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Take A Trolley Ride Down Union Street New Bedford in 1921

Billy Teed — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:31:01 +0000

I’m feeling nostalgic today! What a great video I stumbled across! A sample of a simpler time, thats for sure! Have a look as we flashback and take a trolley ride through New Bedford, MA in 1921. This vintage film was painstakingly restored by the M.L.Baron Historic Archives in 1983. 92 years ago this video was shot..think [...]

Southcoast v.s L.A – Who's Got The Better Battleship?

Billy Teed — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:25:27 +0000

What does the Southcoast have in common with Southern California? We both got some major protection, the big guns of the U.S Navy Battleships! The U.S.S Iowa is the newest addition to historic ships around our country based and is based in Los Angeles, California, unlike the U.S.S Massachusetts, on proud display since August 1965 and The [...]

New York Woman to Try Out For The NFL

BJ Ragone — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:24:38 +0000

Lauren Siberman is poised to make history and become the first woman in history to participate in the NFL combine. Siberman is scheduled to appear at the New Jersey NFL combine that will take place on March 2 and 3. If she makes it through that she will have a chance to compete at the [...]

New Bedford Remembers The Blizzard of 1978

Billy Teed — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:12:25 +0000

Maybe you were here and then again maybe you’ve just heard the stories from your parents. One Day, back in 1978, it started to snow, and it didn’t stop for 3 days. I remember my mother telling me the story when I was a child and I thought a foot of snow was impressive. She [...]

The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 Anniversary

Billy Teed — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:31:02 +0000

Heres is the tale of one of the strangest disasters in our state history! Have you ever heard of the Great Molasses flood of 1919? At 12:45 in the afternoon on an unusually warm January 15th, 1919, Boston Police Patrolman Frank McManus could barely believe the words that he was saying: “Send all available rescue [...]

Take a Trip On Our Southcoast Time Machine [PHOTOS]

Billy Teed — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:49:30 +0000

I don’t know about you, but the first time I got interested with time travel was when I first watched ‘Back To The Future’, and to this day I still watch them whenever they are on T.V. Time Travel would be such a cool thing to do. To see how the world was at a [...]

'Linclon' Is A Must See – Deb's Movie Review

Deb — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:03:05 +0000

Tis the season for great movies. The movie theatres were a popular destination this weekend. I had A few movies on my radar. I originally wanted to see ‘Twilight’, but upon hearing JR’ s review of Lincoln, being a Spielberg fan, and Larry begging not to be tortured by another round of vampires, Lincoln it [...]

A Little History About Highway 195 in New Bedford

Billy Teed — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:27:07 +0000

I was working the table for the station at the Business Expo today at White's of Westport, and on my way back to Fairhaven, I hopped on the good ol' 195, which I expected would get me to the station in about 15 minutes. Much to my dismay, I ended up sitting there for awhile as I forget they have the highway down to one lane for construction and improvements.

More People Listening To Radio Now, Than Ever Before

JR — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:17:34 +0000

How many gadgets remain popular for nearly 100 years? The light bulb, but that’s due to necessity. Over the weekend, the History Channel did a countdown of the top 101 gadgets that changed the world. To no shock, the smartphone came in at number one because it combines many of the other great gadgets of [...]

There's Hidden Treasure in Downtown New Bedford

JR — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:22:46 +0000

That’s exactly what one might expect to find in an historic New England seaport. I spent some time with Michael Rock, Larry, and our photographer Elin in the historic district Friday afternoon as we were looking for a backdrop for some new photos for our webpage profiles. Walking down lower William Street, past the Whaling [...]