Virtual MS Walk Planned For May 1st [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY] wbsm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbsm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Assisting Elderly Women in Times of Need [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY]
A local, but little-known organization has been serving the needs of older women in New Bedford for more than 150 years.
The Association for the Relief of Aged Women was started by Quaker Rachel Howland in 1866 and continues today under the leadership of Executive Director Clare Foley and its Board of Directors.
The Association recently awarded $275,000 in grants to area Councils on Aging and other organizations that provide programs for elderly women and others.
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Clare Foley joined Townsquare Sunday host Jim Phillips this week to discuss the work of the Association for the Relief of Aged Women and its future plans. Ms. Foley s interview can be heard here:
Star Series in New Bedford Wraps Up April 29 [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY} wbsm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbsm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New Vaccination Site Opens in New Bedford [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY]
The site is located at the former E-P-A Dewatering facility on Tichon Avenue in the North Terminal.
The City of New Bedford and the New Bedford Community Health Center are operating the site, and Health Center C-E-P Cheryl Bartlett is overseeing its operation.
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Bartlett joins Townsquare Sunday host Jim Phillips this week to explain who s eligible to use the site, where the staffing is coming from, and the strategies being used to convince seafood workers to line up for their shot.
Bartlett was hoping to administer 1,000 vaccinations on Saturday, the site s opening day. Her interview can be heard here:
A Fresh Start in New Bedford [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY]
A program called New Bedford Fresh Start is asking for the public s help in assisting individuals and families in need. Fresh Start is operated through the City of New Bedford s Office of Community Service. The program has provided housewares and furniture to families who lost most of their possessions in recent fires in New Bedford. As a consequence, the inventory at Fresh Start needs a boost.
Volunteers will be collecting household items on Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Municipal Parking Lot at William and Sixth Streets, near New Bedford City Hall. Residents are asked to donate gently used housewares like dishes or toasters, to help people start over.