A better deal for New Bedford

The Boston Globe;  July 28, 1996 ;     700+ words ......penalties of whaling stop at this same New Bedford, thence to embark on their voyage...the time of the whale, 150 years ago, New Bedford was among the richest cities in America...women, a thriving textile industry kept New Bedford prosperous. Today the glory days are...

FOOTBALL; New Bedford commands respect.(Sports)

The Boston Herald;  November 27, 2001 ;     668 words ...New Bedford may have qualified for the playoffs via...said Buron, whose team will travel to New Bedford for a Division 1 semifinal tonight. They...because their offense is very explosive. New Bedford (7-4) finished second to Brockton in...

MOOD SWING NEW BEDFORD'S FIGHT FOR FERRY SERVICE IS ABOUT SHOWING...

The Boston Globe;  March 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ...NEW BEDFORD - On the bus ride into New Bedford along Route 140, 150 years of local history flits by. The...loom above the road, abandoned and menacing, as masts of New Bedford's fleet bob along the distant waterfront. Low, green, barracks-li...

A whaling city sets about recasting its gritty image ; New Bedford...

The Boston Globe;  July 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...NEW BEDFORD - This old whaling city has a growing...image local leaders want to project of New Bedford, rather than what some may associate...crimes, and industrial pollution. Now New Bedford officials are making the hard sell, trying...

New Bedford wins

The Boston Globe;  March 16, 1994 ;     471 words ......frightened everyone connected with the New Bedford basketball program last Monday when...ankle. "We were quite nervous," said New Bedford coach Ed Rodrigues. Wills' good health...7 steals as defending state champion New Bedford survived Everett, 63-54, in a Division...

New Bedford cast in title role again

The Boston Globe;  December 4, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Well, another New Bedford Invitational is in the books. It...it was even nicer of them to make New Bedford squirm a teeny bit. But this Division...that doesn't involve skates, then New Bedford will win it? "It was ugly," declared...

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Sea Classics;  May 1, 2001 ;     525 words ...NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS - The Whaling Museum announced that...October 1839-25 February 1841; Bark MINNESOTA of New Bedford voyage of 11 July 1876-20 May 1877, Ship FLORIDA of New Bedford's log for the period 10 May 1851-30 October 1854...

New Bedford bets casino would be cure, not curse

The Boston Globe;  October 6, 1994 ;     700+ words ...NEW BEDFORD -- The past is present in this chronically depressed...number of murders, rapes and robberies reported to New Bedford police exceeded last year's total. The number of New Bedford residents seeking treatment for intravenous drug...

Paul F. Walsh, 80, dentist, New Bedford politician.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

The Boston Herald;  September 4, 2004 ;     271 words ...Paul F. Doc Walsh of New Bedford, a dentist, politician and veteran, died Wednesday...brief illness. He was 80. Born and educated in New Bedford, he was an All-American tailback at New Bedford High School and led the Whalers to the state...

Joseph Ramos, 87, former treasurer of New Bedford

The Boston Globe;  April 9, 2007 ;     628 words ......mainstay of the immigrant community in New Bedford, where he was city treasurer for 12...said his stepson, Keith Francis of New Bedford. "He gave people the sense that it was...there and get ahead." Mr. Ramos, who was New Bedford's treasurer from 1971 to 1983, died...

Forward steps in New Bedford

The Boston Globe;  May 9, 1999 ;     683 words ...New Bedford has seemed like an urban Willy Loman...and crime behind it. But these days New Bedford is grappling with postcasino reality...the warm-weather months is a nightmare. New Bedford is building a ferry terminal that could...

Joseph Saulnier, was legislator, New Bedford city councilor; at 87

The Boston Globe;  June 26, 1993 ;     232 words ......former state Rep. Joseph D. Saulnier (R-New Bedford), who died Thursday of congestive heart failure in St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was 87. Mr. Saulnier was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. After graduating from St. Hyacinth's...

Islanders see threat in mainlanders' hope New Bedford leaders say...

The Boston Globe;  April 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ...The economically depressed city of New Bedford sees dollars in freight-carrying ferry...islanders see a Trojan horse instead. New Bedford sees a bolstered waterfront, more jobs...current: a concern that ferries from New Bedford might bring more than lumber and foodstuffs...

Wills, Clark unbeatable combo for New Bedford

The Boston Globe;  March 20, 1994 ;     531 words ......they have followed different paths at New Bedford High. While Wills is an established...night at the Centrum while sparking New Bedford to its second straight state championship...points during a decisive stretch as New Bedford held off Holy Name, 71-68, for the Division...

DANIEL F. DWYER, 69 NEW BEDFORD FUNERAL DIRECTOR

The Boston Globe;  July 26, 1987 ;     221 words ...Daniel F. Dwyer, 69, of New Bedford, a funeral director, died unexpectedly Saturday in St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford. Mr. Dwyer was born in New Bedford and was a 1937 graduate of Holy Family High School. He also graduated from the former New...