The South Coast Insider - June 2014

June 2014

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Vol. 18 / No. 6

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Read the labels

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From the Publisher Dateline South Coast

COVER STORY

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A voyage aboard the Charles W. Morgan

By Joyce Rowley

FOOD NOTES

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Great food, fantastic views

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The days are longer and the temperatures are

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starting to sizzle. It’s time to embrace the outdoors! With an abundance of graduations, cookouts and local festivals

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on tap (did I mention Father’s Day?) everyone’s June calendar is likely booked to the max.

Online Editors Paul Letendre Contributors Lilia Cabral, Michael J. DeCicco, Greg Jones, Tom Lopes, Brian Lowney, Sean McCarthy, Jay Pateakos, Elizabeth Morse Read, Joyce Rowley, Derek Vital

If you manage to find some available time, there are a number of interesting options available this month.

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COVER STORY

A very special homecoming

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By Joyce Rowley

When the Charles W. Morgan completes its 38th voyage this summer, it will have carried 80 voyagers across miles of open ocean to home ports.

These modern-day sailors will live and sleep in the same berths as the whalers slept; walk the decks and climb the riggings just as so many able-bodied seamen did while hunting for whales nearly two centuries ago.

Two of the voyagers representing New Bedford will travel from Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard back to New Bedford, the fourth port of call in a journey that brings history to life. The Morgan is the last wooden whaling ship in the world, an icon of New Bedford and South Coast heritage, and 6

these hearty souls jumped at the chance to make history.

The American experience

“The very thought that the Charles W. Morgan was coming back to the New Bedford Harbor and no one from the whaling museum would be on it was very unsettling,” said Michael Dyer, senior historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

While Dyer may have been selected to join the crew for his role with the whaling museum, most likely he was chosen for his

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contributions to whaling history through his publications and whaling exhibits.

Currently he is working on a book, “The Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt”, which researches pictorial records whalemen kept of the hunt, the ships, and the geography of their voyages. Sailing on the Morgan will give him insights into the rhythm and life on a whaler and the views of the land from the sea, Dyer said, for his chapter on the creative processes of whalemen.

“The Morgan spent its last

years in the Atlantic waters where Yankee whaling began,” said Dyer.

It was built at the peak of whaling in 1841, a time when America was establishing its hegemony, a global presence that meant having political influence in ports around the world. At the time, there were 742 whale ships in the American fleet.

For much of her active whaling voyages, the Morgan was berthed in San Francisco with the New Bedford fleet, taking two- to threeyear voyages that included sailing through the Pacific Ocean to Tahiti

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“They took a lot of baleen whales, bowhead whales,” Dyer said.

Whale bones were in high demand for corsets and hoop skirts while whale blubber was boiled down to light lamps. New Bedford became known as “the city that lit up the world.”

But despite their reputation, the Yankee whalers did not show traditional Yankee thrift in using all of the whale.

Carcasses littered the ocean floor after the spermaceti, blubber and bones were removed as the remains of hundreds of thousands of whales were dumped into the sea in the 19th century, according to Dyer.

But it was the 20th century whalers that pulled the whales out of the marine ecosystem in their entirety, Dyer said. From the 1930’s to 1972, “catastrophic mechanized whaling” began, he said, not by, but for, Americans. The modern whale ships returned nothing to the sea.

“America was buying trainloads of whale oil for everything from soap to cosmetics,” said Dyer.

In fact, Dyer believes that the Morgan’s role as a vehicle for 19th century American capitalism is why South Coasters should visit it when the vessel when it comes to New Bedford.

“There’s nothing more American than the last of the Yankee whalers.

It carried a polyglot of people, many of whom settled in New Bedford and the surrounding areas. That’s the American experience,” said Dyer.

Risk and collaboration

When Mystic Seaport in Connecticut asked Our Sisters School for a voyager, art teacher Mary Wayss was quick to respond.

Founded in 2008, the private school is named for “our sister sailors,” the siblings and family of whalers who caulked and cleaned the ships while they were in port and kept the homefires burning as the sailors went to sea.

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“I wanted to use the voyage for underlying themes of risk and collaboration as part of a thematic unit,” Wayss said, that she plans to incorporate the experience into her curriculum. While on board, she will create a narrative through photography, painting, printmaking and scrimshaw to accompany the curriculum.

“The whalers took immense risks that required immense collaboration or they never would have been successful catching whales or returning home.”

Wayss points to the Morgan’s excursion to the Arctic where it was trapped in sea ice. Without collaboration by the crew, they would never have gotten the ship free.

“Even the scrimshaw and drawings that were made. The artisans often made them as gifts for those

sleep. She and the other voyagers that start in Martha’s Vineyard will get a training session before setting sail.

“We may actually get some sailing in,” Wayss said. The Morgan does not have an engine aboard, and will be towed by Tisbury Tug for much of its journey. The rocky shoals off the coast of Massachusetts has sunk many a ship, and this one is far too precious to lose.

“It will be great to see it in New Bedford,” said Wayss. “New Bedford is really pulling out all the stops for the homecoming.”

The Morgan will arrive in New Bedford sometime around June 25, winds and seas permitting.

For those who measure time now in nanoseconds and who expect hourly weather reports to be accurate, it may be incomprehensible that there was a time when a few

“New Bedford is really pulling out all the stops for the homecoming.” at home. There was a great risk they wouldn’t make it back,” said Wayss.

“The whole premise at Our Sisters School is that my girls have to collaborate with one another through extracurricular activities, leadership and team building,” said Wayss.

And she points to her own risk in making the journey.

“I get more excited as time passes,” said Wayss. Although she claims not to be a sailor, she has sailed to Block Island and to Newport. Her favorite time, Wayss says, is when the sailboat leans into the wind so hard, she can touch the water.

Hopefully the Morgan won’t give her that experience, though. It’s three masts and hundreds of yards of sail were not meant for racing, but for stability.

Wayss will board the night before, although she admits she probably will be too excited to

days was as close as one could get to estimating arrivals.

The festivities will start on Saturday, June 28, allowing the ship and its voyagers a chance to clean up, and will run through Sunday, July 6 with the annual whaleboat races.

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The Tri-town area of Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester is blessed with an abundance of beauty. Captivating waterfront scenery, meticulously maintained historical homes and creative gardens show off the beauty that sets the three towns apart.

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ack in 1999, the Mattapoisett Women’s Club saw an opportunity to showcase those gardens around its native Mattapoisett, working to promote that beauty while helping to raise funds to support its scholarship, community service, education and other local endeavors. The 2014 garden tour, dubbed “Down By the Sea”, will take place on Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.

Without giving away any specific streets where the gardens will be located, Women’s Club Committee member Kathy McAuliffe said the tour will feature a total of nine gardens in town including two in the Village, one near Ned’s Point Lighthouse and another four that abut Buzzards Bay. Here’s a teaser to two of the Gardens: “It began as a small, colonial kitchen garden in 1980. Now a picket fence hems in the 1712 gambrel reproduction enclosing a changing color palette of cottage garden flowers. Spring bulbs, a variety of roses, daylilies and hosta hide among the boxwood, phlox, peonies, astilbe and rudbeckia, hoping they will be safe from the discerning deer.

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Be sure to look for the native blueberry bush that attracts a variety of birds.”

How about another? “This quiet, private setting was created in stages over the last 11 years. Use of granite and stone in the walls, steps, patio and gently curved pathways and garden edges connect different areas and unify the property. The perennial plants and shrubs were chosen for color, texture, season interest and growth expectations. Boxwood hedges, a row of hemlocks, rhododendrons and woody trees and shrubs give the garden structure interest year round.”

“It’s from east to west, covering the whole town,” added Barbara Van Inwegen, another Women’s Club committee member assisting with the bi-annual garden tours.

“This is our biggest fundraiser for our scholarships,” said McAuliffe, who reported four scholarships given out last year to graduating seniors totaling about $1,000 each.

As part of the garden tours, a buffet luncheon will also be served at the Bay Club, an Audubon Sanctuary, on its terrace overlooking the beautiful fairway on the first hole.

Burst onto the scene Van Inwegen said the first garden tour was hosted in 1999. A total of six gardens were featured with balloons marking each spot on the tour. As you can imagine, a combination of the seaside breeze capabilities coupled with some of the garden’s more prickly features, the balloons didn’t go over too well. All part of the trial and error of any new idea.

Secret gardens McAuliffe said people will not find out the location of any of the gardens until the tour begins and they are handed maps with the locations of the gardens. She said in lieu of balloons, one to two members of the Women’s Club will be at each garden to talk to the visitors. In addition to the Women’s

Club members, friends and family also donate their time to be hostess of the gardens for two to three hour shifts.

“It’s a great time for anyone who loves gardens. The annuals and hydrangeas will be in bloom; it’s so beautiful,” said Van Inwegen. “It’s only late June so it won’t be in the heat of the summer and it will be at a time when everything looks so good.”

McAuliffe said the gardens will also have multiple themes from hydrangea gardens to Nantucket-themed to another being a Cape Cod garden.

“After going to these, it truly inspires you to try it at your own garden,” said Van Inwegen. “It’s hard to believe on this cool, rainy spring day that in just a month and a half our town will be transformed by all the beautiful blooming annuals and perennials and we’ll be walking down streets lined with shade trees in full leaf.”

“It shows what you can accomplish,” added McAuliffe. “It helps to give people ideas; to provide inspiration.”

A worthwhile cause McAuliffe said the Women’s Club hopes to raise between $3,000 and $4,000 from the garden tour and luncheon, praying for the weather to hold out for the day.

The Women’s Club meets once a month from September to April. They also work on garden beautification projects around town including plantings in front of the Town Hall, library, post office and Historical Museum.

Seasonal plantings around Christmas time are something many town residents look forward to.

The Women’s Club also offers monthly speaking forums and has had representatives from Osprey of Buzzards Bay including a Salvation Army representative who helped in the disaster relief

efforts in Oklahoma and many more.

They meet the third Thursday of every month at the Congregational Church.

They also have two bridge groups as well as a literary group that often holds lively discussions that are open to the public.

“We’re totally vested in the community, not just for the Garden tours but we also are involved in Harbor Days and watering plants throughout the summer,” said McAuliffe. “We do the summer “Taste of the Town” during Harbor Days as well as a big pie sale.”

New recruits needed But like many groups of its kind, McAuliffe said the Women’s Club needs new, younger members to keep the mission rolling. Established in 1941 when many of their husbands were off to war, McAuliffe said the group now attracts recent retirees but could always use more help. A good number of those involved, including a few from the original 1941 group, are getting up there in age and a new crop of motivated women are needed to keep it going.

“It’s a valuable service we provide for the community,” said Van Inwegen.

“We don’t want to see it end. Everyone loves when we put flowers around town and when we decorate for the holidays,” said McAuliffe. “What we do is tradition and we need to have tradition.”

Advanced tickets for the Garden Tours are $15 or $40 for the tour and luncheon. While the luncheon tickets will only be sold up to four days before the June 28 event, Garden Tour tickets will be available the day of the event for $18. Tickets can be found at such local shops as Periwinkles in Fairhaven, the Bookstall in Marion, or the Pen & Pendulum, Town Wharf General Store or the Ying Dynasty Restaurant in Mattapoisett.

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The Buzzards Bay Coalition is holding its two annual fundraisers for the same reason an aquarium with a bed of hard, black sand and a crumpled beer can sits in the organization’s downtown display room.

The aquarium is there to illustrate the pollution and environmental damage the bay needs to be saved from. The 21st annual Buzzards Bay Swim, scheduled this year for June 28, and the Watershed Ride for bicyclists scheduled for Oct. 5, are two ways the coalition is raising awareness that the bay needs protecting.

Donna Cobert, the coalition’s director of membership and events, said the Swim celebrates a success story: a part of the Bay that has been protected and restored.

“It’s a clean bay for swimming in the outer harbor,” Cobert said. “But our smaller harbors and coves are impaired with pollution.”

The enemy of the Coalition’s efforts to keep the bay clean is the nitrates in man made waste that seep into groundwater and end up in the water. The nitrates create an overabundance of algae that blackens the ocean floor and kills the natural habitat that sea life needs for survival.

The heroes are the people who for 20 years have raised thousands of dollars each year to fund the coalition’s education, conservation and advocacy work.

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This year, 300 swimmers and 100 kayakers, who oversee newcomers swimming in the event, are expected to participate. The goal is to raise at least $140,000, Cobert said.

Cobert said there are two reasons people participate in the swim—they love to swim and they love to participate in a good cause. The swimmers have come from as far as western Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and New York.

The swim launches on the morning of June 28 from the pier at the former Davy’s Locker at East Beach in New Bedford and ends 1.2 miles later at the Department of Conservation and Recreation pier at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Most people take 70 to 80 minutes to get from one side to the other, but the fastest swimmers have done the course in around 20 minutes.

First-timers to the swim must have a kayak escort or have a swimming certification. Participants must be at least 12 years old. Teams of competitive swimmers as well as recreational swimmers regularly complete the course. At the close of the event, awards are given out to the fastest finisher in each age group.

can do this ride instead,” Cobert said. “It’s a chance to show off the entire Buzzards Bay watershed, allow people to see its coves and harbors. We are ready to see this event experience the same expanded growth as the swim.”

Over 100 bicyclists have participated every year since 2010. It has grown from 43 riders to over 100 in the last four years. It raises an average of $80,000 per year. One-third of the event’s bicyclists prefer to ride the shorter, 35mile course that the coalition added in 2010.

Most complete the ride in approximately six hours; the fastest completion time on record is three hours.

Cobert noted that neither event leaves safety behind. The Swim has emergency medical personnel on both ends of the course and in boats on the water. For the Ride, small vans called SAG Wagons monitor the bicycling and are dispatched for any medical or mechanical emergency or accident.

Plus, the Ride offers water and food stops along the route and a lunch stop at Eastover Farm in Rochester.

Cobert added, however, that neither event has had any medical emergencies or major accidents.

“It’s a great organization that promotes keeping our water clean, And I like a challenge, it’s a great challenge.”

For the landlubbers

If you prefer to stay on land, you can participate in the coalition’s Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride scheduled for October 5. Now in its eighth year, the Ride is a 75-mile bike route from Westport through farmland, coastal villages, New Bedford’s waterfront, cranberry bogs, and scenic back roads and ending at Quissett Harbor in Woods Hole.

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Jerry Payette, a 62-year-old U.S. Post Office letter carrier, has participated in both the Swim and the Ride, but not so he can win awards. He said he usually finishes last in both events, and that’s fine with him. He isn’t even concerned about training for the events.

“I keep myself in pretty good shape through daily exercise,” Payette said. “I swim for the sake of enjoyment.”

He participates also because it supports the Coalition’s water conservation efforts. “It’s a great organization that promotes keeping our water clean,” Payette said. “And I like a challenge, it’s a great challenge.”

Registration for both events is still open. To sign up, sponsor a participant or make a donation, go online to www.savebuzzardsbay.com.

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The Lloyd legacy

he true value of wilderness is not in its monetary value, but in the good it does for the people who visit and experience the wilderness. The soft, near-silence of a breeze in a forest, the echo of an owl’s call at midnight, a sunset unencumbered by urban architecture…these things give the heart comfort and settle the mind.

We who live in the South Coast are aware that it is increasingly developed, with less and less land available for simple enjoyment.

The people who live in South Dartmouth and the surrounding

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area are blessed in this regard, because of the resources of the Lloyd Center for the Environment, located at 430 Potomska Road.

A living memorial

In 1978, Karen Gallup (‘K.G.’) Lloyd donated much of the land that we now know as the Lloyd Center for the Environment to the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) as a living memorial to her mother, Katharine Nordell Lloyd, who had been a summer resident of nearby Potomska Point and a lifelong conservationist and a lover of nature.

In 1980, the Lloyd Center defined

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its mission as environmental education and research, developing articles of operation and hiring a full-time executive director. The official opening was in October, 1981, when the Lloyd Center began to make its programs on natural science and its workshops available to students, teachers and the general community. The programs were popular, well attended, and filled an obvious need. The charter was drawn up in November of 1984, and the IRS granted 501(c) 3 non-profit status on March 6, 1985.

Wasting no time, on May 15 of that year, the building and grounds of the Lloyd Center were signed over

to the new organization. The Lloyd Center had become a separate, notfor-profit organization.

Education and Outreach

What began as a generous bequest has grown over the years into what might be termed a force for nature, its influence and benefits extending well beyond the boundaries of the property itself. The education programs serve over 12,000 students every year from over 45 different schools throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The outreach programs, which run year-round, range from canoe tours to kayak trips, from owl-prowls to

whale-watches, and cover animals from butterflies to birds. The outreach programs have expanded to reach over 2,000 community members in 2013 alone.

With just eight full-time staff and three part-time staff members, the Lloyd Center could not keep up with the demand without volunteers. They make events such as the Slocum Challenge Regatta and the Family Fun Day work smoothly, and the Lloyd Center is always looking for a few good helping hands. Jen Wimmer at 508-990-0505 x14 is the contact, or simply go to the Center’s website, www.lloydcenter. org.

Visitors Center and Grounds

The land of the Lloyd Center is an impressive sampling of the natural bounty of the South Coast. The 55 acres that were donated in 1978 were augmented in 2009 by an additional donation of 27 acres from the estate of ‘K.G.’ Lloyd. The land consists of tidal estuaries along the Slocum River and maritime forests, and the Lloyd Center’s headquarters overlooks this natural bounty.

Some 30,000 visitors come to the Lloyd Center every year to walk the trails, observe the wildlife, take part in a program or simply celebrate the serene splendor of nature’s bounty. It’s one of the great gems in all of the South Coast. The trails, five and one-half miles of them and are free for the hiking, are open from dawn to dusk, every day.

The Visitors Center, located at 430 Potomska Road, has no admission fee and is worth a visit just for the view, which was named one of 15 “special places” in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The exhibits inside are simply a bonus. The Visitors Center is open year-round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday and on Sundays June to September.

Summer Programs

This summer, the Lloyd Center’s Coastal Studies program for

children in grades three through eight enters its 33rd season. The Coastal Studies summer programs include field study, laboratory work and lots of fun at the same time.

The programs run for one-week at a time Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Young Naturalist program is for children ages five to seven. It’s a summer’s worth of exploration and fun as they discover and learn about the creatures and habitats native to the Lloyd Center for the Environment.

The program covers the full range of habitats—the sun, sea, sky, forests and ponds—with hands-on learning, games and activities.

Children can participate in half-day or full-day sessions, and since each session is unique, you can sign up your child for multiple programs.

Discounts apply: members’ children and grandchildren under the age of 18 are eligible for member’s rates. Programs run Monday through Thursday from June 30 to Aug. 14. Morning sessions are 9:30 a.m. to noon and afternoon sessions are 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The all-day session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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The best way to appreciate and support the Lloyd Center is by becoming a member. Memberships support education programs in high-need areas, as well as help keep the Visitor’s Center and grounds open to the public at no charge. Member information can be found on the Lloyd Center’s website, www.lloydcenter.org.

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hildren who practice martial arts at a young age are going to learn respect, discipline and patience. They gain confidence and self respect. And it’s also an energetic outlet.

And it may be a surprise to find out that children who practice martial arts are taught how to avoid physical confrontation.

“The most important thing that a student can learn isn’t the martial art, but the personal development,” says Steve Whittier, Master Instructor at Nexus Martial Arts in Wareham. “Teenagers who have started as children are now seeing the fruits of their labor. They’re becoming equipped to be successful beyond the studio. They’re learning life lessons.”

Children can begin martial arts training as young as three. But what you’ll get at the local karate studio is much different than what you get at the local movie theatre.

While Hollywood sells tickets with flashy, action-packed karate films, a real-life film about martial arts would likely have very little fighting, if any. Local teens and young adults who have invested years studying how to punch, kick and block say that they have never had to use their fighting skills.

“Real martial arts are different from what you see on television or what you see in the movies,” said Steve Arsenault, owner of Kenpo

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Karate School in New Bedford.

“This is all about discipline, control and good citizenship—that comes before the karate and the kids know it.”

Success stories

C.J. Soares of Dartmouth began studying martial arts at six years old. That was 11 years ago. Today he is a student and instructor at Arsenault’s. His mother Beth Soares said the best thing she ever did was sign her son up for karate.

“When C.J. started in the studio, he was very shy,” said Beth “Within a six-month period he was full of confidence. He came home from his first competition (in Montreal) with a gold medal and his confidence was through the roof. He’s been unstoppable ever since.”

C.J. said the instruction has taught him discipline and how to use defense to protect yourself and others.

“A lot of people think it’s just about fighting and beating up others,” said C.J. “But one of the first things you have to learn is self control. You can’t be using it on anyone.”

At one point C.J. was attending Arsenault’s five days a week. The discipline learned through karate has helped him avoid some of the pitfalls that have affected his peers.

“I’ve seen some of my friends get into drugs, but practicing martial arts keeps me off the streets,” he

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says. “I’m spending my time at the studio and not the streets.”

Soares’ 11-year old sister Elizabeth is also active in karate. She loves showing off the moves she learns in class to her friends.

“It’s awesome when you can get to do your moves with your friends and they like it too,” she says.

“Plus I feel safer because I know how to defend myself. I feel like if I see a man who looks a little ‘iffy,’ I’ll know how to handle him if

he goes after me.”

Logan Grajales of Fairhaven is 15.

He has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing at Nexus for five years.

“Martial arts will help keep kids out of trouble,” Grajales says.

“You learn to confront dangerous situations and avoid actual fights and calm the situation down.”

Start ‘em young

The greatest challenge for

C.J. Soares does a one-handed cartwheel during a karate demonstration at the Schwartz Center for Handicapped Children.

instructors with younger students is to keep their attention, according to Shannon Nadeau, owner of U.S.A. Karate in Somerset.

“In five seconds their attention could be gone,” Nadeau says, “so it’s very important to challenge them constantly. You need to change topics often and you need to make it so that it’s interactive.

You’re giving them commands, having them make eye contact and keep them moving. You always have to be matching their energy.”

Anna Oliveira of Dartmouth has a son Kaidan, 7, and a daughter Aliana, 3. Aliana is in her fourth month at Arsenault’s.

“Aliana talks about karate all the time,” Anna claims. “She’s really into it. When she knows that she’s going to class she gets really excited. She and her brother practice their moves together. She’ll even

than their gender. Whittier says that the first class for new students may start out with the instructor telling the students to concentrate on his nose for 10 seconds, getting them to strengthen their focus.

It can be scary at first,” says 26-year old Stephanie Winters, a student and instructor at U.S.A. Karate. She has been studying for almost 20 years. “They want to do it but they don’t know what to expect.

We talk to the parents and the grandparents a lot to let them know what support the student needs.

After their first two classes they get their uniform and belt and that’s awesome for them. They want to see that they’re doing a good job.”

Reaping the benefits

Karate is a 24-7 sport—something that stays with you when you walk out the door of the studio and

“For a kid to progress the instructor has to be energetic and engaging.

If they’re successful in the martial arts it’ll translate into the real world.” try it with the baby sitter.”

Jose Garcia of New Bedford has two sons at Arsenault’s – Elvis, 7, and Elton, 5. They’ve both been attending classes for nine months.

“They listen better and they show greater respect at home,” Garcia says. “This comes from having an instructor.”

Nadeau said that if students are engaged and making progress, they are more likely to benefit from karate.

“Kids have to see progression, they want to see rewards,” Nadeau says. “You have to continually pat them on the back. For a kid to progress the instructor has to be energetic and engaging. If they’re successful in the martial arts it’ll translate into the real world.”

In youthful martial arts girls can be paired against boys. The level of performance is more important

when you walk out the door of your house. What you learn in class is with you everywhere you go. Most gains are made in areas that don’t have anything to do with fighting.

“Any responsible instructor has been taught to correctly relay the message to the kids that it’s not about fighting, it’s about self-control,” Arsenault says.

“What we’re looking for in our young students is for them to be introduced to the martial arts and start to experience the benefits of it,” Whittier says. “It’s disguised as a playful learning activity but at the same time they’re starting to be introduced to the skills that are going to form the foundation for moving forward. They’re not thinking of the technical aspects, they’re just thinking that it’s something fun and at the same time they’re getting the seeds of leadership training.”

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Starting June 21, the Islander departs daily from the State Pier in Fall River, next to Battleship Cove where ample parking is available. It sails through Mt. Hope and Narragansett Bays before arriving in downtown Newport.

While in Newport, passengers may choose to spend the day there or continue on to Block Island, with several departure times available.

The new Fall River to Newport trip takes under an hour and Newport to Block Island is about 60 minutes. Visitors from southeastern Massachusetts can enjoy a leisurely ride to Newport and then have the option of going on to Block Island or enjoying the many tourist sites in Newport.

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The fact that the ferry now links three southern New England tourist centers will mean more

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Unfortunately, as with many things these days, the funding available for public transportation has simply not kept pace with the services needed.

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Improvements started in 2012 with the restoration of holiday bus service. After that, the upgrades seemed to come fast and furious. In January of 2013, there was a complete overhaul of the SRTA fare structure. This overhaul removed fare zones and introduced the Charlie Card, making it easier and more affordable for people to ride the bus.

Night riders In April 2013 riders were pleasantly surprised and grateful for the long overdue and badly needed addition of evening service to several routes. Night service was added to four routes in New Bedford, four routes in Fall River and to the intercity route between Fall River and New Bedford.

The new terminal, the Louis D. Pettine Transportation Center, opened on Fourth Street in Fall River in July 2013 and a new Boston Hospital Shuttle

on the actions of our local, state and federal representatives. They need to be made aware of how badly this service is needed. I remember what it was like to rely on public transportation and elected officials should be encouraged to support the funding necessary for the extension of this vital service.

Presently, SRTA is conducting a Comprehensive Service Assessment which is a state-mandated study to evaluate current fixed route service and create service alternatives for specific funding scenarios. In other words, SRTA is determining what changes could be made to its various routes and service under three different funding scenarios: 1. no increase in funding; 2. limited increase in funding; and 3. unlimited funding.

Your voice matters There have been two public meetings held to present the CSA process

Ridership has increased 16 percent from 2012 to 2013 service was started in September 2013.

This shuttle provides weekly service for seniors, persons with disabilities and veterans from New Bedford and Fall River. Please contact SRTA for more information on pick up points and scheduling for this service.

Ridership on the rise As a result of these changes, ridership has increased 16 percent from 2012 to 2013, proving the old Hollywood adage that, “If you build it they will come.” It is hard not to imagine how much ridership would increase if funding were plentiful and routes and service were adapted to fit the needs of riders instead of expecting riders to adapt to the limits of funding.

Unfortunately, the funding for continued night service is not guaranteed and this money is due to run out in June. This service is imperative, especially for people without a vehicle trying to get to school or to their job.

The future of this service is dependent

and to get general feedback from bus riders and any other interested parties. There were also two additional public meetings held to present the potential service alternatives that will be assigned to each appropriate funding scenario. The meetings, held in New Bedford and Fall River, were well attended. The meeting goers were engaged and interested and feedback was lively.

Feedback is still needed for these service alternatives. Please visit www.

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YOUR HEALTH

in moderation

By Elizabeth Morse Read

I am always leery about eating packaged foods, so I scrutinize the nutrition info printed all over the box or can or bag.

I am the annoying woman blocking the aisle or freezer door when you’re in a hurry…

So—I’m looking for a “healthy” snack and I pick up a box of “naturally-flavored light butter popcorn,” which contains three 2.9 oz. microwaveable bags (hmmm…does the weight include the sealed paper bag or just the unpopped corn kernels in each bag?), and FYI everything inside is kosher. Good to know.

Wow! It says here that there’s 50 percent less fat and has fewer calories than “regular butter microwave popcorn.” It says 100 percent whole grain!

0 percent trans fats per serving! Only 1 percent (25 mg) of my recommended DV (daily value) of sodium per one cup of popped popcorn! TMI. So I have to stop, blocking the aisle as if I have all the time in the world (which I don’t) and nothing better to do (which I do), just so I can decipher what’s printed all over this box/can/bag.

Go figure Okay. You got all that straight so far?

On the current nutrition facts label (Where’d I put my glasses?), it says that a “serving size” is 2 tablespoons (or 33 grams) of unpopped corn kernels.

(Now, I ask you—who eats unpopped corn kernels? Where’s my calculator?)

Anyhow, that amount converts to 3½ cups when popped. Each serving of unpopped corn equals 140 calories, 1 cup popped corn equals 10, but each serving of unpopped equals 3½ cups popped, remember? And the number of servings per container (one bag?

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whole box?) is “about 8.” About? As in maybe 7, maybe 9?? Unless you were a whiz in high school chemistry or you can convert everything into the metric system in your head, the current nutrition facts deck is stacked against you.

For every item on your shopping list, you could have a petit mal seizure just trying to convert grams of kosher unpopped X into “recommended” servings of Y—and you still will not know how much salt you just ate or how many calories you’ve consumed. It’s a lot like trying to solve those 7th-grade

math puzzles about two trains leaving Chicago. Geez—all I wanted was a healthy snack.

No wonder only 54 percent of Americans, according to a 2008 FDA survey, were regularly reading the “nutrition facts” labels on the cereals and frozen pizzas and mac&cheese and all the other processed foods they feed themselves and their children.

The printed label is supposed to be informative and helpful, but its current format is neither. If you persevere and finally translate the mathematical

mumbo-jumbo, you realize that processed food is probably as unhealthy for you as eating at Mickey D’s every day. And, to add insult to injury, processed food costs more per serving than fast-food, plus you get to do all the cooking and the clean-up! It’s basically slow fast-food.

Sticker shock The coming changes in packaged food labeling may be a total non-event to some people, like the daily pollen counts or the national debt, but it’ll be a significant consumer-awareness and public health milestone. It doesn’t mean that everybody will suddenly start reading the nutrition facts labels, but at least the labels will be more userfriendly and understandable.

For starters, the truly important consumer information (like serving size, calories per serving) will take front-and-center and be printed in large boldface type, instead of being buried in the fine print. The new labels will break out “per serving” numbers from “per package” numbers. Right now, many people think the calorie number printed on the nutrition facts label is the total for the whole container, not for just one serving.

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1993 labels, presenting new rules on what needs to be printed on packaged food nutrition labeling. Lobbyists for Big Agra and the Grocery Food Manufacturers Association are not jumping for joy about these new labeling mandates, but they’ll have to comply when the changes go into effect in two years.

Some packaged food producers are already ahead of the regulatory curve —for instance, many yogurt products are now sold in more nutritionally-realistic 6-ounce containers, instead of the old 8-ounce containers. We’ve given over too much responsibility for how much we eat to the food product producers. Just because it’s on your plate or in the box doesn’t mean you have to eat it all, even if it tastes yummy and you are just stah-ving and you don’t have time to do the voodoo math.

The ingredients box is a good place for consumers to start, but the bottom-line chemistry of those ingredients will be in the nutrition facts box.

One of the major changes to the new labels will be that natural sugars (i.e., fructose, lactose) in a packaged food product will be separated from added sugars like high-fructose corn syrup.

Long story short—a natural sugar is essentially healthful-added sugars are not. Added sugars are the ones that make you fat and sick. We already accept that there are both good fats and bad fats, so making that same distinction between natural and added “sugars” should be pretty painless. You’ll be better able to compare different brands of soup or cottage cheese or bread to make a healthier choice, all things considered.

Betcha can’t eat just one Probably the most significant change on the new FDA nutrition fact labels will be a realistic re-definition of “serving size.” Currently, the label on a pint of ice cream says it contains four “servings,” and all the printed calorie and nutritional information is based on that key metric. Helloo?? When was the last time you opened an economy-sized bag of Cheetos and carefully poured

out a single serving? When you open a can of “heart-healthy” soup, do you heat up just the printed serving size or the whole can?

The current nutrition facts label on those four-packs of freshly-baked chocolate chip muffins says there are 210 calories per serving—and there are twelve servings in the box. Hmmm.

Four muffins = twelve servings? Who eats 1/3 of a muffin?? So, if you eat a whole muffin, that’s 630 calories, almost a third of your recommended daily caloric intake. And, if you nibble all four muffins, that’s more than 2,500 calories, assuming you don’t eat anything else all day.

Super-size me Your typical American portion size (which is a matter of personal choice) is much larger than the printed-onthe-box “serving size” (which is a recommendation, a suggestion), so you’re not learning much about your actual caloric intake by reading the current labels. The new labels will highlight the more realistic typical portion size, for better or worse, and will adjust all the calorie and nutrition facts to reflect that shift. In other words, if you binge on that whole pint of Ben & Jerry’s or that whole bag of Fritos or that whole family-size can of Dinty Moore stew, at least you’ll be better forewarned of the damage.

A published serving size is what someone above-your-pay-grade decided how much of a particular product you should eat, based on a 2,000 calorie/day diet. But when all those numbers on the box have been skewed in favor of fast-cheap-easy instead of good-for-you, you need to realize that Cap’n Crunch and Aunt Jemima and Chef Boyardee really don’t give a hoot about your health.

A portion size is how much people actually “serve” themselves. A two-pack of Twinkies may contain two servings, but most people are going to eat the both of them. When your grandmother hands you that bowl of mashed potatoes, you don’t want to hurt her feelings so you go for “seconds,” even if you’re no longer hungry. That kind of

mindless noshing has little to do with hunger or health or pleasure.

Social scientists and nutritionists wonder how the long-living Japanese can self-monitor their portion sizes by practicing hara hachi bu [see sidebar], yet “all-you-can-eat!” Americans are plagued by chronic diet-related diseases like diabetes and arteriosclerosis.

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Leading a vegan lifestyle

By Sean McCarthy

How On Earth in Mattapoisett offers many fresh salads, including Penne Pasta Salad

Who could say “no” to pizza?

Vegans can. In fact, vegans say “no” to a lot of things.

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f it has anything to do with animals, vegans want nothing to do with it. Whether it’s succulent filet mignon or a Gucci leather handbag, vegans put their ethics before food and fashion.

It’s not just what you put in your body, it’s also what you put on your body.

Veganism takes vegetarianism to the next level. They not only reject meat, they refuse to eat or wear any animal-derived foods or goods, including dairy and eggs. Vegans also stay away from purchasing products that have been tested on animals.

“Be aware,” says 20-year old Stella Sparilla of Fairhaven who became a vegetarian at the age of 10 before evolving to veganism in the last year. “Meat-free doesn’t always mean free of animal products. If you totally want to eliminate animal cruelty from your diet, as well as eating healthy, it’s a lot of work to find out which brands you can trust. It’s important to read the ingredients on the back of the package, not just what’s on the front. Some companies that claim to be do-gooders really aren’t.”

Sparilla points out that the chemicals put in animals are transferred to whoever eats meat and the by-products.

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antibiotics are being put in all the animals, but eventually they become immune to them and develop new diseases,” said Sparilla. “As a result people are often ingesting the antibiotics and any of the diseases that haven’t been treated yet. This lifestyle is particularly dangerous for children.”

Know the rules

“A lot of knowledge goes into being a vegan,” says Tim Cole, Manager at How On Earth, a market and restaurant in Mattapoisett that serves some foods and meals that cater to vegans. “Whether you’re inspired by personal ethics or you’re doing it for your health and wellness, there’s a good amount of responsibility if you want to live that lifestyle.”

Vegans need to lookout for many animal byproducts that may be in their foods including derivatives such as casein, whey, collagen and lactose. Gelatin is also avoided by vegans because it is made from the bones, skin and connective tissue of animals such as cattle, chickens, pigs and fish.

“I became a vegan for ethical reasons,” says 36-year old Adam Gonsalves, a New Bedford resident who went vegan at the age of 16.

“I learned about what was going on in the

slaughterhouses. Then I learned how the dairy industry actually supports the meat industry with things like veal, because in order for cows to produce milk they have to be impregnated and the baby cows are sold to the veal industry. I stopped with dairy and then with eggs because of the treatment of chickens. It’s important to be conscious of what you eat and how it affects everything and everyone around you.”

Gonsalves’ wife Erin was a vegetarian from the age of six until 24, when she made the decision to go vegan about three years ago. Today she is a Biology and Chemistry teacher at Old Colony Vocational High School in Rochester. She and her husband were vegans before they met.

“At the start it was a challenge,” said Gonsalves. I was a 16-year old boy who didn’t know how to cook. I had to learn a lot for myself. I eventually learned how to bake and cook.

It was challenging. I started with things I knew like spaghetti, but then I began eating foods I’d never had before. I ate a lot of Lebanese foods that were vegan. As I learned more my palette grew. Now I eat a wide array of foods.”

A major challenge for vegans is cheese.

Sparilla says it was the only real hurdle in going vegan. The Gonsalves often purchase the product Daiya, which has a similar consistency and

cooking properties as actual cheese.

“It melts and stretches just like cheese,” Erin says. “It allows us to have mac-and-cheese and pizza. It makes our cheese cravings easy to fix.

We go through it pretty fast in our home.”

The Gonsalves also buy Tempe as opposed to tofu, because it’s absorbing qualities enhance the flavors very well, and it accommodates any meal.

“Eating vegan is definitely more economical,” Sparilla says. “You’re not buying meat which is typically more expensive. However, if you’re buying organic to avoid chemicals it can get expensive, but I’ve found the best thing to do is to find out what’s on sale at the grocery store.”

Sparilla says that vegans have access to a lot of quick snacks, foremostly fruit and vegetables such as bananas and carrots. She also enjoys her own Smoothies, particularly with an abundance of spinach and a banana or an avocado.

Veganism on the rise

Americans consume one-sixth of the world’s meat but that number is on the decline.

Veganism in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last five years—two-and-a-half percent of Americans eat a vegan diet. Seventy percent of American vegans did so because of the treatment of animals, while those who practice the lifestyle have seen notable weight loss and decreases in cholesterol and blood pressure.

Local dining options

The last 10 years have been beneficial for South Coast vegans, primarily in the New Bedford area. Not so long ago, vegans had to travel to Providence to find the foods that sustained them. Today, downtown New Bedford has three restaurants that provide vegan meals.

Eric Goggin is the co-owner of The Green Bean with his sister Andrea. They are located on the corner of Union and Purchase St. in downtown New Bedford. He says that with all of the students downtown on a regular basis, vegan food has a greater group of consumers than other areas in the region.

A couple of the Green Bean’s favorite vegan offerings are their Tofu Curry Scramble which features sautéed onions and spinach, tomato and a hummus curry blend in a wheat rap or in a bowl. They also offer T.L.T., which stands for their homemade Tofu bacon with lettuce and tomato, and a hummus spread instead of mayonnaise on wheat bread.

The Green Bean also goes through a loaf of banana bread and banana-nut bread every day.

Byrnes points out that you can enjoy a vegan meal even if you aren’t a practicing vegan, and

there can be health benefits even if you don’t practice it constantly.

“People shouldn’t be afraid of vegan foods,” Goggin says. “We have customers who say ‘Oh, that’s vegan, I can’t eat it,’ but it can really be enjoyed by anyone. You can’t develop problems by eating vegan.”

Destination Soups’ two most popular vegan meals are their Chick Pea Peanut Curry which includes Garbanzo beans, potatoes, fresh vegetables, sweet and spicy peanut broth served in a bowl. Another favorite is a salad that includes the vegetable protein Quinoa, avocado, roasted beets, and curried almond slices. In the summertime they serve up to 20 of them a day. Byrnes claims the dish has as much of the protein and fats that would satisfy a common meat eater.

“The quality of food is not diminished if it’s vegan,” says Devin Byrnes, owner of Destination Soups on Union Street in downtown points out.

“People think vegan food is bland but it can be more flavorful than some meat sources such as chicken.”

With the sole exception of quesadillas —which rely on cheese—No Problemo on the corner of William and Purchase Streets in downtown New Bedford can make any of their meals vegan.

Regardless of what you’re ordering, if you let the person serving you know that you want it to be vegan, then they will tailor it to your wishes.

You can always use No Problemo’s password— “No cow.”

Two of No Problemo’s tastiest menu items are their Veggie Burrito with rice, black beans, salsa, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, scallions, lettuce and spinach. They also offer a burrito called Diablo which includes rice, refried beans, salsa, jalapenos and chipotle hot sauce.

All three downtown restaurants claim that their amount of vegan customers is upwards of 20 percent. That means that approximately one out of every five customers in these restaurants is ordering vegan.

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But since buying prepared vegan meals on a regular basis can get expensive, many vegans prepare their own. Local vegans can get a lot of their contents from area supermarkets such as Market Basket, but there are certain foods and products that require a trip to a specialty store.

Nick O’Berry of Down To Earth, a natural food store in New Bedford, says that 50 percent of his store’s food and products can be used as part of a vegan lifestyle, ranging from meat substitutes to snack foods. O’Berry claims that

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one of their most popular items is Tofurkey, a tofu-based food that tastes like turkey.

“Our food is made to taste as good or better than conventional foods,” O’Berry says. “Our produce is organic and our body care products are not tested on animals.”

“Being vegan doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy food,” Sparilla says. “There are so many delicious vegan things in the world. You can have vegan ice cream or vegan pizza—you can find replacements for almost anything.”

A healthy alternative

In addition to tasting great, a vegan diet can help you remain healthy.

“Vegans don’t have to worry about malnutrition,” says Cathy Bowers, a Registered Dietitian based in Mattapoisett. “A plant-based diet is rich in fiber and antioxidants which help to protect the body against free radicals which are thought to be the root of many diseases and problems. A vegan diet has been shown to reduce the risk of many chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, Type-2 diabetes and certain cancers such as colon and prostate.”

Bowers challenges the notion that vegans suffer from a lack of protein.

“It’s really not difficult at all to get enough protein if you’re a vegan,” she says. “There are

a lot of great protein sources in a vegan diet— nuts, seeds, whole grains, and legumes. It’s economical and it’s environmentally friendly.”

Sparilla gets much of her protein in the form of hemp, which she usually orders online in bulk from the website www.amazon.com.

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A misconception about vegans is that they’re trying to recruit everyone to their approach to diet. Traditionally, vegans don’t wear their lifestyle on their sleeve, and most vegans aren’t judgmental of those who choose to eat animal-based foods and wear animal-made products.

“I don’t ever try to recruit people,” Sparilla says. “It’s been my experience that not pushing it on people will make them more interested.”

Ultimately, those that have switched to veganism feel that the benefits far outweigh the sacrifices.

“When you consider the environment, the animals, and your own health, I can’t think of any reason not to be a vegan,” Gonsalves says.

“I’m searching for the healthiest, most ethical lifestyle I can find,” Sparilla says. “I’m just trying to find what’s best for me and what’s best for everyone else.”

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Dining with a view

By Brian J. Lowney

Spectacular views of the Taunton River and high-quality cuisine have people flocking to the Tipsy Seagull Dockside Pub in Fall River during the summer months.

One of summer’s greatest pleasures is dining al fresco, whether it’s a casual lunch with friends or an elegant dinner enjoyed on a restaurant deck with a panoramic view of racing sailboats and a majestic sunset.

The South Coast abounds with seaside dining spots, ranging from cozy cafes where guests can enjoy casual fare such as burgers, melts, chowder and clam cakes, to acclaimed restaurants where patrons can begin their dining experience with a glass or two of wine from local vineyards and savor fresh-off-the-boat seafood accompanied by farm fresh vegetables just picked that morning.

Bristol hotspots

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Bristol Harbor and its bustling yachting scene.

According to Jeff Guertler, proprietor of the popular dining spot, a summer evening concert series in nearby Independence Park will entertain outdoor guests from June 20 to July 3. Restaurant specials will include refreshing $5 Jose Cuervo margaritas, calamari schnitzel, seafood, steaks, and a German burger topped with zesty red cabbage, pickles and German mustard.

For a real summer treat, enjoy a Hefeweizen, a full-bodied beer that originated in Southern Germany that is brewed with a large proportion of wheat in addition to malted barley. It has a sweet and fruity taste and is usually served in a tall glass, sometimes with a slice of lemon.

“Bristol is a great destination,” Guertler notes, adding that popular local tourist attractions include Linden Place and the Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, one of the nation’s foremost public gardens.

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Fourth of July festivities,” he continues. “It’s a lot of fun.” For more information, visit www. redlefsens.com.

Another favorite seaside dining spot in historic Bristol is Quito’s, a bustling little family restaurant known for its great seafood and Italian cuisine.

Owner Al Quito says many hungry diners flock to the eatery to enjoy, “oysters, littlenecks and lobsters right out of the bay” and other specialties such as lobster scampi, fish tacos and scallop rolls.

“When the weather gets nice, most of the dining is outside,” Quito observes, adding that in addition to enjoying good food and refreshing beverages, guests are also treated to spectacular views of pleasure boats sailing along Bristol Harbor.

Since the restaurant is located on the bike path, Quito says that some guests cycle to the eatery to enjoy a hearty lunch or dinner.

For those with a sweet tooth, Quito’s now

serves tantalizing gelato and Italian sorbetto.

“Gelato fits the theme of an Italian restaurant,” the owner says, adding while sea salt caramel and pistachio are among the most popular flavors of gelato, some guests opt to end their meal with a refreshing serving of lemon, raspberry or pink lemonade sorbet. To look at a menu and for more information, log onto quitosrestaurant.com.

Another East Bay favorite is The Wharf Tavern in Bristol, where visitors can catch a glimpse of the Warren River from almost any table.

While the East Bay landmark offers a wide variety of menu items, The Wharf Tavern is perhaps best known for its delicious seafood entrees, including baked stuffed shrimp, scallops, salmon, and of course, lobster. A personal favorite is grilled swordfish, generously topped with herb butter.

For a relaxing lunch, patrons can choose from flatbread pizzas, healthy entrée salads, burgers, wraps, and succulent lobster and clam rolls. For heartier appetites, there are steaks, pasta and seafood dishes that feature the freshest offerings from local waters. For more information, visit www. thewharftavernri.com.

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At 15 Point Road Restaurant in Portsmouth,R.I., owner Sean Smith says that after a long harsh winter, guests eagerly return every summer to enjoy refreshing cocktails and delicious fare on the deck, which offers beautiful views of the Sakonnet River and Old Stone Bridge.

“You get a nice breeze from the river,” Smith begins, adding that the popular restaurant serves lunch outdoors from June until the end of August.

“We’re known for our duck,” the restaurateur reveals, adding that a different presentation is served each evening.

Describing the atmosphere as “casual upscale,” Smith adds that 15 Point Road serves, “everything from rack of lamb to fish and chips.”

New this summer will be a dedicated gluten-free menu, featuring pizza, pasta dishes and other specialties.

Fifteen Point Road also features a variety of locally produced wines, with selections from Newport, Greenvale and Sakonnet Vineyards. To learn more about the restaurant, visit www.15pointroad. com.

Enjoy a tropical cocktail, listen to some lively entertainment and view a colorful sunset reminiscent of Fall River’s finest those viewed at At the Tipsy Seagull Dockside located at the Borden Light Mallory Square Pub, Marina in Fall River, guests will in Key West. think that they’ve landed in the

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“We’re just a happy, friendly place,” says Paul Rambocas, restaurant manager. “We have great value-priced food.”

According to Rambocas, the restaurant purchases fresh-off-the-boat fish and shellfish daily, and serves seasonal produce picked from local farms.

Lunch guests can choose from chowder, salads, sandwiches, paninis, brick oven pizzas and more. One delicious dinner entrée is the Padanaram Bouillabaisse, a delicious seafood stew made with mussels, scallops and fresh fish sautéed with capers, green olives, tomatoes, onion and garlic in a Portuguese broth and served over angel hair pasta. For more information, visit www.blackbassma.com.

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COVER STORY

Thanks coach

By Derek Vital Growing up, I was jealous of my best friend Russell. We both played Little League baseball in our hometown of Lakeville. I was on the Tigers. We routinely finished in last place and wore banana-yellow uniforms. To make matters worse for a pre-teen growing up in the early 1980s we had a female head coach.

Russell, on the other hand, played for the Pirates. They had black and gold uniforms and were at or near the top of the standings every year. Oh, and his dad was his coach.

The winning and the cool uniforms were nice, but what was really important was having his dad in the dugout. My dad went to most of my games, but he would watch the action from the comfort of his vehicle.

From that point on, I vowed to myself I would help coach my children’s sports teams if given the opportunity.

This summer, my son Connor is a member of the Mariners in the tee ball division of the Dartmouth Youth Athletic Association. I am one of five dads that are helping to coach the team. We’ve only had one practice, but I’m loving every minute of it.

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has fun and makes some new friends.

There are countless dads (and moms) that have coached their children’s youth sports teams. They should all be commended for their dedication and effort. Without these volunteers, youth sports would cease to exist.

A few special individuals go above and beyond coaching their own children’s teams and continue

volunteering when their own kids stop playing.

Married to baseball Fall River resident Glenn Hathaway served as a coach, umpiring chief, vice president and president of the Maplewood Independent Youth Baseball League for 15 years.

Beginning in the late 1980s, Hathaway started out coaching his son Kyle. Over the years his responsibilities increased, and his time commitment skyrocketed. He also had the opportunity to coach his son Christopher along with countless other children that grew up in Fall River.

“I spent seven days a week at the park for 12 years,” said Hathaway.

“It’s like having a first wife while your second wife is home waiting for you.”

Hathaway said the key to coaching young kids, particularly your own children, is to temper your expectations and allow them to love the game and have fun playing it.

“You need to take a step back and realize they are not going to play for the Red Sox or the Yankees,” said Hathaway. “You don’t want to push them to the brink where they decide they don’t want to play.”

Hathaway reminds other

coaches that their role is to serve as an instructor and boost morale, not to be a drill sergeant.

“You want to encourage them and occasionally provide words of wisdom,” said Hathaway. “But you never want to be a bully.”

Making a difference Joe Sylvia of New Bedford coached baseball, basketball and football for 21 years. He recalls fondly the numerous kids that were part of his teams over the years and the personal connection he established with many of them.

“I looked forward to talking to the kids who came through and allowed me to be a part of their lives,” said Sylvia, who spends his time these days umpiring baseball and watching his young grandchildren play sports. “I would ask them about school and how things were going at home. I cared for them a lot.”

With very little fanfare, Sylvia was known to help a kid out with registration fees if he knew the family was struggling. He also would regularly shell out his own money for a team pizza party at the end of the season.

I’ve had some kids who had some issues,” said Sylvia. You have to support them, show them you care. When you volunteer you’ve got to do the whole package.”

Perhaps the biggest tribute to Sylvia’s years of dedication is that his sons have both chosen to be coaches.

Jamie coaches football, track and baseball at New Bedford High and Jeff is the head baseball coach at Taunton High.

“That made me proud,” said Sylvia.

“They are both good dads, good husbands. I like to think some of that was passed on from mom and dad.”

Sylvia takes pride when he runs into his former athletes in public and they greet him with a friendly “Hi Mr. Sylvia”.

Sylvia and Hathaway agree that the biggest reward for them is seeing their former athletes succeed as young adults. I can only hope to follow in their footsteps.

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News, views and trends... from Mount Hope Bay to Buzzards Bay

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Portuguese Festival Summer on the South Coast begins!! Once Provincetown June 28 —call 508-991-6171. everything thaws out, this region becomes the land of non-stop feasts and festivals, Acushnet boat races, the arts, and open-air events.

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Across the region For only the second time in recorded history, a rare bowhead whale was seen feeding in Cape Cod Bay back in April. Normally, they feed 1,000 miles north of here.

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31-August 3! Blood, Sweat and Tears will be one of the headliner bands performing on Stage One. Uh oh… Starting July 1, Massachusetts drivers will be paying more to register and inspect their vehicles or to take a road test.

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If you’re looking for something different on the Fourth of July, head for the cannon salute at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Go to www.FairhavenTours. com or call 508-979-4085. Or, take the whole family to a once-in-a-lifetime Fourth of July in Bristol R.I., home of the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the US. Learn more at www.july4thbristolri.com.

Attleboro Spend a sunny day at the Capron Park Zoo! Check out the Food Truck Fest this month, and send the kids to Summer Zoocademy. Go to www.capronparkzoo.com or call 774-203-1840.

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Don’t miss the 3rd Annual New Bedford Jazz Festival June 14 on Pier 3! For details, go to www.newbedfordjazzfest.com or www.yourtheatre.org.

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Register now for the June 28 Buzzards Bay Swim! For details, go to www.savebuzzardsbay.org or call 508999-6363 x207.

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Check out the Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff June 27-29. For info, visit www.newportflowershow.org.

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Siemens USA has given $54 million worth of drafting and engineering computer software to Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School.

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Fifteen-year old Naomi Oliver of Wareham won the gold medal at the Freestyle Figure Skating Event at the 2014 Bay State Games back in March.

She now qualifies for the national competition in Nebraska next year.

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If you’re 62 or older, check out the trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program. There’s the Lobster Roll Cruise June 11, the

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Mark your calendars for the 100th Annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament at Madeira Field in New Bedford July

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Bristol Stroll through the gardens and mansion at Blithewold. Eight one-week sessions of Camp Sequoia for kids K-4 starts June 30. Go to www.blithewold. org or call 401-253-2707.

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Dartmouth The Dartmouth High School string orchestra completed a week-long visit to Ireland in April, performing with local musicians. The Dartmouth High School Indoor Percussion Ensemble took the gold medal at the Winter Guard International World Championship in Ohio.

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Fall River Opening just in time for summer— The Moose Café on South Main Street serves sandwiches, seafood and 300 flavors of soft-serve and yogurt.

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Marion After almost two years of repair, the Marion Natural History Museum has reopened. Call 508-748-2098 or visit www.marionmuseum.org.

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The popular Wave Restaurant has reopened as BrewFish Bar and Eatery.

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Enjoy the Annual Benefit Pops Concert “Fairy Tales, Witches and Wizards,” performed by the Tri-County Symphonic Band on June 8 at Tabor Academy. For info, visit www.tricountysymphonicband.org.

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Check out the “Dia de Portugal” festival June 5-8 in the city’s North End. Call 508-322-7025 or go to www.nbdaysofportugal.com.

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Plan ahead for the expanded New Bedford Folk Festival on Pier 3 July 5-6 featuring Chris Smither, Poor Old Shine, RUNA, Bill Halsey. Crafts, food trucks, workshops – a great family weekend, along with the Cape Verdean Parade and the Homecoming of the Charles W Morgan. Visit www. newbedfordfolkfestival.com. n

The 42nd Annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade and Carnival will start at Buttonwood Park on July 5. For info, call 508-863-7463 or visit www. cvrcinc.org.

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Step in the past at the Rotch-JonesDuff House and Garden Museum.

Visit www.rjdmuseum.org or call 508-997-1401.

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Mattapoisett “Summer Camp Seahorse,” operated by the town’s Department of Recreation, will run for six weeks this summer. Call 508-758-4100 x 227.

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Middleboro Find out who’s on stage at the Titicut Green Coffeehouse. Follow them on Facebook or call 508-789-7957.

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The city has banned smoking in public places, including beaches, parks and zoos.

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According to the latest reports, New Bedford produces more megawatts of solar power than either Boston or Providence.

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The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has granted $75,000 to the city to establish a regional incubation center for life science initiatives.

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Take the kids to the Soule Homestead!

Call 508-947-6744 or visit www.soulehomestead.org.

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Fundraising has begun for the proposed New Bedford Fishing Heritage Museum. The city has donated $100,000 towards the estimated $2 million cost of construction on Johnny Cake Hill.

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New Bedford When one door closes, another one opens. The landmark Shawmut Diner has closed, but the former Davy’s Locker has reopened as The Edge.

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In preparation for South Coast Rail, the Wamsutta Street Bridge will be replaced in the summer of 2015.

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Phew! The Whaling City Festival will be held July 11-13 at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford (not in Fall River), with closing extended to 9 PM.

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Don’t miss the 3rd Annual New Bedford Jazz Festival June 14 on Pier

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The Buttonwood Park Zoo has been awarded accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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Mark your calendars for the t100th Annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament at Madeira Field July 31-August 3!

Blood, Sweat and Tears will be one of the headliner bands performing on Stage One. For info, call 508-992-6911 or visit www.portuguesefeast.com.

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Don’t miss all the special events at the Whaling Museum! Enjoy the Homecoming of the Charles W. Morgan June 28-July 6. For info, go to www.whalingmuseum.org or call 508-997-0046.

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Enjoy free family fun and entertainment at AHA! Night! The June 12 theme is “Portraits of a Port,” and the July 10 theme will be “Kids Rule!” Go to www.ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

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If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out the monthly Salon Concerts at the Wamsutta Club, sponsored by Wepecket Island Records.

For details, go to www.wepecket.com/ tickets.

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It’s all happenin’ at the Z! There’s “Charlotte’s Web” June 1, Melissa Etheridge June 9, “The Sound of Music” July 25-August 3. Call 508994-2900 or visit www.zeiterion.org.

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Check out the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum on the waterfront. Free, open daily. www.forttaber.org.

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UMass Dartmouth and the Ocean Explorium have forged a new partnership that will promote STEM education programs for area students and the general public. The Ocean Explorium is a great family destination, with Saturday afternoon programs in Spanish and Portuguese. To learn more, call 508-994-5400 or go to www.oceanexplorium.org.

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Spend a sunny afternoon at the Buttonwood Park Zoo. Go to www.bpzoo.org or call 508-991-6178.

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Newport Don’t miss the Great Chowder CookOff June 7 at the Newport Yachting Center. Visit www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or call 401-846-1600.

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“Weekend Comedy” plays at the Newport Playhouse from May 30-July 17. Go to www.newportplayhouse.com or call 401-848-7529.

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Providence Save the date for something special at the Providence Performing Arts Center! Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band June 15, Crosby, Stills and Nash July 15. Call 401-421-2787 or go to www.ppacri.org.

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Stroll through the renovated Asian and Egyptian Galleries at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence, reopening on June 13.

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Wareham held its inaugural Oyster Festival in late April. Learn more at www.warehamvillage.org.

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Wareham High School has received a $1.8 million state grant to replace the leaky roof.

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Former Wareham Gateman George Springer made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros in April.

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The Little Compton Band July 5 – and more! Go www.sandywoodsmusic. com or call 401-241-7349.

Find out what’s happening at the Providence Children’s Museum. Go to www.childrenmuseum.org or call 401-273-5437.

The new Cape Flyer train platform should be completed by Memorial Day, just in time for all the summer festivities.

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Westport After almost seven decades in business, Figueiredo’s Greenhouses has closed.

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THINGS TO DO Chris Smither The Celtic group, RUNA

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The 2014 New Bedford Folk Festival takes over the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park and downtown on the weekend of July 5 and 6.

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hat keeps people coming back to this festival year after year? Why do people attending for the first time become enthusiastic fans of the

festival?

Consider the music. The New Bedford Folk Festival features the best in contemporary, traditional and Celtic folk music on seven stages.

Stages range from the 1,200 seat Zeiterion Performing Arts Center to the intimacy of the Meet the Performer Stage.

This year Chris Smither, Jonathan Edwards, John Gorka, Poor Old Shine, Vance Gilbert, Christine Lavin and Don White, the Celtic group RUNA and Grammy Award winning children’s entertainer Bill Harley headline the 50 musical acts.

All performers present concerts and 26 bigger shows over the weekend. These shows feature three or four performers or groups on stage together in unique musical extravaganzas. Featured shows this year include a Celebration of the Everly Brothers, an Americana Blowout and the annual festival finale, the Celtic Extravaganza.

Consider the high quality crafts show with over 90 juried, handmade crafts for sale at affordable prices. This year crafts include jewelry, clothing, rugs, pottery, glass, prints, paintings, kitchen accessories, and ceramics.

Consider the food which includes the justifiably

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world famous New Bedford landed fish and scallops and other culinary delights.

Critically acclaimed

Consider the recognition the festival has received over the years. The New Bedford Folk Festival has been called “one of the most exciting and smartly programmed festivals in the Northeast” and “New England’s most enjoyable folk festival”.

Last year, the festival was selected as a “Critic’s Pick” in “The Boston Globe’s” Summer Arts Preview and included in “The Boston Globe Magazine” as one of New England’s greatest celebrations. This year the festival has been selected as a “Yankee Magazine” Editor’s Choice for 2014.

Considering that the Tall Ship, Charles W. Morgan, will be docked at the State Pier over festival weekend within an easy walk or shuttle bus ride from the festival, the New Bedford Folk Festival just keeps getting better.

A great value

Consider the price. A regular weekend admission purchased in advance online is $20; $15 by purchasing in person at the New Bedford Whaling Museum or the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center. Even during festival weekend prices are only $20 a day/$25 weekend admission/$15

student weekend admission with student ID. Children under 12 are free. A limited number of special VIP weekend passes with benefits are also available in advance.

Other artists participating in the festival include: Barbo, Beaucoup Blue, Craig Bickhardt, Benoit Bourque, Kate Campbell, Ronny Cox, Joe Crookston, Chrissy Crowley, Cliff Eberhardt, Marina Evans, Gail Finnie, Bob Franke, Vance Gilbert and Grace and the RSO. Also scheduled to appear are Matt and Shannon Heaton, Anne Hills, Pete and Maura Kennedy, Mike Laureanno, Christine Lavin, Zoë Lewis, The Murphy Beds, New Bedford Harbor Sea Chantey Chorus, Chris Pahud, Hayley Reardon, Devon Sproule, Spuyten Duyvil, Art Tebbetts, Steve Tilston, Jeff Warner, Don White. The Southcoast Stage will feature nearly two dozen fine local area musicians over the weekend.

Lead sponsor for the festival is Southcoast Health System. The New Bedford Folk Festival is supported in part by grants from the Cultural Councils of New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Marion and Dartmouth, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information go to www. newbedfordfolkfestival.com. Be sure you are included in the excitement this year.

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GET THE KEYS, WITH FEWER FEES. Mortgage closing fees can be high. Couldn’t you use $500 to offset them? There are thousands of new and existing homes for sale across the SouthCoast and Rhode Island.

BayCoast will pay $500 towards your closing when you apply for a mortgage between May 1 and June 30, 2014.

• Available for fixed and adjustable rate mortgages • Jumbo mortgages eligible • Great offer for first-time homebuyers

For competitive rates, and trusted advice visit BayCoastBank.com or call 888-806-2872.

Applies to purchase transactions only. All loans are subject to credit approval. $500 closing cost credit cannot be combined with and other offer. Must apply between 5/1/2014 - 6/30/14. The $500 closing cost credit will be issued at the time of settlement.

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June 28 - July 6, 2014 Built in New Bedford in 1841,

the Charles W. Morgan is the last wooden whaleship in the world. Its historic Homecoming to New Bedford will be nothing short of spectacular with nine days of concerts, programs, regattas, whaleboat races and parades, a whaling history symposium, public ceremonies and much more!

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SCHEDULE OF THE HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

The Charles W. Morgan will dock at State Pier and will open to the public from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily.

June 28, Saturday

June 29, Sunday

July 4, Friday

Official New Bedford Homecoming Ceremony Opening of the Morgan and Traveling Dockside Exhibitions Evening Gala at State Pier (ticketed event)

Ecumenical Service at Seamen’s Bethel Boat Parade in New Bedford Harbor

Fireworks and 4th of July Celebration

June 30 – July 3

Whaleboat Skills Competition Independence Day Whaleboat Race

Whaling History Symposium

New Bedford Folk Festival 42nd Cape Verdean Recognition Parade and Carnival

July 5, Saturday

July 6, Sunday Whaleboat Regatta Official Closing Ceremony and Bon Voyage Party New Bedford Folk Festival

ENJOY SUMMER IN NEW BEDFORD!

Fill your summer time with feasts, festivals, recreation, arts, culture, history, mouthwatering local cuisine, boutique shopping, antiques, and soaking up the sun at one of New Bedford’s beaches!

JUNE 5 - 8 JULY 31 - AUGUST 3 100th Anniversary of the New Bedford Day of Portugal 100th Annual Portuguese Feast of Feast of the Blessed Sacrament the Blessed Sacrament JUNE 14 New Bedford JazzFest AUGUST 1-3 Buzzards Bay Regatta JULY 11 - AUGUST 15 Summer Sound Series PLUS: AHA! (Art, History, and Architecture Celebration) JULY 11-13 every 2nd Thursday of the month Whaling City Festival JULY 17 Downtown 50s Night

July 31 - August 3

JULY 25 - AUGUST 3 25th Anniversary of the New Bedford Festival Theatre

Visit DestinationNewBedford.org to plan your adventure!