Annual Massachusetts Moby Dick Marathon offers real-life night at the museum
New Bedford's Whaling Museum offers visitors an annual opportunity to experience a real-life night at the museum. It starts with one of the most famous first lines in American literary history. "'Call ...
Melville statue ahoy, a grant for Rozzie Bound, and poetry of St. Matthew
Herman Melville will stand in a swirl of waves and whale ribs in a new statue to be placed outside the Seaman’s Bethel in New ...
Lane closures coming to I-195 from Seekonk to New Bedford for MassDOT inspections
Commuters on I-195 can expect some lane closures on Thursday as MassDOT performs structure inspections from Seekonk to New ...
‘We miss them’: Exit of UMass art school leaves void in downtown New Bedford
On Union Street by the YMCA rises Portuguese artist Bordalo II’s nearly 20-foot-tall “Plastic Rooster,” made of recycled ...
26 projects want a cut of $1.6M in preservation money. You can help decide how it's spent.
Twenty-six projects want a cut of $1.6M in taxpayer funds, from bike paths to affordable housing. You can help decide which ...
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New Bedford reveals design for Herman Melville statue
A day before the Whaling Museum began its annual reading of Moby Dick in its entirety, the city’s mayor presented renderings ...
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Sculptor selected for New Bedford’s statue of Herman Melville at historic Seamen’s Bethel
Herman Melville’s statue will adorn the grounds of New Bedford’s historic Seamen’s Bethel where the author once stopped before going out to sea.