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Reed Road construction

The Dartmouth Department of Public Works will be undertaking roadwork construction on Reed Road from State Road to Lakeside Avenue starting Sept. 29 and continuing through Oct. 10, weather permitting. The stretch of road affected reaches north of...

VFW announces themes for this year’s essay competition

Dartmouth’s Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter has announced the theme for this year’s annual essay contests for scholarships of up to $30,000. The high school essay contest is called “Voice of Democracy” and the theme this year is “Is this the...
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Virtual presentation on religious history in Dartmouth

Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society presents a virtual lecture from Rev. Pam Cole on the town’s roots of faith, called “The Second Great Awakening” via Zoom on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. When the country was young, new churches sprang up...

Learn about Dartmouth’s archaeology at virtual event

The Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries will be hosting a virtual discussion of Dartmouth’s archaeological history on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. Holly Herbster, Senior Archaeologist with The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc., will share information...

More road works announced

Dartmouth’s Department of Public Works will be undertaking road construction from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) on Sept. 15 to Sept. 28 at the following locations: Elm Terrace, Elm St. from School St. to Fremont St.,...

New after school program at the Lloyd Center

For the first time, the Lloyd Center for the Environment will be offering a new outdoor after school program for children ages six through ten this fall. According to the center, the new Educators program will take advantage of outdoor classrooms as...

Love that dirty water: Fall flushing is here!

The Dartmouth Water Department will be flushing water mains all over town from September 21 through November 13 between 6 and 10 p.m. The goal of flushing is to move water through the water mains at a high speed to loosen and remove deposits of iron...

Paint in plein air: Wet Paint Padanaram 2020

The Dartmouth Cultural Center will be hosting its annual outdoor painting competition “Wet Paint Padanaram” on Saturday, September 26 this year. Competing artists will paint any time from early morning to mid-afternoon all over Padanaram village,...

UMass Dartmouth virtual food security summit

UMass Dartmouth’s Leduc Center for Civic Engagement will be hosting a virtual food security summit with state senator Mark Montigny on Tuesday, September 8 at 7 p.m. The longstanding issue around access to food has been brought to the forefront...

Polling locations for Precincts 1 and 9 changed for primary election

Two Dartmouth polling location have changed for the primary election on Sept. 1, after the Select Board voted to approve the move on Aug. 24. Officials stated the change was necessary due to health and safety requirements during the pandemic. The...

Lobster roll take-out at Dartmouth Grange

With this year’s Grange Festival cancelled due to coronavirus, the Dartmouth Grange will host a lobster roll take-out on Sept. 5 and Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meal will consist of a lobster roll with celery and mayonnaise sides, chips and...

Flu fighters: Drive-thru flu clinic at DHS

In preparation for flu season, the Board of Health is offering a drive-thru flu clinic for anyone aged 9 and up. The clinic will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. until noon at Dartmouth High School, 555 Bakerville Road. Participants are...

Sign and dash book sale for German POW autobiography

A “Sign and Dash” book sale will take place at the Cottages at Dartmouth Village on September 2 from 3 to 4 p.m. for all those interested in purchasing a signed copy of German POW and Cottages resident Fred Hanack’s autobiography, “Wanderer Between...

Bronx Jazz: Virtual performance by UMass professor

UMass Dartmouth professor Mwalim and son The ZYG 808 will be performing Bronx Jazz, a show with storytelling, hip-hop and jazz, at a virtual event on Sept. 9. Bronx Jazz is a performance by the father-son duo on the rich traditions of native and...

Here's what the Council on Aging has planned for September

Although the Council on Aging has suspended its events, programs and classes at the senior center, it is still providing services to Dartmouth residents in need. Here are the COA services coming up for September. Council on Aging Newsletter...

Alpha course at St. Mary’s

St. Mary’s Church is offering a series of virtual gatherings beginning next month through Alpha Online. The Alpha course is a program which seeks to introduce the basics of Christianity through a series of talks and discussions. Normally, it is an...

Dike River paddle

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust will host its second socially distanced event of the year with a paddle down Dike Creek on August 19. All guests are responsible for bringing their own kayak and life vest. The event is limited to 10 participants...

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride

The 14th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride will begin on Sunday, Oct. 4 — with a few modifications in place. The annual bike ride to raise funds for the Buzzards Bay Coalition includes a 35, 75, or 100-mile route that winds past coastal farmlands,...

Chicken barbecue at the VFW

The Dartmouth VFW Post #9059 Auxiliary will host its annual chicken barbecue on August 16 at 1 p.m. The meal will consist of half a chicken, potato salad, corn on the cobb, garden salad and watermelon. Take-out containers will be available. Tickets...

Impressionism showcase at Dartmouth Cultural Center

The Dartmouth Cultural Center is opening it’s red door for the first time since it closed because of the coronavirus pandemic in March. Beginning July 31, the center will host an exhibit featuring the impressionistic works of south coast based...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The July 23 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Quack attack: Rubber ducks on sale for annual Duck Derby

It’s time to get your ducks in a row: Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary is now accepting entries for the sanctuary’s 17th annual Duck Derby. In advance of the derby, participants can sign up to “adopt” any number of rubber ducks. The ducks will be...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The July 16 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Mass Audubon brings nature camps online

Starting July 20, Mass Audubon will be bringing a little bit of the outdoors inside and online through a week-long nature education series of virtual camps. Designed for kids in two different age groups — kindergarten through grade 2 and grades 3-5...

Slocum River paddle

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust will host its first socially distanced event of the year with a paddle down the Slocum River on July 23. Participants will paddle down the river and will pass by several DNRT Properties including the Slocum’s River...

Free boxes of fresh produce for families

United Way of Greater New Bedford and Sid Wainer & Son will be giving out free boxes of fresh produce to families in-need as part of a pop-up mobile market at St. Julie Billiart Church on Aug. 3. The “Farmers to Families” food boxes are...

New summer Grab and Go lunches at the COA

The Dartmouth Council on Aging has announced a new summer Grab and Go lunch program in collaboration with Coastline Elderly Services. Every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m., July 16 through August 6, participants will be able to drive through the COA...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The July 9 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The July 2 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Enchanted Woods tour at Paskamansett trails

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, in partnership with the Dartmouth Parents' 14.0 Facebook group and the Middle and High School volunteers with Real Life Princesses of Dartmouth, invite families with young children to join a tour of Enchanted Woods...

Free food at new Grab and Go program

Dartmouth United Outreach is hosting a free Grab and Go food program from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday evening this summer starting July 7. The free food will be distributed at Smith Mills Church, 11 Anderson Way, off Route 6 and behind HOPE Yoga...

Sharing the Harvest ‘farm to go’ fundraiser

In lieu of its annual Farm to Table dinner, the YMCA is instead hosting a “Farm to Go” fundraiser at the Dartmouth YMCA on July 17 at 6 p.m. This year’s harvest celebration features James Beard Award-winning chefs Emily Luchetti and Jody Adams along...

Keep clam and carry on: Lloyd Center to hold modified clambake and auction

The Lloyd Center for the Environment’s 35th annual Clambake — a celebration of science and education — will look a little different this year. Typically, the center’s annual fundraising event features a clambake as well as a silent auction, open bar...

Residents to participate in virtual cycling cancer fundraiser

Five Dartmouth residents will join more than 10,000 participants in a “reimagined” 2020 Pan-Mass Challenge bicycle fundraiser for cancer research on Saturday, August 1 — virtually. The traditional ride to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The June 18 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

‘I can’t breathe’: Letter from UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert Johnson

UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert Johnson. Photo courtesy: UMass Dartmouth
Dear campus community: Police harassment and brutality became known to me keenly and personally for the first time as a 13-year old kid growing up in Detroit in the 1970s. As young teenagers, my friend Lindsay and I were hanging out one afternoon,...

VFW announces winners for annual art contest

The Dartmouth Memorial VFW Post #9059 has announced this year’s winners for its annual art contest as Quinn Sullivan and Zoelle Morrissey, both from Bishop Stang High School. Sullivan won first place, and received a check for $100 from the Auxiliary...

Register to vote by June 12

The last day to register to vote for the June 23 annual town election is Friday, June 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dartmouth residents can register to vote online, by mail, or in person. To register online or by mail, visit the town’s website at www...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The June 4 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Help celebrate Dartmouth High’s Class of 2020

The Dartmouth High School Class of 2020 will be holding a parade through town on Sunday, June 7 starting at 9 a.m. from the high school parking lot and ending near Memorial Stadium. The route will take the seniors down Gulf Road, across the bridge,...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The May 28 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

A dog’s life: Pup charms Padanaram

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - Ashley Reyes hands out ice cream as the dog waits patiently for its turn. Photo by: Kate Robinson
Have you ever wondered what your dog would get up to if it got loose around town? One pup was seen roaming around Padanaram on Sunday afternoon — but it didn’t wander aimlessly. The canine charmed strangers at Dockside Ice Cream while patiently...

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The May 21 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Recycle boat wrap from May 18

“It protected your boat all winter, now it's time to protect the environment,” reads a flyer advertising the boat wrap recycling program at the Dartmouth Transfer Station. Residents can take clean white boat wrap to the Dartmouth Transfer Station...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The May 14 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Spring Hazardous Waste Day canceled

The Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day scheduled for May 30 for New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Freetown residents has been canceled. The Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District recommends that residents should secure away from...

Curbing the Culture of Shame: A Conversation on the Impact of Cyberbullying

The Marion Institute will present a virtual panel discussion titled “Curbing the Culture of Shame: A Conversation on the Impact of Cyberbullying” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. The panel will discuss and respond to the documentary “Audrie &...

Celebrating five years of Dartmouth Week

In the five years since Dartmouth Week started publishing on May 8, 2015, Dartmouth has seen a lot of news. Among the many changes and improvements include the hiring of a new Town Administrator , the construction of several new buildings...

Read the ‘paper’ online

The May 7 eEdition of Dartmouth Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Food Network chef provides free tacos for first responders

After a 25-year career at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, former captain Brad Simmons has found a new way to serve first responders all over the South Coast. Over the past few weeks, the Dartmouth resident has teamed up with two-time Food...

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