read the full agenda.

SCHOOLS

6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9
PAUL RODRIGUES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

New Bedford Schools Finance Committee

A new proposed charter school and an existing one, Alma del Mar, as well as the funding of Bristol Aggie’s recent renovation and the Special Education Stabilization Fund, are on the agenda for the monthly meeting of the New Bedford School Committee’s Finance sub-committee in Room 224 of the Paul Rodrigues Administration Building.

Click below to read the agenda.

GOVERNMENT

7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9
NEW BEDFORD CITY HALL

City Council Meeting

In its final meeting of the year, the City Council will honor outgoing councilors Joe Lopes and Deb Coelho and take up the re-appointment of members of the Traffic Commission, Council on Aging and Human Relations Commission before taking on new business.

Click below to read a breakdown of the agenda.