South Dartmouth News

In a time when many farmers are struggling just to remain afloat, a Westport dairy farm is making yet another move to ensure its future in bucolic South Westport.

THE WESTPORT WOMEN'S CLUB announces their 2009 scholarship recipients. The following Westport High School seniors were awarded a scholarship: Kaylynn Hebert, Weston Thurston, Kevin Perry, Leigh Ann Rebello, Neal Noversa and James Wood.

Friends Academy graduates are: : Reilly West of Marion, Timothy McNamara of South Dartmouth, Tristan Peirce of Westport, Oliver Stone of Marion, Anne Walker of Marion, Josephine Cannell of Mattapoisett, Anya Cummings of Westport, Mia Bekemeier of Fairhaven, Sophia DenUyl of Little Compton.

"A thrilling young artist, very dramatic work, arresting and strong in narrative," says gallery owner Carol Craven about Ben Shattuck, whose paintings are on exhibit at the Vineyard Haven gallery through July 4, with a reception on the 3rd.

"I wanted to form a team because people need to know that only 3 percent of all money raised for cancer research goes towards childhood cancer and they're still using treatments from the '60s and '70s because they don't have money for research." - Stephanie Tabor, 13, cancer survivor and one of the speakers at Wareham's Relay for Life.

If you've never been part of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, it's hard to truly grasp the fierce determination and spirit of the people who make it happen.

UMASS Dartmouth archeology students dig on land at the Akin House on Dartmouth Street.

The Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford has chosen Cynthia S. Tardif and Scott W. Lang as the recipients of the 2009 Sydney Adams Award for distinguished service in ecumenical ministry.

McLAUGHLIN: of Wareham, Saturday, June 6, 2009, Emily F. , 75. Widow of Charles E. McLaughlin.

For these women, age is merely a number. Singing, dancing and even twirling batons, seven contestants over the age of 65 recently competed for the title of Miss Senior SouthCoast 2009.

Dr. Ron DiPippo is chairman of the Dartmouth Alternative Energy Committee and lives in Dartmouth.

A Scoop of Nostalgia Salvador's Ice Cream in South Dartmouth isn't just a spot for a cool treat.

Editor's note: This the third installment of an ongoing series featuring home gardeners as they dig, plant, nurture and finally harvest their own produce.

Beatrice P. Arruda, age 86, of New Bedford, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Oaks.

Editor's note: This is part two of an ongoing series that will appear bi-weekly through the growing season featuring home gardeners as they dig, plant, nurture and finally harvest their own produce.

Pete Souza has opened an "Official White House Photostream" on Flickr with several hundred photographs from President Obama's first months in office.

Sheila McCurdy, 55, was the only female skipper in last year's 223-boat Newport to Bermuda Race fleet.

In a market filled with abundant choices for prospective buyers, curb appeal has never been more important.

Those Awful Inchworms are Back! Link May 1, 2009 11:42 AM GARDEN PEST: Eastern Massachusetts trees had been under attack by a newly arrived foreign inchworm population for several years now.

ANGUS: of Assonet, Sunday, April 26, 2009, Richard O., 77. Husband of J. Carol Angus.