Taunton Child with Cancer to Receive $5K from Police Association
The family of a four-month-old child diagnosed with cancer is receiving a substantial financial donation from a nationwide police association. Continue reading…
View ArticleLetter Carrier Food Drive Collects Over 25,000 Pounds Locally
The National Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive surpassed last year's totals by several thousand pounds. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Election Day Bullet Can Be Decisive in the City [OPINION]
Over the years, the bullet voter has had far more of an impact than the donors on the results of elections. Continue reading…
View ArticleMarion Fire/EMS Gets Donation from Anheuser-Busch
The Marion Fire/EMS Departments recently received a large donation from Anheuser-Busch, but it's not what you think. Continue reading…
View ArticleWareham Police Department Donates to Cops for Kids with Cancer
The association was able to donate $6,000. They exceeded the original goal of $5,000. Continue reading…
View ArticleHelp Stuff 300 Backpacks with Supplies for Fall River Students
Help hundreds of under-served kids go back to school prepared no matter where they will be learning from. Continue reading…
View ArticleThis SouthCoast Family Is in Need of a Mini Miracle This Year
A Dartmouth family is looking to create cherished holiday memories. Continue reading…
View ArticleFairhaven Girl Battling Rare Brain Disorder Needs a Mini Miracle
Gwendolyn is a four-year-old girl living with Miller-Dieker Lissencephaly. She is completely dependent on her loving parents, Sebastian and Jenn Brengle. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Brengle Family to Receive Multiple Mini Miracles This Holiday
Gwen, Sebastian, and Jenn are overwhelmed by the support of the SouthCoast community. Continue reading…
View ArticleLocal Animal Shelter Moves 'Giving Tree' Outside Due to Pandemic
The staff at the shelter has come up with a creative way to keep the community involved despite the restrictions. Continue reading…
View ArticleValuable Donations
BOSTON (AP) _ Generous donors are again filling up the Salvation Army's holiday red kettles across Massachusetts. The charitable organization says more valuables are appearing in their signature...
View ArticleWater for Flint
A consciencious student at UMass Dartmouth's School of Law is making a large effort to provide relief to the residents of Flint, Michigan. Many residents of the community have been exposed to dangerous...
View ArticleBooks Donated to Students
Pallets of scholastic books were unloaded outside Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in New Bedford's north end Wednesday morning and presented to dozens of eager fourth graders. Continue reading…
View ArticleGoats For The Old Goat
It's Giving Tuesday and I have a suggestion. My close friend and broadcaster, Ellen Ratner, has been helping families ravaged by war and rape in South Sudan. Her 501-C3 charity, Goats for the Old Goat,...
View ArticleDonation in name of Seagull Cinderella
NEW BEDFORD - The city's summertime celebrity, Seagull Cinderella, caused quite the stir during her brief stay on the corner of Rt. 18 and Elm St.. However, she returned in spirit this week to spread...
View ArticleRing Donated to Salvation Army
NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford branch of the Salvation Army's "Red Kettle Campaign" has ended for the year, meeting its $100,000 goal. Kettles were placed with bell-ringers around the...
View ArticleButtonwood Zoo Donates Digital Scale for Elephants in Vietnam
The effort to save the nearly-extinct elephant population of Vietnam has been given a big boost from the SouthCoast. Patrons of the Buttonwood Park Zoo have donated enough money that the zoo was...
View ArticleZoo Exhibit Named
NEW BEDFORD — Thanks to a generous charitable donation, Buttonwood Park Zoo's newest aquatic exhibit now has a new name after final approval by the city council Thursday night. Continue reading…
View ArticleFireworks Funding
NEW BEDFORD- Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that Hawthorn Medical Associates will sponsor the Fourth of July Fireworks Display this year. Kathy Murray of Hawthorn Medical presented a $10,000 check to...
View ArticleBCC Receives Largest Donation in College’s History
The Bristol Community College Foundation recently received a series of gifts totaling approximately $2 million from the Harold and Virginia Lash Trusts. This is the largest gift in the...
View ArticleSupply Drive
New Bedford Police and other organizations are stepping up to send relief to Puerto Rico. Continue reading…
View ArticleGive Blood To Support Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there is one simple thing everyone can do to show their support. Continue reading…
View ArticleThree Officers Graduate from Bristol County Canine Academy
A local family's donation comes full circle with the graduation of canine officers named after a late Dartmouth animal lover. Continue reading…
View ArticleWBSM TV: Hodgson Starting Crowdfunding Campaign to Pay for Wall
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson wants to take paying for President Trump's proposed border wall out of the hands of Congress, and directly to the people. Continue reading…
View ArticleBig Donation for BP Zoo Project
The Buttonwood Park Zoo has received a major contribution towards its efforts to transform an existing structure in the zoo into a more educational space. Continue reading…
View ArticleOPINION|Chris McCarthy: Governor Baker's Fall River Donors
Governor Charlie Baker is just as popular with Democrats as he is with Republicans. On the SouthCoast, they're willing to put their money where their mouth is. Continue reading…
View ArticleSet Teachers Up for Success with the Kia of Dartmouth Drive to Supply Our...
Help us collected much-needed school supplies for classrooms across the SouthCoast on Saturday, August 18. Continue reading…
View ArticleBlood Shortage Hits Southcoast
The American Red Cross is asking for blood donations during a nation-wide shortage. Continue reading…
View ArticleGleason Family YMCA Looking for 225 Turkey Donations This Thanksgiving
For the past two years, the Gleason Family YMCA in Wareham has served up 225 turkey dinner supply kits to families in the community leading up to Thanksgiving, thanks to a generous community sponsor....
View ArticleThanksgiving Turkey and Trimmings for YMCA
1420 WBSM has teamed up with the Gleason Family YMCA to help supply all the local families in need this Thanksgiving holiday. Continue reading…
View ArticleFill the Bus With Donated Toys Across the SouthCoast on Saturday
Safe Zones' annual Fill the Bus toy drive is slated for this Saturday, December 15, at multiple locations across the SouthCoast. Continue reading…
View ArticleHelp Keep the Sister Rose Overflow Shelter Open During the Winter
An estimated 60 people live without any kind of shelter in Greater New Bedford. Help keep them safe and warm this winter. Continue reading…
View ArticleDonate Baby Items to United Way of Greater New Bedford
New moms will be given these "Baby Bundles" to help get through the first stages of bringing baby home. Continue reading…
View ArticleEasy Way to Give Back to Local Animals This Season
The most difficult part of the holiday season for me is always taking down the Christmas tree. I love seeing all the family ornaments, love sitting at night by the soft glow of the lights and parting...
View ArticleArtist Makes Unique Donation to Lewiston, Maine Businesses
An artist in Woolwich made a one-of-a-kind donation. Continue reading…
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