Helena Tavares and her 13-year old daughter Avery discuss Avery’s battle with epilepsy and their upcoming fundraising event to be able to purchase a seizure alert dog for her.

Marci Pina-Christian, Executive Director of the New Bedford Human Rights Commission and Program Director for Community Outreach and Engagement for the City of New Bedford, is joined by Cheryl Duclos of the Face-to-Face Mediation Program to talk about the impact of those programs in the city.

Celeste Houtman and Patricia Alves discuss their upcoming walkathon to raise money to pay for the medical expenses of Houtman’s daughter Saige, who was born with a rare liver disease and needed a transplant.

Dartmouth Center President Pauline Santos and volunteer Maura Nolan give a rundown on this year’s upcoming Wet Paint Day.

Kim Goddard, Executive Director of AHA!, discusses the organization’s upcoming birthday bash and the future of her organization.

The Descendants of Whaling Masters organization is planning a host of activities for its 50th anniversary, and Associate Member Rich Taber discusses the history of the organization and outlines its anniversary celebration.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane looks back at one year since the shutdown of the Star Store campus of UMass Dartmouth and other local topics.

New Bedford Council on Aging Director Pamela Amaral-Lema outlines the new programs coming next month and what's happening now at the COA's three senior sites.

Steve Furtado, Jr., the new Executive Director of Global Learning Public Charter School in New Bedford, discusses taking on his new role.

Your Theatre, Inc. Community Liaison Eric Paradis previews the upcoming 2024-25 season at the Steeple Playhouse in New Bedford.