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UPDATED: Padanaram Bridge reopens following mechanical issues

As of Thursday evening, The Padanaram Bridge is now reopen to traffic. The bridge was reported closed by police at 1:26 p.m. due to “a mechanical failure.”

Add pumpkins, cornstalks to yard waste pickups

Give your unpainted Halloween pumpkin and cornstalks second lives by setting them out with the Town of Dartmouth’s yard waste pickup, or via compost. The fall dates for the Town of Dartmouth’s Save Money and Reduce Trash (SMART) trash collection...

Residents take in Azorean regatta, hospitality

Thirty Dartmouth residents recently traveled to the Azores to take part in cultural exchanges and spectate a nearly 20-year-old tradition shared between the islands and the South Coast. That tradition? The 11th International Azorean Whaleboat...

Select Board seeks to curb Harley dealer complaints

A Route 6 motorcycle dealer could lose its ability to host an upcoming event as town officials are going hog wild over noise and safety complaints. Battleship Harley, which is located at 799 State Road, appeared before the Select Board on Oct. 3 in...

Sheriff's race in a statistical tie, new poll shows

With a little over a month to go until Election Day, a new poll shows that the race for Bristol County Sheriff is neck and neck. According to an internal poll conducted by Louis DiNatale of Princeton Research Associates, Republican incumbent Thomas...

Cyclists pedal for a better Buzzards Bay

Cyclists took to the streets despite wet and windy conditions on Sunday morning, Oct. 2 as the 16th-annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride got underway. The fundraiser supports the work of the coalition and had raised over $315,000 of the...

Water restrictions downgraded

Dartmouth officials announced Friday that its ban on nonessential water use will be lifted as of Oct. 1. The ban was initially placed in mid-August after the state declared Southeastern Massachusetts to be in a Level 3 Critical Drought. At the time...

Sheriff's office new comfort dogs to spread pawsitivity throughout region

There’s a new top dog at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office — well, two, actually. On Thursday, Sept. 29, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson announced the addition of canines Jack and Hero, two mixed-breed rescues from Florida, to be the first of the...

Get your flu shot at upcoming clinics

In preparation for flu season, the Board of Health — in partnership with Walgreens pharmacy— is offering two flu shot clinics for anyone aged 3 and up in October. The first clinic will be held on Thursday Oct. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the North...

Make your voice heard at upcoming cable contract hearing

Have opinions on cable services here in Dartmouth? As part of the upcoming Select Board meeting scheduled for Oct. 3, you can share them. The discussion comes as the town enters negotiations on its latest contract with Comcast, which is set to...

Round Hill gala supports updating council on aging kitchen

A bottle of white. A bottle of red. All to help benefit Dartmouth’s Council on Aging. Dozens of residents and town officials filled the historic Green Mansion and club house at Round Hill on Saturday night to enjoy drinks, food, and music as the...

Zoning board continues debate on Old Fall River Road marijuana cultivation

A vote on a proposed marijuana cultivation facility on Old Fall River Road will need to wait at least another month. During its Sept. 21 meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted to continue its ongoing hearing on the matter until October in order...

Police receive thousands in state grant funds for road safety

The Dartmouth Police Department was awarded a $34,677 grant for road safety through the state's Municipal Road Safety Grant Program, chief Brian Levesque announced Wednesday. According to a press release, the department will use this grant funding...

Dartmouth Education Foundation helps teachers’ fund their classroom wish lists

The Dartmouth Education Foundation Advisory Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 13, with Dartmouth Administration and Staff in Dartmouth High's Library Media Center to award its 2022 grants. The organization was founded in 2007 to help fund needs of...

Precinct 3 relocates to UMass Dartmouth

In an effort to boost student turnout, voters in precinct 3 will cast their ballots in a new (well, in this case, old) polling location during the upcoming November election. Town Clerk Sarah Arruda announced during the Select Board’s Sept. 19...

Land trust cleans up Buttonwood Brook

Volunteers and staff from the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust met at Buttonwood Brook on Saturday, Sept. 17 to clean up the waterway. The cleanup, which took place between Milton Street and Russells Mills Road, was part of the larger Buttonwood...

Dartmouth residents walk to end Alzheimer’s

Twenty Dartmouth residents participated in the South Coast region’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 17, holding their own local walk around South Dartmouth. The goal of the walk was to raise awareness of the prevalence of Alzheimer’s and...

Powwow celebrates Wampanoag culture at local farm

Over 2,000 people made their way to Round the Bend Farm on Saturday, Sept. 17 for a “Wampanoag Experience Powwow” meant to celebrate the native culture of the area and commemorate the completion of a wetu — a traditional native home — on the farm’s...

Bin licensing proposal pulled, other Fall Town Meeting warrant articles set

After some very heated discussion, a proposed bylaw that would require donation bins placed in Dartmouth to be licensed will not appear at the upcoming Fall Town Meeting. The article was voted down 4-1 by the Select Board as it finalized the warrant...

Hazardous Waste Day is Oct. 1

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Crapo Hill Landfill, 300 Samuel Barnet Boulevard, New Bedford. Sign up is required. To register, visit gnbrrmdistrict.org and select a time slot...

Ladies’ Guild sells jewelry by the bag full at fundraiser sale

All that glittered wasn’t gold in the St. Julie Billiart Church hall on Saturday, Sept. 17 as the parish's ladies’ guild held a jewelry sale to raise money for the church scholarship program. For the last 13 years, the sales have usually been held...

Southcoast Health expands sports medicine services in Dartmouth

Southcoast Health recently expanded its sports medicine services in the area with the introduction of a new provider, John Ponti MD, CAQSM, who joined the health system on Aug. 15, practicing from its orthopedic clinics in Dartmouth and Swansea. “My...

Dartmouth residents to participate in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk

Eighteen residents from Dartmouth will participate in the annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Oct. 2. Tara Cox, Michael Russell, Catherine Russell, Kadi Souza, Timothy Cox, Cynthia Long, Nancy DeSousa, Jenn Stefanik, Tina LePage,...

Library exhibition celebrates experiences of Cape Verdean residents

A small crowd converged on Dartmouth’s North Branch Library on Thursday evening, Sept. 15 to view and celebrate the opening of the Our Town /Nha Vida exhibition, which will be on display through Sept. 24. The project was designed to give Dartmouth...

Slocum Road to undergo construction Monday night

A portion of Slocum Road will be under construction overnight between Monday, Sept. 19 and Tuesday, Sept. 20. The roadworks, which will cover a stretch of Slocum Road between Hawthorn and Sharp Streets, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Monday and last...

Select Board takes first look at Fall Town Meeting articles

The Dartmouth Select Board took its first look at the town’s Fall Town Meeting articles at its Sept. 12 meeting. Highlights from the articles, as they currently stand, include: A $1.2 million expansion of the Dias Landing Marina The completion of a...

Public Health Director makes a stink about New Bedford wastewater discharge

Director of Public Health Christopher Michaud spoke in front of the Select Board at its Sept. 12 meeting to raise concerns that the City of New Bedford has been slow to report wastewater discharges into Clarks Cove, leaving some to swim in...

Cyclists pedal to support regional bikeway

It was a Tour de Dartmouth on Sunday, as dozens of cyclists pedaled through town to help raise money and support the South Coast Bikeway. The ride, which began and ended at Cisco Brewers Kitchen & Bar in New Bedford. According to Ian Legge, who...

Grange Fair returns to Fisher Road grounds

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Grange Fair made its return to Fisher Road this weekend to much fanfare. “Considering that we’ve been gone for a couple years and the miserable weather for growers, we’re happy so many...

Going once… Going twice… Sold!: DNRT auction is a wrap

The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust’s online auction fundraiser finished up on Sept. 1, finalizing a big week of fundraising for the organization. DNRT Director Nick Wildman called the fundraiser a “great success” reporting that the auction...

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust’s ‘Hikes for Tykes’ returns

The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust kicked off the fall/winter session of its Hikes for Tykes program on Thursday, Sept. 8 with a walk around the organization’s Star of the Sea Reserve near Padanaram Harbor. The monthly program takes preschoolers...

Paper shredding day is Sept. 24

A fall paper shredding day, held in partnership with the Town of Dartmouth, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the shred truck is full) Saturday, Sept. 24 at New Bedford High School, located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard, at the Parker Street...

Applications available for fuel assistance

The Town of Dartmouth is offering a fuel assistance program to help pay up to $500 toward residents’ gas heating bills this winter. The program covers all heating sources, including oil, propane, electric, and gas. Preference will be given to...

Food pantry program moves back to YMCA

The Dartmouth YMCA’s mobile food market is moving back to its previous home at the YMCA after having been hosted at St. Mary’s during the summer to free up space for the Y’s camp programs. Markets are currently held every Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m. (...

Markey prevails in first contested primary since 2014

Chris Markey will remain as the 9th Bristol District’s representative to Beacon Hill. The Dartmouth Democrat defeated 21-year-old challenger Cameron Costa for the nomination in this year’s Massachusetts Primary on Tuesday, his first contested race...

Car show raises funds for resident battling cancer

Classic cars, barbecue, and music filled the parking lot behind Dartmouth VFW Post 9059 on Saturday. Along with being a way to close out summer, the event served as a way to help raise money for resident and former piano instructor Faith Baci’s...

Beaches reopened following recent sewage discharge

Town officials on Friday announced that the four beaches closed due to sewage discharge into Clark’s Cove can now reopen. Officials notified residents Thursday that on Aug. 31, an overflow pipe from the City of New Bedford’s collection system, which...

Two million dollars appropriated for Padanaram Bridge repairs

State and local officials gathered in Padanaram on Friday, Sept. 2 to announce the appropriation of $2 million for repairs to the Padanaram Bridge connecting Gulf Road and Bridge Street. In attendance were Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, State Rep. Chris...

Officials advise residents to avoid contact with Clark’s Cove water

The Dartmouth Board of Health is advising residents to avoid contact with the water in Clark’s Cove following a discharge of untreated sewer water. Officials notified residents Thursday that on Aug. 31, an overflow pipe from the City of New Bedford’...

Former St. Mary’s pastor named among ‘credibly accused priests’

A priest who once worked at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Padanaram is among those added to the Diocese of Fall River’s list of “credibly accused” clergy last week. The diocese said the Rev. John Gomes, who retired from St. Mary’s in 2012, is...

Local, state police attend church family fun day

Dartmouth’s Hope Evangelical Community Church was joined by multiple police agencies on Saturday, Aug. 27 for a “Family Fun Day” on the church grounds. The event featured a cookout, lawn games, bouncy castles, and free haircuts and fully-stocked...

Sheriff candidate bikes for votes

As the Massachusetts primary nears, Democratic sheriff candidate Paul Heroux is trying to make his final sprint for his party’s nomination — or in this case, bike his way to that finish line. Since announcing his candidacy earlier this year, the...

Contractor fined for removal of public shade trees

A New Bedford-based contractor will face a $6,000 fine for removing 12 public shade trees along Wilson Street without permission from the Town of Dartmouth — the highest penalty for such an infraction. The decision was made by the Board of Public...

Barber named permanent public works director

Public Works Director Tim Barber can now drop the term “interim” from his title. On Aug. 22 the Select Board unanimously voted to have Barber permanently lead the department after nearly two years at the helm. “It’s [been] a long time coming,” Vice...

Residents showcase model planes at Rochester float fly

ROCHESTER — Some see float flying as “playing with GI Joes,” but Dartmouth resident Gerry Dupont instead sees the activity as “delightful foolishness.” “It’s just goofy fun,” he said with a grin. That joy and whimsy was on full display Saturday as...

Barbecue benefits Dartmouth’s veterans

The banquet hall of Dartmouth Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9059 was full of food and fun as the Auxiliary Guild hosted its annual chicken barbecue at the Cross Road gathering spot on Sunday. Auxiliary President Terry Caton said she was very pleased...

Area candidates raise funds ahead of primary

As the Massachusetts primary nears, local candidates are working not only to secure votes, but to secure funds. Of the local candidates appearing on the ballot, incumbent Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III has the biggest war chest,...

Early voting begins Aug. 27

Early voting for the Massachusetts primary begins next week in Dartmouth. Voters can begin casting their ballots on Saturday, Aug. 27 at Town Hall, Room 103 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.— the last day residents can register to vote in the primary — and will...

Meeting on removed trees to be held Aug. 24

A public meeting will be held next week regarding the removal of a dozen public shade trees from a property on Wilson Street. According to Interim Public Works Director Tim Barber, this work was done without permission from the town. He noted that...

Town updates water restrictions amid ongoing drought

Dartmouth residents will have to limit their water usage as drought conditions worsen across the region. Town officials on Thursday announced that it will prohibit all nonessential water uses such as irrigating lawns and gardens, as well as washing...

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