🌱 What neighbors heard before bullets struck a car and home
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In today's newsletter:
- What neighbors heard before bullets struck a car and home
- See what homes around Greater New Bedford sold for this week
- Could your New Bedford nonprofit qualify for up to $25,000?
Today's riddle: What do you call a Priest that becomes an attorney? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Car, home hit by gunfire in New Bedford (wpri.com) — New Bedford police are investigating gunfire that damaged a car and nearby home on Coffin Avenue late Sunday night, after officers found shell casings and projectiles at the scene. No injuries or arrests were reported, and anyone with information is urged to contact city police. 
2. Bluestone executive ranch in Acushnet tops home sales: Weekly home sales (southcoasttoday.com) — A custom bluestone executive ranch on Leonard Street in Acushnet topped this week’s Greater New Bedford home sales at $975,000, highlighting a hot local market. The report lists dozens of recent residential property transfers in New Bedford and surrounding towns, offering a snapshot of neighborhood prices and activity.
3. Southcoast Health and United Way of Greater New Bedford Launch the Healthy Community Fund (newbedfordguide.com) — A new Healthy Community Fund backed by Southcoast Health and United Way of Greater New Bedford is offering grants up to $25,000 for health-focused nonprofits serving local residents. Letters of interest are accepted August 17 through September 28, with virtual info sessions on August 19 and 20. Local organizations tackling housing, food access, and other health drivers are encouraged to apply.
4. MassWildlife on mission to save roseate tern from extinction (newbedfordlight.org) — MassWildlife biologists are working on nearby Penikese, Bird, and Ram islands to restore endangered roseate terns, a species that largely depends on Buzzards Bay for breeding. With Penikese only about an hour’s boat ride from New Bedford, the recovery effort highlights the ecological importance of the bay that shapes the city’s working waterfront and coastal environment.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lucian and Uncle Phoenix.
I honestly thought that being much older, Phoenix would be slower to accept him into the pack, but it’s young cousin Fen who is still kind of wary… (Nextdoor West End New Bedford)
- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in New Bedford. Apply here.
- PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Stocking Clerk (PRRC) Salary Range $15 - $18/hr in New Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Bedford here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Father in law. (Thank you John B. for sending it in!)
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