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New options available for disposing pumpkins and cornstalks

There are several options residents have to keep their Halloween pumpkins and cornstalks out of the trash, including setting them out with the town of Dartmouth’s curbside yard waste pickup, dropping them off with yard waste at the Water Pollution...

New curbside food scrap collection program introduced to town

The town of Dartmouth and the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District are partnering with Black Earth Compost to facilitate a new curbside food scrap collection program that will help reduce household waste by up to 30%, the Refuse...

All treats, no tricks at first trunk or treat event

As a high school student dressed in a gorilla costume roamed between cars, kids dressed as superheroes, Disney princesses and even as Bullseye, the Target mascot, went from trunk to trunk in search of candy. “I [saw] a little girl dressed as a...

Application now open for heating assistance

The town of Dartmouth will once again offer heating assistance this winter. Qualified households are eligible to receive up to $500 in direct payments to their home heat provider. The application opened on Oct. 23 and the first review of submissions...

$2.1 million sewer grant marks progress in town affordable housing

A $2.1 million MassWorks grant has provided the remaining funds needed to complete the planned upgrades to the Elswick and Route 6 pumping stations, according to the Massachusetts Senate. These upgrades were made necessary by the recent developments...

Town selects new planning director

After Planning Director Christine O’Grady resigned from the role in July, the Planning Board and Select Board have been searching for a new person to fill the position. On Tuesday, Oct. 22 two candidates, Camerin Bennett and Daniel Gioiosa, came...

Town officials petition for state meeting to address composting regulations

Composting sites in Dartmouth have raised smell complaints in residential neighborhoods for years . A study conducted around 2017 at one of the composting sites revealed that the sites weren’t just creating odors but also harmful environmental...

Select Board unanimously votes against new Host Community Agreement

The Select Board unanimously voted to contain and refer a new Host Community Agreement for Solar Therapeutics, a retail marijuana establishment for retail sales located at 493 Faunce Corner Road, to town counsel in a meeting on Monday, Oct. 21. The...

‘Don’t be a litterbug’: Community tackles Demarest Lloyd Park in beach cleanup

As a little girl in the 1960s, Fairhaven’s Lynne Mason picked up litter with the former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson, as a part of her beautification campaign. Over 60 years later Mason can still be found participating in the effort. Cleaning up...

A gourd time pumpkin painting with the Cultural Center

Gathered in the Dartmouth Cultural Center at 404 Elm Street, kids were painting away at some pumpkins. Volunteer Brenda Moreira said the center wanted to do something festive and had some pumpkins donated. Twenty-four kids signed up for the painting...

Town Meeting votes to indefinitely postpone health insurance study request

Town Meeting approved all but one request at its fall meeting Tuesday, Oct. 15, indefinitely postponing a citizen’s petition calling for a “health insurance study.” The petition requested the Select Board to appoint a committee, who would then study...

First affordable housing project in decade breaks ground

Dartmouth’s first affordable housing project in a decade has finally broken ground and will celebrate its achievement Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. The Mendes-Monteiro Project is a 10-unit affordable housing development for seniors who receive...

Early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 19

Early voting for the General Election will begin on Saturday, Oct. 19 and will end on Friday, Nov. 1. Voting will be held in the Dartmouth Town Hall at 400 Slocum Road. On Saturday, Oct. 19 voting will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Early voting...

Multi-generational Halloween fun returns to the Cottages

Witches, a shark, a princess and a female Pennywise were seen at an unlikely place on Sunday, Oct 13 — the Cottages of Dartmouth Village, an assisted living facility. For about 10 years the Cottages at Dartmouth Village hosted a trunk or treat...

On the hunt for Padanaram treasures

Across Padanaram, businesses hid treasures, including mice with lavender bows on their tails, a picture of the Magic Kingdom Castle and a whale, for kids to find in the first Padanaram Children’s Scavenger Hunt. The Dartmouth Cultural Center hosted...

Aurora borealis lights up the night sky across Dartmouth

Reds, pinks, purples and greens accompanied the stars in the night sky Thursday, Oct. 10, with the colorful lights of the north visible across Massachusetts, including right here in Dartmouth. According to the Space Weather Prediction Center’s...

A day for Dartmouth delights

For many years, the Allendale Country Club hosted Dartmouth Day, but because of covid, they stopped hosting the event. Last year, the club brought Dartmouth Day back and on Saturday, Oct. 12, it returned for a second year. There was a bouncy house,...

Fiery fun flares into fire safety at open house event

When the open house began, the biggest attraction to the kids was a bouncy house, but when smoke started to escape out of a nearby building, the bouncy house suddenly lost its appeal. “My son was excited,” said Ryan Marshall, who attended the open...

Food waste drop-off program diverts 7,100 pounds of food waste from landfill

In its first three months, the Food Waste Drop-off Program at the Dartmouth Transfer Station diverted 7,100 pounds of food waste, according to the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District. Dartmouth residents dropped off 1,980 pounds...

Libraries drops the late fees in new strategic plan

Dartmouth libraries will no longer have late fees on most items, Library Director Dina St. Pierre announced at the Monday, Oct. 7 Select Board meeting. “Over the years, it’s just been determined that fines are not the answer they once were and...

Fall into pace at the 10th annual DNRT Trail Race

The changing leaves and brisk mornings may mean it's time to say goodbye to summer, but it also means it's just about time for the Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust’s annual Trail Race. The race is set to return this Saturday, Nov. 16 at the 3.1-mile...

We want to see your Halloween decorations!

Is your yard especially spooky this time of year? Do neighbors cower in fright? Or howl in good fun? We are looking to scare up a cool photo collection of Halloween decorated yards in Dartmouth to give our readers a fright. Send photos of your...

This one’s for the ‘water babies’: Nearly $250,000 raised in Watershed Ride

Those in South Dartmouth may have seen a few more cyclists than usual for a Sunday as over 300 rode through for the 18th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride. This yearly tradition is one of the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s fundraising efforts to further...

SRTA Board extends fare-free service through June 2025

The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority recently voted to extend fare-free bus and paratransit service through June 2025, according to the Coalition for Social Justice and Bus Riders United. The SRTA first implemented its free fare in January...

Two decades later, this Dartmouth resident’s family tradition lives on

For over 20 years, Dartmouth’s Matt Parsons, along with his friends and family, have participated in the annual Jimmy Fund Walk, and this year is no different, with the walk set to take place Sunday, Oct. 6. The Jimmy Fund Walk, which raises money...

Five chosen to serve on town administrator application Screening Committee

Five Dartmouth residents were selected to serve on the Screening Committee for the town administrator search at the Select Board meeting Monday, Sept. 30. Coming from a variety of backgrounds, of the seven committee candidates, Jim Mathes, Ed Barry...

Cyclists pedaling for petals make a pit stop in Dartmouth

Every true tree ceremony begins with a “great big beaver tail clap,” said Clement Desjardins, one of the 79 cyclists who traveled 430 miles in the 2024 Tour de Trees, planting seven trees in communities along the way, including one in Dartmouth...

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