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Blue Heron in Flight
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (160+ words) The New Bedford Light Blue Heron in Flight Adriance Furnituremakers highlights work by local artisans in the Showroom Gallery. Each piece shows the maker's style. Each one brings character to the space. John Magnan shifted to art after an early…...
Hand-Painted Gourd Birdhouse workshop
2+ week, 3+ day ago (33+ words) The New Bedford Light Hand-Painted Gourd Birdhouse workshop Enter the code sent to your email Get the best of The New Bedford Light directly in your email inbox....
OSS Students Showcase Ocean Science & Art Collaboration with WHOI at the Whaling Museum
3+ week, 2+ day ago (133+ words) The New Bedford Light OSS Students Showcase Ocean Science & Art Collaboration with WHOI at the Whaling Museum Our Sisters" School will host "When Data Tells a Story: Art, Climate, and the Future We Shape" at the New Bedford Whaling Museum…...
Side chicks: New Bedford beach hosts rare shorebird "love triangle
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1196+ words) NEW BEDFORD " Barely visible from the shores of East Beach, three gray-and-white, puffy shorebirds " no more than six inches across " skitter across the sand. The male advances towards two females, beak forward and wings outstretched. They tussle briefly, then scatter…...
Shh! Wild leatherback turtles don't like loud noises, new study reports
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (947+ words) Few species " other than the rat, the cockroach and the human being " are able to traverse the globe, adapting to ever-shifting conditions in climate and habitat. Leatherback sea turtles are one of those species, populating every ocean save for the…...
Nature Play & Learn: Signs of Spring
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) The New Bedford Light Nature Play & Learn: Signs of Spring Nature Play and Learn: Signs of Spring is on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a. m. to noon at the New Bedford Free Public Library's Main Branch. Admission is free. Mobile Adventures leads this…...
Offshore wind could hinder scallop fishing, new study reports
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (848+ words) It's kind of like death by a thousand cuts," said Sarah Borsetti, paper author and fisheries researcher at Rutgers University's Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory. With all of the other things facing the industry, this is another thorn in the side....
Blue Heron in Flight - The New Bedford Light
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (118+ words) The New Bedford Light Adriance Furnituremakers highlights work by local artisans in the Showroom Gallery. Each piece shows the maker's style. Each one brings character to the space. Showroom open 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Tuesday through Friday. Phone number is 508-993-4800. A portion of…...