Ask ten drivers to name the best car insurance company and you’ll get ten different answers. That’s not because nine of them are wrong. It’s because the best policy for a college student with a 2012 Corolla looks nothing like the best policy for a family financing two SUVs. So instead of hunting for a […]
Buttonwood Park Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo is back for its 25th year, and there are still two weekends left to go. The zoo puts on daytime trick-or-treating across the entire campus, roaming costumed characters, face painting, and enough fall atmosphere to justify putting on a jacket for the first time since April. What Is […]
Food Truck Festivals of America brings its 11th New Bedford Food Truck & Craft Beverage Festival to Fort Taber on Saturday, October 31, 2026. This time around, the event falls on Halloween, which means the usual lineup of food trucks and craft drinks comes with a costume contest, spooky decorations, and a $500 cash prize […]
Soup weather is close enough to taste. The 21st Annual Blount Fine Foods SouthCoast Chowderfest and More runs Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Rachel’s Lakeside in Dartmouth. If you’ve gone in past years, expect something different this time around. What is SouthCoast Chowderfest? The One SouthCoast Chamber hosts SouthCoast Chowderfest […]
The Great Pumpkin Parade returns to the Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum on Thursday, October 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. The museum lawn at 396 County Street fills with jack-o’-lanterns carved by people who live here. What is the Pumpkin Parade? The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum hosts the Great Pumpkin Parade as an […]
The South Coast Harvest Festival returns to the Westport Fairgrounds from Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4, 2026. The three-day event brings together local food vendors, artisan sellers, professional garden displays, and a packed entertainment schedule, all at one of the SouthCoast’s most recognizable outdoor venues. If you went last year, you already know […]
Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Catholic Church hosts its 70th annual Mahrajan this September, just a couple of blocks from our office here in New Bedford. The three-day festival runs from Friday, September 11 through Sunday, September 13, 2026, and it’s free to attend. If you’ve never been, it’s one of the SouthCoast’s longest-running community […]
If you’ve registered a car in Massachusetts lately, you know how it goes at the service center. Pull a number, find a seat, wait for your turn. That was the only way to handle it on your own, and plenty of people planned a half day around it. That changed in August. What changed at […]
The Apple Peach Festival celebrates Acushnet’s fall harvest, and this year marks its 45th run. The festival takes over the grounds behind the Long Plain Museum at 1203 Main Street on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Admission is free. A group of Acushnet residents started […]
What a Policy Really Covers Homeowners insurance covers your house, your belongings, your liability, and your living expenses after a covered loss. That’s the short answer. The honest answer is that what your policy actually pays depends on two things: the policy form you have (usually an HO-3 or HO-2) and the endorsements added to […]
Boston Harbor is about to look like a postcard from another century. From July 11 to 16, more than 50 tall ships from 21 countries will fill the harbor for Sail Boston 2026, the city’s first tall ships gathering since 2017 and part of the national Sail250 celebration marking America’s 250th anniversary. Our team at […]