• Marsh Island Fairhaven Cleanup

    Marsh Island

    Operation Clean Sweep will hold an Armed Forces Day cleanup on May 16 at Marsh Island in Fairhaven. Volunteers will meet at the bottom of Taber Street from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Armed Forces Day honors active duty service members from all branches of the U.S. military. Observed each May, the day recognizes their […]

  • City of New Bedford opens Swap Shop at recycling center

    New Bedford Recycling Center 1103 Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA, United States

    NEW BEDFORD -- The city of New Bedford is pleased to announce the opening of the Swap Shop,  a new initiative at the New Bedford Recycling Center that allows residents to drop off and pick up reusable items, for free. The Swap Shop, located at 1103 Shawmut Ave., is  accepting donations of gently used items, […]

  • New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site — Annual Update Meeting

    Zoom Meeting

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a virtual annual update meeting on the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site on May 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting will cover the Sawyer Street facility, next steps in the harbor cleanup, fish consumption outreach, and monitoring and maintenance of remediated salt marshes and sediment caps. […]