By Steven Froias For the New Bedford Ocean Cluster On January 6, 2021 the City of New Bedford formally launched NB Resilient and concurrently released its climate action plan. Obviously, events happening in the nation’s capital that day overshadowed most if not all other news. But, the importance of this effort needs to be rescued […]
New Bedford, Massachusetts– With the start of 2021, Mayor Jon Mitchell and the City of New Bedford have formally launched NB Resilient, the City’s strategic climate action plan aimed at climate adaptation and mitigation. The plan sets ambitious but achievable goals to help New Bedford achieve its vision – “a thriving, self-sustaining city that is culturally […]
“As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote…” Ishmael, Moby-Dick NEW BEDFORD, MA – The best known literary event centered on Herman Melville’s iconic American novel Moby-Dick is moving online in 2021. The New Bedford Whaling Museum’s annual Moby-Dick Marathon attracts thousands of people of all ages from around the world, who share […]
By Steven Froias For the New Bedford Ocean Cluster There’s little argument to be had that the past year was a tumultuous one. A global pandemic and a fraught election, both with consequences that bled into society at large and helped turn it onto itself in unforeseen ways, have a tendency to make waves. As […]
By Steven Froias For the New Bedford Ocean Cluster The enormous economic advantage the Port of New Bedford conveys on the City of New Bedford as well as the entire Southeastern Massachusetts region doesn’t just happen by accident. In addition to being blessed with a stunning harbor thanks to geography, investment is key to seizing […]
