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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...

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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...

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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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The April 30 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...

T-shirts support Covid-19 relief, Dartmouth Week

“This can’t happen again!” Raymond Nicoletti, chief operating officer at Soft As A Grape, can’t remember which employee first made the remark. But he knows it was early March, and talk had turned to drastic measures to protect people from a deadly...

Dartmouth High ranked among the best schools in the country

Dartmouth High School has ranked among the best public schools in the state and across the country this year by the U.S. News and World Report, scoring higher than 81 percent of public schools nationwide. The school was listed at number 3,371 out of...

Land trust announces greeting card photo contest

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust has announced its first annual greeting card photo contest to replace their usual calendar contest. According to a press release from the land trust, 12 winning photographs from this year’s challenge will be chosen...

Board of Health dispels coronavirus myths in online update

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The Dartmouth Board of Health has posted a series of coronavirus facts and fiction on the town’s Facebook page to combat misinformation about the Covid-19 illness. Information posted includes the fact that covering your face in public can protect...

Read this week’s e-edition

The April 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...

Padanaram Bridge closed until April 25

Padanaram Bridge will now be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic until Saturday, April 25 due to weather-related delays and an expanded scope of repairs, according to the Department of Public Works. The bridge has been closed this week for...

Here’s what the Council on Aging has planned in May

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 that will continue through May. Stay connected The...

Beach sticker sales on hold for now

The Dartmouth Parks and Recreation department has announced that beach sticker sales and recreational programming will be suspended until May 4 at the earliest. The situation will be re-assessed in early May to determine whether to extend the...

Next week’s online challenges for Dartmouth kids

T he “Dartmouth Parents 14.0” Facebook group competition, which has been listing daily challenges for kids to complete since the start of the school closures, has announced next week’s challenges. Parents can submit photographs or video to the group...

Applications open for Dartmouth Grange scholarships

The Dartmouth Grange is taking applications for scholarships from graduating seniors at Dartmouth High School and Westport High School through April 15. Criteria will include academic merit and community service. Students interested in environmental...

Online or mail-in applications for alumni association scholarships

The Dartmouth High School Alumni Association is accepting scholarship applications from Dartmouth High seniors. Applications are available at the high school guidance office or online at dartmouthps.dhs.schoolfusion.us , and must be sent...

UMass authors brunch cancelled

UMass Dartmouth’s Claire T. Carney Library Associates 14th annual Authors’ Brunch, scheduled for Sunday, March 29, has been cancelled. All UMass Dartmouth events are cancelled through the end of the semester, and graduations have been postponed due...

Daffodil field closed due to coronavirus

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - DNRT’s daffodil field is part of its Parsons Reserve and a major attraction every spring. Photo by: Douglas McCulloch
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust has closed the Parsons Reserve property and its daffodil field for the 2020 season, effective immediately. According to a press release sent out by the land trust, it took the decision to close the reserve due to...

Dartmouth Cultural Center announces new program coordinator

New Dartmouth Cultural Center Program Coordinator Ron Fortier. Photo courtesy: Dartmouth Cultural Center
The Dartmouth Cultural Center has announced that new Program Coordinator Ron Fortier will be joining the non-profit organization. Fortier, a painter from Fairhaven, has a long history in the arts at Southeastern Massachusetts University (now UMass...

List of cancelled events this spring

Most events through early April have been cancelled or postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak. This list is not comprehensive, although we have made an effort to include as many cancelled events as possible. If an event does...

Land trust cancels events, work parties still ongoing

A previous work party at McBratney Reserve. Photo courtesy: DNRT
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust will be keeping its trails and properties open during the coronavirus outbreak, but asked any visitors using them to practice social distancing (keep six feet away from others) and follow other safety measures. In a...

Scholarship applications open through May 15

The Dartmouth High School Alumni Association is now accepting scholarship applications from Dartmouth High School Seniors, class of 2020. Applications are available at the High School Guidance Office or on the school’s website, and must be returned...

Community TV open house helps bridge the generation gap

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - DCTV producer Dan Medeiros shows some of the guests the equipment he uses to edit video. Photo courtesy: Amy DiPietro
Dozens of people came out to the Dartmouth Community Television studio last Wednesday to learn what it takes to produce a TV show. In an event that brought Dartmouth seniors and local community media together, DCTV held an open house to showcase the...

Spring Pops concert honoring Bill Kingsland

The Dartmouth School Music Association will be hosting a Spring Pops Concert at Dartmouth High on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in honor of Music Director Bill Kingsland, who will be retiring at the end of the school year. The concert will feature...

Historical society talk on women’s history

The Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society will be hosting a talk on women’s history by local author Peggi Medeiros at the Russells Mills Schoolhouse from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15. Medeiros, a historical researcher and author of the...

St. Julie’s annual rummage sale

The St. Julie Billiart Ladies Guild will be holding its annual church rummage sale on Friday, March 20 from 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clothes, shoes, accessories, toys, household items, domestics, knick-knacks, holiday...

Anne Whiting announces top producer for January

Anne Whiting Real Estate announced on March 5 that Tom Pratt is January’s Top Producer. According to the announcement, Pratt “goes over and above for all of his clients”, receiving a number of positive reviews and recommendations. Along with real...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail

The Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries will be hosting a presentation from a first-time backpacker who embarked on a six-month journey on the Appalachian Trail. On Wednesday, March 11 at 6 p.m., Sam Ducharme, a retired prison guard and long-time...

Friends of SMEC annual Benefit Dance fundraiser

Dartmouth non-profit and volunteer-run organization Friends of SMEC (Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative) will be hosting its 25th annual Benefit Dance fundraiser from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20 at the Seaport Inn in...

Watch woodcocks with the Lloyd Center

The Lloyd Center for the Environment will be hosting an Early Spring Woodcock Walk on Tuesday, March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. Lloyd Center Research Associate Jamie Bogart will lead the walk to look for the American woodcock (Scolopax minor) courtship...