The South Coast region is rich with diversity, natural beauty and culture. The links on this page will provide additional information on life in the region and help you experience some of the region's many jewels.

Select . . . Current Weather What's Happening Communities Newspapers & Media Outlets Celebrations Culture

Current Weather

What's Happening

• Fall River Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• New Bedford (official city site)
• New Bedford Office of Tourism & Marketing
• SouthCoast Development Partnership
• WHALE (Waterfront Historic Area League) of New Bedford
• Your Town guide to events around the South Coast

Communities

(Massachusetts towns are from official Commonwealth of Massachusetts information pages)

Learn about Southcoast Hospitals Group's community benefits programs

• Acushnet
• Assonet (Freetown)
• Barrington, R.I.
• Berkley
• Bourne
• Bristol, R.I.
• Buzzards Bay (Bourne)
• Carver
• Dartmouth
• Dighton
• Fairhaven
• Fall River
• Freetown
• Lakeville
• Little Compton, R.I.
• Marion
• Mattapoisett
• Middleborough
• Middletown, R.I.
• New Bedford
• Newport, R.I.
• Plymouth
• Portsmouth, R.I.
• Rehoboth
• Rochester
• Sandwich
• Seekonk
• Somerset
• Swansea
• Tiverton, R.I.
• Wareham
• Warren, R.I.
• Westport

Newspapers

• Herald News, Fall River, Mass.
• O Jornal, (Portuguese/English), Fall River, Mass.
• Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.
• The Wanderer, Mattapoisett, Mass.

  Other media resources:

• Boston Business Journal
• Boston Globe
• Boston Herald
• Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.
• Fun 107 FM (music), Fairhaven, Mass.
• Providence Business News, Providence, R.I.
• Providence Journal, Providence, R.I.
• South Coast Insider, Fall River, Mass.
• WBSM-AM 1420 (news/talk), Fairhaven, Mass.
• WCAI-FM 90.1 (NPR), Woods Hole, Mass.
• WJAR-TV Channel 10 (NBC), Providence, R.I.
• WLNE-TV Channel 6 (ABC), Providence, R.I.
• WMVY-FM 92.7 (music), Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard), Mass.
• WPRI-TV Channel 12 (CBS), Providence, R.I.
• WRNI-AM 1290 (NPR), Providence, R.I.
• WSAR-AM 1480 (news/talk), Somerset, Mass.
• WSBE-TV Channel 36 (PBS)/Rhode Island PBS, Providence, R.I.

Celebrations

• Fall River Celebrates America, (August), 508-676-8226
• Fall River Festival of the Arts, (September), 508-324-1926
• Scallop Festival, Buzzards Bay, Mass. (September)
• New Bedford Summerfest, (July), 508-999-5231

Museums & Culture

• AHA! - Art, History, Architecture, free Thursday evening events in New Bedford, Mass.
• Battleship Massachusetts at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Mass.
• Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford, Mass.
• Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, Mass.
• New Bedford Art Museum
• New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
• New Bedford Whaling Museum
• Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, New Bedford, Mass.
• South Coast 24/7, New Bedford, Mass.
• South Coast Learning Network non-profit offering fun and educational courses, New Bedford, Mass.
• Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, Mass.