New Bedford's Clasky Common Festival of Lights was discontinued in 1973 after vandals destroyed much of the display and the city lacked funds to replace it.
The New Bedford Dry Goods Company opened Star Store at 715 Purchase Street at the corner of Union Street in 1844. As New Bedford grew, so grew the Star Store.
At the heart of the New Bedford Preservation Society's programs is its walking tours of historic properties, mills, cemeteries and gardens in the city.
Tournaments in lawn bowling and croquet were held at New Bedford's Hazelwood Park this year, and officials raved about greens, calling them 'world class.'
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