Peter Pereira Photos of the Year 2014

Peter Pereira
Photos of the Year 2014
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1 MG1548 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Joseph Ford holds a photo of his son Lance Cpl. Michael Ford who was killed in Iraq.	2 00017225A nbmaBishopDeCunha Musical director/organist Thomas Sargeant signals the opening of mass which was presided by new Bishop of the diocese of Fall River Edgar M. da Cunha at St. Anthony's of Padua in the north end of New Bedford, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	3 MG6952 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A teacher is seen sweeping a room behind a glass block wall as Carney Academy prepares for its last day of school in New Bedford, MA on June 9, 2014.	4 MG3812 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A woman makes her way across Union St. in downtown New Bedford, MA under a clear umbrella as rain sweeps across the area.
5 MG5462 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Born in Cape Verde, Marcelino Gomes is all smiles as he waves his American flag after officially becoming an American citizen. Twenty three people from eleven countries became United States citizens today at the Immigrant's Assistance Center in New Bedford, MA. This was the first time the naturalization service was held at the facility.	6 manb__MG7180 New Bedford Bears football players practice for the last game of the season under a fog rolling in at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	7 manb__MG6101 Two men fish on a pier in Fairhaven, MA as the sun rises in the distance behind them. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	8 boxing PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Ray Oliveira, left, as some last motivational words with his son Ray Oliveira Jr. before he takes to the ring for his professional boxing debut. Two New Bedford boxers, Ray Oliveira Jr. and Scott Sullivan make their professional debut fights at Twin Rivers Casino in Rhode Island. The duo is trained by ex-New Bedford fighter Ray Oliveira.
9 manb__MG5929 New Bedford EMS and fire departments respond to a cyclist hit by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Hemlock and Rockdale Ave in New Bedford, MA The cyclist was concious but taken away by ambulance. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	10 MG0703 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Kiane Binning, left, and her mother Estella Binning have some company as they walk by the cow painted on the side of Clark's Point Creamery in the south end of New Bedford during their daily walk.	11 MG1297 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A worker builds the roof of the future Keystone Plaza at Buzzards Bay. The building will become home for seniors older than 55 years old and is expected to be complete next year.	12 MG1743 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A woman has a driving buddy as she makes her way up Cranberry Hwy in Wareham, MA.
13 MG2081 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Martha sits on her makeshift home at the entrance to the Trinity United Methodist Church on County St. in downtown New Bedford. Martha has been living here for just over a week hoping that a shelter will take her in.	14 MG2099 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ The sun sets behind the harpoon shaped fence of the fast ferry terminal at State Pier in New Bedford, MA.	15 MG7098 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A fisherman makes his way to a fishing boat docked at the Captain Leroy's marina on Popes Island in New Bedford, MA on a foggy morning.	16 MG2683 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Tamica DeAndrade takes a break from work in front of the column facade of the Best Banc (yes Banc) building in downtown New Bedford.
17 MG3425 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Mass Maritime first year cadet, Cristian Scopa, chooses an alternate form of transportation to get a cup of coffee early in the morning as he makes his way back to school in Buzzards Bay, MA dressed in full uniform.	18 MG3440 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A worker is dwarfed by the fishing boat Westport as he makes his way across Fairhaven Shipyard in Fairhaven, MA.	19 MG3930 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Beaumont Solar workmen install the 5400 solar panels at a new solar farm location atop the Sullivan Ledge facility on Kings Highway in New Bedford, MA. The facility will generate ove 1.7 megawatts of electricity.	20 MG3973 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A Mass Maritime cadet walks by the mural spanning four floors depicting a map of the world made with the complete text of the In the Heart of the Sea book, which documents the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, on display at the campus library in Buzzards Bay.
21 MG5150 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ The lobster weathervane atop the Lobster Pot in Wareham, MA is framing the moon with its claws.	22 MG5752 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Butch Silva, Korean War veterean with the Cape Verdean American Veterans Association, stands at attention after placing an American flag at the gravesite of a veteran buried at St. John Cemetery on Allen St. in New Bedford in preparation for Memorial Day.	23 manb__MG6399 The huge sign of recording artist Darlene Love seems to be pleased with Matt Gomes of Image Signs and More, as he installs the new 30' signs that will be hanging on the outside wall of the Zeiterion theater in downtown New Bedford announcing the new seasons performers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	24 MG6419 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Stang High School new diving coach Rachel Rosenberg reacts to a botched dive by one of her divers during practice at the UMASS Dartmouth pool.
25 MG6474 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ New Bedford DPI welders Jamie Ponte and Richard Loiselle remove a section of the iconic Paul Revere sign high above Rt 195 in New Bedford, MA. They expect to take two days to fully remove the once neon lit sign.	26 MG6925 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ New Bedford residents shovel themselves out of the first snowstorm of the season on January 3, 2014.	27 MG7212 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Jeff Wilbur, owner of Brandons Tree Service, finds himself firmly in the grasp of his company pick up truck trying to figure out the mechanical problem at a parking lot in Fairhaven, MA	28 manb__MG7278 Larry Fowler heads out on his boat from Fairhaven, MA into a thick fog, not letting the weather stop him from going quahoging. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
29 MG7335 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Steven Saraiva of Marine Propeller Services paints the trademark green paint on the propeller going to a fishing boat in New Jersey he just finished repairing at the Fairhaven shop.	30 manb__MG7536 A student takes in the rays of the sun perched on a tree as fellow UMASS Dartmouth students walk by down below. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	31 MG7656 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A crewmember prepares the sails for the voyage from Newport, RI to Marthas Vineyard. The Charles W. Morgan whale ship navigates from Newport, RI to Vineyard Haven as part of the 38th voyage that will eventually see New Bedford last whale ship return home next week. This was only the second time that the Charles Morgan has sailed under sail since her last voyage in 1921.	32 MG7931 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ The south end of New Bedford is reflected on the chrome helmet of a motorcyclist taking advantage of perfect riding conditions.
33 MG8063 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Kevin Cardoso installs a Destination New Bedford banner on a light pole on Rt 18 in downtown New Bedford as the city prepares for the arrival of the Charles W. Morgan whale ship tomorrow.	34 MG8115 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Youngsters take refuge from the heat by jumping into the water from a pier in the south end of New Bedford.	35 MG8120 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A man is covered in snow as he uses a snow blower to dig himself out on January 22, 2014 in New Bedford, MA.	36 MG8703 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, artistic director of New Bedford ballet, works with children from the Schwartz Center in Dartmouth, MA in an adaptive dance class designed for children with developmental challenges.
37 MG8903 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A woman looks at the falling snow that surprised the area from an office builiding in downtown New Bedford, MA.	38 MG9028 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Crewmembers of the Charles W. Morgan whale ship shore up the lines in preparation for the potential high winds due to the expected storm making its way up the coast.	39 MG9192 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ The Charles W. Morgan whaleship leaves New Bedford harbor as it continues its 38th voyage.	40 MG9622 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A woman walks down Parker St. in New Bedford, MA looking at the skies through her transparent umbrella as heavy rains blanket the region.
41 MG9633 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Brian Stewart, of Poyant Sign removes the iconic neon faucet from the Plumbers Plumber's Landing building on S. Water St. in New Bedford, MA.	42 MG9817 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Bristol Community College student Meagan Souza takes a break outside the downtown New Bedford campus next to a window with large photo of a student promoting the school, as snow starts falling across the area.	43 _N8A9056 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Peter Romero waits to get a hair and bear clip as the Downtown's Finest Barber Shop mascot looks on in the background. Men get a beard trim at the Downtown Finest Barber Shop in New Bedford, MA. A barber shop is much more than a grooming station, and more of a lifestyle, as men regularly make their way there to simply hang out.	44 _N8A5869 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Owner Mike Leal keeps his eye on his 8 barbers working at his downtown barber shop. Men get a beard trim at the Downtown Finest Barber Shop in New Bedford, MA. A barber shop is much more than a grooming station, and more of a lifestyle, as men regularly make their way there to simply hang out.
45 _N8A0224 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Chris Williams and fellow Eagle Holt Co. workmen harvest a cranberry bog in Rochester, MA.	46 _N8A0470 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Tessa Moore makes hew way to work in downtown New Bedford with a scarf on her head for protection from the unexpected snow that fell across the region.	47 _N8A0550 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Mel Larsen who has been walking the streets of Fairhaven dressed like Jesus since the beginning of the summer stands at the intersection of Main St. and Rt 6. Mr. Larsen who resides in Florida has come up north in an effort to spread his religious beliefs.	48 _N8A0614 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Boxers of all ages train at the HEART boxing gym in the north end of New Bedford. The HEART boxing gym is one of only two boxing gyms left in the city.
49 _N8A0633 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Andy Castro, 9 left, and Alyssa Montanez, 10, prepare to ride their bikes to SMAST. Trips for Kids participants enjoy a day of marine science in the north end of New Bedford with a visit to SMAST followed by a beach search for marine wildlife on East Beach all while riding their bikes.	50 _N8A0704 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Completed pairs of shoes are seen on a shelf waiting to be picked up, as Scott Amorin performs a sole repair. Scott Amorin, owner of New York Shoe Repair in New Bedford, MA is one of the last working cobblers in the area.	51 _N8A0709 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Christani Goode, 12 is excited to see the scallop he his holding while at SMAST open up. Trips for Kids participants enjoy a day of marine science in the north end of New Bedford with a visit to SMAST followed by a beach search for marine wildlife on East Beach all while riding their bikes.	52 _N8A0834 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Workmen install staging on the steel structure of the Sagamore bridge as it undergoes renovations.
53 _N8A0885 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Yoga instructor Jessica Webb conducts a Yoga at Cushman Park session in Fairhaven, MA. The yoga classes are free to the public and are conducted every Tuesday morning between 8-9am.	54 _N8A0904 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Mel Larsen embraces Ella Antone as her friend Pauline LeBlanc looks on. Mel Larsen has been walking the streets of Fairhaven dressed like Jesus since the beginning of the summer.	55 _N8A1027 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ High School students participate in an apprentice program at the Whaling Museum. Today they prepare Sea Lab fifth graders for a scavenger hunt in the museum.	56 _N8A1094 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A man walks up Front St. past the icicles forming on the entrance awning to the Serendipity by the Sea gift shop in Marion, MA as temperatures continue to stay cold.
57 _N8A1184 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ High School students Trina Smith, 18 Voc-tech, Josephine Tilley, 17 Voc-Tech, Genesis Vazquez, 17 NBHS, and Reina Riveira, 18 NBHS, blog about their experiences during the apprentice program at the Whaling Museum. Behind them a mural with whalemen.	58 _N8A1214 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A woman drives her SUV past a colorful mural celebrating Frederick Douglass painted on the side of a building on S. 6th St. in downtown New Bedford as seen through a car windshield covered with streaming rain water.	59 _N8A1312 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Steve Harrington, in water, and Carter Hunter, green, give owner Mike Jennings a hand lifting the outboard motor that sank along with his dory, left, in Mattapoisett harbor due to the high wind and surf yesterday.	60 _N8A1424 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Global Learning Charter School student Markus Amaral, 12 left, and fellow music students play a Beatles song on guitar with their teacher Ian Gollub.
61 _N8A1425 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ An exhausted Coby Nye, 5, leans on his horse Coco Crisp after the pair went for a ride under the supervision of his mother Leona Pittsley at their farm in Lakeville, MA.	62 _N8A1444 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Window washer Luis Lovato finds himself high above New Bedford while performing the annual window cleaning of the Regency Towers in downtown New Bedford.	63 _N8A1822 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Deckhand Dan Roche pulls the anchor up before casting off from Mystic, CT. The Charles W. Morgan whaleship makes her way from Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT to New London, CT in the first leg of the journey that will see it return to New Bedford in June.	64 _N8A1952 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ An emotional Andrea Lague leaves after saying goodbye to her dad Phil Paleologos who is locked in an emotional embrace with grandaughter Aleksis Lague as he closes the Shawmut Diner for the last time.
65 _N8A2033 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A drawing of a large eye ball keeps its eye on pedestrians making their way up Purchase St. in downtown New Bedford, MA from the 767 Exchange storefront.	66 _N8A2349 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A parishoner prays at the Masjid Al-Ehsan mosque on Cove rd. in Dartmouth, MA.	67 _N8A2370 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ New Bedford mayor Jon Mitchell speaks with Keith Middle School 6th graders on crime prevention during a speaking program held in the auditorium.	68 _N8A2433 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A runner make his way past the Vietnam Memorial located at Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford, MA.
69 _N8A2506 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Officer Craig Pimental, right, is inside the school coordinating activities as paramedic, Lincoln Thibaut, outside, prepares to enter the building. Members of the (SEMLEC) South Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council SWAT team, conduct an active shooter simulation at the Dartmouth Middle School in Dartmouth, MA.	70 _N8A2532 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Paul Pirrott, 10, and fellow Parker School 3rd graders pledge allegiance to the flag as their school day begins.	71 _N8A2616 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Yoga instructor Juliet Loranger leads her morning class through various poses at her studio Yoga on Union on Johny Cake Hill. in downtown New Bedford, MA.	72 _N8A2809 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Kendra Anderson, 18 sr, vacuums Charlie a thoroughbread horse after grooming him at Bristol Aggie High School in Dighton, MA.
73 _N8A2827 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Parker School 3rd grader Luis Ortiz, 8 center, looks to be stumped as he does multiplication tables before the class heads back in after going to technology class.	74 _N8A3012 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Henrique Raposa, 103 and his wife Joana Raposo, 91, who have been married for 71 years, were honored today as Valentine's Day king and queen at the New Bedford Health Care Center party.	75 _N8A3256 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Jim Souza restores a headstone at Ellis Cemetery in Mattapoisett, MA by scraping the lichen from the granite after applying water to soften it up.	76 manb_N8A3322 Ronald Parkinson takes Santa for a ride on his mobile wheelchair after purchasing the 5' tall singing Santa at Rite Aid in downtown New Bedford which he will use to decorate his apartment. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
77 manb_N8A3707 Rhonda Leblanc of Nessralla Farm in Wareham, MA finds herself surrounded by color as she prepares the various types of poinsettias for the holiday season. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	78 _N8A3751 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ New Mass Maritime cadets endure their last day of the 2 week boot camp period before they become official students of the school in Buzzards Bay, MA.	79 _N8A4005 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Two seagulls fight over a snack drifting in New Bedford harbor as a dense fog rolls in.	80 _N8A4465 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Jack Walker of Beaumont Solar installs one of the 190 panels that make the solar farm situated between New Bedford High School and the Hetland Rink. The project is an energy development offering promoted by Con Edison.
81 _N8A4506-2 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A large sundog develops in the sky over Neds Point lighthouse in Mattapoisett, MA.	82 _N8A4647 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES ++ Whaling Museum staff move a Clement Swift painting's frame from the New Bedford downtown Library to be put on display along with 4 others at the Whaling Museum.	83 _N8A4845 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Second grader Neylani Perry, 8, writes out words she is not sure of in guided reading class. The Renaissance Community School for the Arts shares space with the Gomes Elementary School in the south end of New Bedford with an alternative approch to learning.	84 _N8A4864 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Arthur Anderson weeps as he finds himself taking advantage of the shelter that the Pilgrim Church set up on Rockdale Ave in New Bedford because of the low temperatures and snow.
85 _N8A4924 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Arthur Anderson finds himself taking advantage of the shelter that the Pilgrim Church set up on Rockdale Ave in New Bedford because of the low temperatures and snow.	86 _N8A5149 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A couple looks from Avery Point in Groton, CT as the Charles W. Morgan maker its way to New London CT. The Charles W. Morgan whaleship makes her way from Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT to New London, CT past Avery Point in Groton, CT in the first leg of the journey that will see it return to New Bedford in June.	87 _N8A5161 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Best friends Ticiana Barbosa, 6, offers younger kindergartener Samoy Guthrie, 5, a hug as they prepare to file out of art class. The Renaissance Community School for the Arts shares space with the Gomes Elementary School in the south end of New Bedford with an alternative approch to learning.	88 manb_N8A5627 New Bedford DPI worker, Wayne Cardoza paints the tree grates that line Pleasant St. in downtown New Bedford, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
89 _N8A5673 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Prom nerves set in with Stang High School senior, Chris Carpenter, 18 right, as he waits for his final fitting whiles Robert Brunelle, owner of Main Stree Formals in Acushnet, MA, puts the final touches on Russell Bolarinho's (18 Stang senior) suit as they both pick up their suits to go to the prom tonight.	90 _N8A5743 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Members of the New Bedford High School JROTC academic and leadership teams prepare for the final competition that they will be involved with against 17 other schools from around the nation.	91 _N8A6267 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Members of Communion and Liberation in the Diocese of Fall River march in a Way of the Cross procession starting at the St. Joseph - St. Therese Church on Acushnet Ave in New Bedford and ending at St. Mary's Church on Tarkiln Hill Rd.	92 _N8A6294 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Bill Morrisson, of Eagle Holt Brand, uses a water picker to harvest the first cranberries of the season at a bog in Marion, MA. The cranberries will be used to make juice by Ocean Spray.
93 _N8A6350 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Streaks of light shine into the work barn at the Mystic Seaport as shipwright Walt Ansel uses a chisel to shape the fore course yard for the main mast of the Charles W. Morgan currently undergoing repairs before its voyage to New Bedford in July.	94 _N8A6384 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Rev. Scott Ciosek of St. Martins Episcopal church in New Bedford and St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Dartmouth gives out ashes to Alice Shell and her grand daughter Caura Bodden, 3, in front of the Big Value Outlet store in Dartmouth, MA on March 5, 2014 in an effort to bring faith to the people.	95 _N8A6630 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Welder Joe Pinto is perched high up as he sends sparks flying while cutting the rusted supporting a-frame from the superstructure of the fishing vessel Titan docked in New Bedford undergoing repairs.	96 _N8A6861 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Aven Jones, a sophomore shooting guard for the UMASS Dartmouth basketball team, reads a book written by Martin Luther King III (MLK's son) entitled My Daddy: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to 1st graders of the Thomas R. Rodman school in New Bedford, MA.
97 manb_N8A6935 Music teacher Ashley Prickel reads a book to second grader Jazelle Dasilva, 7, after she was the first student to arrive in school, to make up time before other students arrive at the Parker School in New Bedford, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	98 manb_N8A7045 Pharaoh Helme, 9, lets East Fairhaven school pre-schoolers touch a deer hide as he and his mother Kerri Helme speak with them about their Mashpee Wompanoag native american heritage. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	99 _N8A7292 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ (l tor r) Mayor Jon Mitchell, and Executive Director of the New Bedford Economic Development Council Matt Morrissey give U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine a tour of New Bedford harbor on a rainy day.	100 boxing PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ The gloves are removed after Scott Sullivan takes his first win as a professional fighter in his debut fight. Two New Bedford boxers, Ray Oliveira Jr. and Scott Sullivan make their professional debut fights at Twin Rivers Casino in Rhode Island. The duo is trained by ex-New Bedford fighter Ray Oliveira.
101 _N8A7944 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Carney Academy 3rd grader Manuel Marte, 10 is in awe as he takes a look at the congressional medal of honor awarded to Sgt. William H. Carney on display in a see through case. Sgt. William H. Carney, the first african-American congressional medal of honor recipient, was honored today at the Carney Academy school in New Bedford.	102 _N8A8032 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure members Eric Magalhaes, top, Louie Rodriguez and Mike Elias, plant a red maple treen on South Sixth St. in downtown New Bedford in celebration of National Arbor Day.	103 _N8A8104 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Carney Academy first grader Jazmyn Vasquez joins fellow students in their annual parade down Union St. in downtown New Bedford where they promoted staying in school/good attendance.	104 _N8A8538 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Steve Silveira finds himself inside the Kort nozzle of the F/V Virginia Sands applying primer as he and fellow Fairhaven Shipyard painters prepare the fishing dragger for a fresh coat of paint
105 _N8A8565 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Carl, a deckhand aboard the lobster boat Whte Cap IV, takes an early morning break as he loads a barrel with skates that will be used for bait in the lobster traps before heading out from Westport harbor.	106 manb_N8A8714 Rob Roy Academy cosmetology student Dean Galarza prepares his tools for the days lesson as seen next to mannequins used to practice hair styling at the New Bedford school. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	107 manb_N8A9029 UMASS Dartmouth students walk past each other in the new campus center. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	108 _N8A9143 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ First graders of the Betsey B. Winslow elementary school in New Bedford pledge allegiance to the flag first thing in the morning.
109 _N8A9336 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Wally Lafrance has some company as he takes a break inside the Shawmut Diner during moving everything out. The iconic Shawmut Diner was dissasembled today in preparation to be moved to the Dartmouth House of Correction on Tuesday.	110 _N8A9461 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Fireworks are set off in New Bedford harbor in front of the Charles W. Morgan whaleship docked at State Pier in New Bedford, MA.	111 _N8A9668-2 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A woman walks her dog around Buttonwood Park past the storm drain pipes that are currently being installed as part of a road widening project adding an additional right turning lane from Brownell Ave. to Rt 6 East bound in New Bedford.	112 _N8A9721 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Eighth graders duct tape their teacher Doug Carvalho to the post. Students from St. James St. John participate in the 'Stuck for a Buck' fundraiser where students give one dollar for a strip of duct they will use to tape their teachers to a post. The money collected will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society along with money they have collected throughout the year.
113 _N8A9986 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Ceramics artist Kendra Chase, right, speaks with realtor Beth VanderVeer who stopped in at Grainger Pottery on Rt. 6 in Marion, MA to purchase some closing gifts for some home she recently sold.	114 _N8A1550 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Rick Ramos lets his inner Elvis come to life at 50's night. People enjoy the annual 50's night held in downtown New Bedford. Proceeds from the festival to benefit Mercy Meals and More, Neediest Families Fund and Salvation Army.	115 _N8A1784 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Joni Gaudiello might be dressed in 50's clothing but her smartphone is not going anywhere. People enjoy the annual 50's night held in downtown New Bedford. Proceeds from the festival to benefit Mercy Meals and More, Neediest Families Fund and Salvation Army.	116 00016629A manbnewrunway-MG5647 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ New Bedford Regional Airport officially re-opened runway 5-23 after extensive safety and infrastructure improvements costing $30 million and spanning 5 years of construction.
117 1001224936 manb_connectingN8A5238 With fresh face paint on, Sara Lafrance takes in the sights and sounds of the Connecting for Change conference. The 10th annual Connecting for Change two-day conference began today in front of the Zeiterion Theater in downtown New Bedford. The event which is presented by the Marion Institute, is an annual event focusing on creating positive changes in the community. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	118 1001388525 manb_N8A5417 SMAST research assistant and glider pilot, Matthew Grossi prepares to load the data-gathering glider, seen behind him, aboard the Lucky Lady research vessel, docked at Fairhaven Shipyard. The submersible will scan the Atlantic ocean depths recording ocean temperatures. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	119 1001674393 manbVeteransRoosevelt Roosevelt Middle School in New Bedford, MA honored veterans during their annual Veterans' Day memorial celebration. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	120 1001793493 manbMontessoriVets Montessori School of the Angels fourth grader Madeline Azar, 9, salutes Marine Corps veteran Roland Gendron as he walks by. Students of the Montessori School of the Angels' in Westport, MA honor veterans in their seventh annual Veterans' Day Celebration. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
121 1001827125 manb_N8A8148 Fairhaven High School junior, Sadie Alves, 16, moves her rook during an afterschool chess club session in the schools library. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	122 1001909791 manbTurkeysHandOut Shirley Escorsio has waited over 3 hours as she and hundreds of others wait to pick up their turkeys. St. Anthony of Padua food pantry on Acushnet Ave in the north end of New Bedford handed out over 500 turkeys as part of their Thanksgiving charity work. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	123 manb_N8A1098 Jamie O'Driscoll and fellow participants in the annual Plunge of the Faithful cast themselves into the cold waters at Goodbury Island in Westport, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	124 1001986122 manb_parkerplaygroundN8A1938 Parker Elementary school students play in their new playground for the first time after it was officially opened at the school in New Bedford, MA PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
125 00017225A nbmaBishopDeCunha New Bishop of the diocese of Fall River Edgar M. da Cunha presides over Mass for Catholic Schools at St. Anthony's of Padua in the north end of New Bedford, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	126 manbG0010194 Brownell Systems crews remove one of the last sailboats from the water in Mattapoisett, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	127 manbG0010821 Brownell systems crews remove one of the last sailboats from the water in Mattapoisett, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	128 manb_N8A0569 Morton Middle School students Alexa Cortes, 13 and Jillian Contois, 13, take a closer look at a sharks jaw. UMASS Dartmouth biology students, attending professor Kathryn Kavanagh's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy class, pass their information to students from across the Southcoast at the "Bones: Your Inner Animal" presentation held at the school's library. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
129 manb_N8A0607 UMASS Biology student Andre Maknooni, top, shows students the various ancestral skulls of humans. UMASS Dartmouth biology students, attending professor Kathryn Kavanagh's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy class, pass their information to students from across the Southcoast at the "Bones: Your Inner Animal" presentation held at the school's library. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	130 manbblackfriday Shoppers line up outside of Best Buy in Dartmouth, MA on November 28, 2014 on a rainy day waiting for the store to open at 1am on Black Friday. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	131 manbCharlieBakerCarney Massachusetts governor elect Charlie Baker passes the giant mural of Sgt. William Carney during his visit of the Carney Academy elementary school in New Bedford, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	132 _N8A9743 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ The Charles W. Morgan whale ship navigates from Newport, RI to Vineyard Haven as part of the 38th voyage that will eventually see New Bedford last whale ship return home next week. This was only the second time that the Charles Morgan has sailed under sail since her last voyage in 1921.
133 MG8722 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Boats of all sizes file past the Charles W. Morgan whaleship in the Parade of Boats as they salute the last whaling ship during its return to its home port of New Bedford, MA.	134 _N8A2596 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Eugene Pina adjusts his prosthetic leg before going to visit the Morgan. Mr. Pina says that nothing would keep him from visiting the Charles W. Morgan. The Charles W. Morgan whale ship is officially welcomed home at State Pier in New Bedford, MA as events officially open granting people access to the iconic ship.	135 S0151140 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A duck crosses the cobbled William St. in downtown New Bedford.	136 S0301091 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Tracy finds herself begging for some spare change on Purchase St. in downtown New Bedford. Homeless and hungry, Tracy is trying to survive any way she can.
137 S0612134 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A man crosses Elm st. in New Bedford, MA on January 23, 2014 as icicles hang from the gutter of a building thanks to the cold snap that has covered the area.	138 MG0439 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ A goose makes its way across the median of ring road at UMASS Dartmouth in Dartmouth, MA.	139 MG0598 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ UMASS Dartmouth students making their way in and out of the new library building are reflected on its glass walls.	140 MG0681 PHOTO PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times ++ Paul Wildnauer of Great Scapes nursery is right at home under one of his delivery trucks as he prepares it for the upcoming season at his yard in Mattapoisett, MA.