Peter Pereira Photos of the Year 2020

Peter Pereira - Photos of the Year 2020
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Miriam Hinojos, RN, places her safety gear on again, before checking in at a COVID-19 patient in the Wilkes Wing at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The equipment is either disposed of completely or cleaned after every session. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
1 _M1A8496 Miriam Hinojos, RN, places her safety gear on again, before checking in at a COVID-19 patient in the Wilkes Wing at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The equipment is either disposed of completely or cleaned after every session. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Miriam Hinojos, RN, places her safety gear on again, before checking in at a COVID-19 patient in the Wilkes Wing at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The equipment is either disposed of completely or cleaned after every session. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
2 _M1A8496 Miriam Hinojos, RN, places her safety gear on again, before checking in at a COVID-19 patient in the Wilkes Wing at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The equipment is either disposed of completely or cleaned after every session. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Alan Guilmette lies down on his assigned bed, and watches the news on a makeshift stand he made from milk cartons at the House of Hope in New Bedford. A House of Hope resident reads from a notebook he wrote, while sitting on his assigned bed. The House of Hope houses over 50 homeless people and has self quarantined for over three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. No one is allowed in or out of the shelter. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
3 _M1A6555 Alan Guilmette lies down on his assigned bed, and watches the news on a makeshift stand he made from milk cartons at the House of Hope in New Bedford. A House of Hope resident reads from a notebook he wrote, while sitting on his assigned bed. The House of Hope houses over 50 homeless people and has self quarantined for over three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. No one is allowed in or out of the shelter.
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 Workmen are seen stripping the existing roof from a three decker residence in the south end of New Bedford, in preparation to install a new roof. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
4 _N8A6677 Workmen are seen stripping the existing roof from a three decker residence in the south end of New Bedford, in preparation to install a new roof.
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A staff members of the Southcoast Health Support Services Group inspects the 100 bed field hospital erected inside of the Tripp Athletic Center at Umass Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
5 _M1A7760 A staff members of the Southcoast Health Support Services Group inspects the 100 bed field hospital erected inside of the Tripp Athletic Center at Umass Dartmouth.
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 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
6 _N8A9785 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 A man casts his line from a pier in the south end of New Bedford, MA on a perfect morning. May 13, 2020. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
7 _N8A6419 A man casts his line from a pier in the south end of New Bedford, MA on a perfect morning. May 13, 2020. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Graffiti artist Jeff Saint works on a mural featuring a crying eye with the icons of the whaling city reflected in its pupil, surrounded by coronavirus spores. He and fellow graffiti artist, Ryan McFee, are painting the piece on a building adjacent to the Custom House Square in New Bedford with the hope of eventually replacing the spores with flowers are the virus is defeated. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
8 _M1A5150 Graffiti artist Jeff Saint works on a mural featuring a crying eye with the icons of the whaling city reflected in its pupil, surrounded by coronavirus spores. He and fellow graffiti artist, Ryan McFee, are painting the piece on a building adjacent to the Custom House Square in New Bedford with the hope of eventually replacing the spores with flowers are the virus is defeated.
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The Supermoon rises behind the iconic steeple of the Unitarian Church in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
9 SUPERMOON25822744 manb The Supermoon rises behind the iconic steeple of the Unitarian Church in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Kayla Gifford and fellow protestors hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
10 _M1A3899 Kayla Gifford and fellow protestors hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Nathan Vaughn enjoys a session of yoga in front of the colossal stone walls of Fort Rodman at Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
11 _N8A7235 Nathan Vaughn enjoys a session of yoga in front of the colossal stone walls of Fort Rodman at Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford.
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 Wearing a PAPR hood, Dr. Hector Mateo keeps his eyes on the screen after installing a dyalisis catheter in a COVID-19 positive patient at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
12 _M1A9553 Wearing a PAPR hood, Dr. Hector Mateo keeps his eyes on the screen after installing a dyalisis catheter in a COVID-19 positive patient at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.
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Anne-Marie Harden, left, and Melinda Wilson man the ED screening table, where everyone is checked before entering the emergency room at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
13 _N8A5790 Anne-Marie Harden, left, and Melinda Wilson man the ED screening table, where everyone is checked before entering the emergency room at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.
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 A nurse hold up all of the medication lines for a patient infected with COVID-19 before he is transferred to surgery at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
14 _N8A5591 A nurse hold up all of the medication lines for a patient infected with COVID-19 before he is transferred to surgery at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.
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 Respiratory therapists, Deborah Sironen and Jennifer Candido, prepare the respirator for a COVID-19 patient in the Knowle's Wing at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
15 _M1A8421 Respiratory therapists, Deborah Sironen and Jennifer Candido, prepare the respirator for a COVID-19 patient in the Knowle's Wing at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.
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 Injury prevention specialist, Beth Lemieux, performs an N95 mask fitting test to RN Natasha Chen at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The fitting test is performed with any front line worker dealing with COVID-19 patients. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
16 _M1A8376 Injury prevention specialist, Beth Lemieux, performs an N95 mask fitting test to RN Natasha Chen at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The fitting test is performed with any front line worker dealing with COVID-19 patients.
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Jim Kaiser, RN, checks on a patient inside the ER at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
17 _N8A5563 Jim Kaiser, RN, checks on a patient inside the ER at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.
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 Dr. Michael Barretti, checks in on a COVID-19 patient in critical condition inside one of the sealed rooms of the St. Luke's Hospital ICU in New Bedford, MA. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
18 _M1A8143 Dr. Michael Barretti, checks in on a COVID-19 patient in critical condition inside one of the sealed rooms of the St. Luke's Hospital ICU in New Bedford, MA. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Nurses cheer from the steps of the Nurses Home as NBPD and NBFD drive past the entrance to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford as a show of support for healthcare workers. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
19 _M1A7989 Nurses cheer from the steps of the Nurses Home as NBPD and NBFD drive past the entrance to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford as a show of support for healthcare workers.
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 Nurses and hospital staff come out to see NBPD and NBFD drive past the entrance to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford as a show of support for healthcare workers. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
20 _N8A5526 Nurses and hospital staff come out to see NBPD and NBFD drive past the entrance to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford as a show of support for healthcare workers.
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Andrew Ferry, who runs the Pine Hill Dairy farm in Westport is struggling to make ends meet, like most dairy farmers across the region. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
21 _M1A7277 Andrew Ferry, who runs the Pine Hill Dairy farm in Westport is struggling to make ends meet, like most dairy farmers across the region.
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 A surfer takes advantage of the swell brought in by yesterdays storm conditions, to surf at Horseneck Beach in Westport. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
22 _M1A6986 A surfer takes advantage of the swell brought in by yesterdays storm conditions, to surf at Horseneck Beach in Westport.
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 A sign urges residents to stay home as a man makes his way across the Fort Phoenix parking lot in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
23 _N8A5035 A sign urges residents to stay home as a man makes his way across the Fort Phoenix parking lot in Fairhaven.
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 A worker is seen keeping the sidewalks clean around the Zeiterion Theater as seen from the top of the Zeiterion parking garage. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
24 N8A2102 manb A worker is seen keeping the sidewalks clean around the Zeiterion Theater as seen from the top of the Zeiterion parking garage.
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(l to r) Blaire Ferreira and her sister Sophie Ferreira do a little dancing, as they go for a rain walk with their great aunt Bokkie Philla in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
25 [000017] (l to r) Blaire Ferreira and her sister Sophie Ferreira do a little dancing, as they go for a rain walk with their great aunt Bokkie Philla in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A parent waits at the designated spot, top, while principal Maria Goncalves Reidy gives the thumbs up to a parent after give her a laptop for her child. In the mirror another parent waits to pick up a laptop and school work packs at the Carney Academy Elementary School in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
26 _N8A4634 A parent waits at the designated spot, top, while principal Maria Goncalves Reidy gives the thumbs up to a parent after give her a laptop for her child. In the mirror another parent waits to pick up a laptop and school work packs at the Carney Academy Elementary School in New Bedford.
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 An American flag hanging outside is reflected on the window, as Deolinda Roda can be seen volunteering her skills to make over 70 masks for St. Lukes and Charlton Hospital nurses at her daughters house in Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
27 _M1A5722 An American flag hanging outside is reflected on the window, as Deolinda Roda can be seen volunteering her skills to make over 70 masks for St. Lukes and Charlton Hospital nurses at her daughters house in Dartmouth.
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 Physical therapist, Marissa Gill, performs virtual leg exercises with her patient using Telehealth software on her laptop at Bay State Physical Therapy in Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
28 _M1A5677 Physical therapist, Marissa Gill, performs virtual leg exercises with her patient using Telehealth software on her laptop at Bay State Physical Therapy in Dartmouth.
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Jordan Root, wears a mask to pick spinach inside a greehous, before its washed and packaged at the Skinny Dip Farm in Little Compton, RI. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
29 _M1A5504 Jordan Root, wears a mask to pick spinach inside a greehous, before its washed and packaged at the Skinny Dip Farm in Little Compton, RI.
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 Father Mike Racine is seen through the glass on entrance door, as he conducts mass to an empty church at the Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Mount Pleasant Street in New Bedford. The mass was recorded then uploaded to YouTube and Facebook for parishioners to watch. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
30 N8A4366 manb Father Mike Racine is seen through the glass on entrance door, as he conducts mass to an empty church at the Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Mount Pleasant Street in New Bedford. The mass was recorded then uploaded to YouTube and Facebook for parishioners to watch.
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 A Big Wheel worker removes the chains used to hoist one of the six trucks which caught fire outside of the Sid Wainer warehouse on Purchase Street in New Bedford, onto a flat bed truck for removal. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
31 _N8A3871 A Big Wheel worker removes the chains used to hoist one of the six trucks which caught fire outside of the Sid Wainer warehouse on Purchase Street in New Bedford, onto a flat bed truck for removal.
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 A Fairhaven firefighter is surrounded by smoke while sitting on the roof of Jackson's Variety on Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
32 N8A0554 manb A Fairhaven firefighter is surrounded by smoke while sitting on the roof of Jackson's Variety on Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven.
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Domingo Tam paints the net drum on a fishing boat in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
33 _M1A9042 Domingo Tam paints the net drum on a fishing boat in New Bedford.
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 In light of the coronavirus pandemic, volunteer, Trung Dong uses a face mask and a shield, as he hands out meals to two homeless men at the Sister Rose House food pantry in the south end of New Bedford. The homeless are no longer allowed in the building and collect lunch at the door. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
34 M1A3402 manb In light of the coronavirus pandemic, volunteer, Trung Dong uses a face mask and a shield, as he hands out meals to two homeless men at the Sister Rose House food pantry in the south end of New Bedford. The homeless are no longer allowed in the building and collect lunch at the door.
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 A homeless woman enjoys a cup of coffee inside her boyfriends pickup truck parked in front of the Mercy Meals food pantry in downtown New Bedford, where she picked up coffee and breakfast on a rainy morning. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
35 M1A3301 manb A homeless woman enjoys a cup of coffee inside her boyfriends pickup truck parked in front of the Mercy Meals food pantry in downtown New Bedford, where she picked up coffee and breakfast on a rainy morning.
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 Dr. Michael Barretti, walks into a sealed room containing a COVID-19 patient in critical condition at the St. Luke's Hospital ICU in New Bedford, MA. Each of the different computing devices controls a specific medication. Normally these interfaces would be found inside the room, but for greater ease in operating them, they are now seen outside the sealed room. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
36 _M1A8112 Dr. Michael Barretti, walks into a sealed room containing a COVID-19 patient in critical condition at the St. Luke's Hospital ICU in New Bedford, MA. Each of the different computing devices controls a specific medication. Normally these interfaces would be found inside the room, but for greater ease in operating them, they are now seen outside the sealed room. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Jessica Coelho Arruda, speaks on the phone as she walks past an empty dining room which is usually filled during the breakfast hours on March 17, 2020 in New Bedford, MA. Tia Maria's European Café in downtown New Bedford had switched to take-out due to the recent coronavirus pandemic, and is now exploring the possibility of delivery service as well. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
37 M1A2834 manb Jessica Coelho Arruda, speaks on the phone as she walks past an empty dining room which is usually filled during the breakfast hours on March 17, 2020 in New Bedford, MA. Tia Maria's European Café in downtown New Bedford had switched to take-out due to the recent coronavirus pandemic, and is now exploring the possibility of delivery service as well.
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 Market Basket grocery clerk, Helena Brosius, helps a customer find soap, while on the other side of the isle, the shelves which normally contain toilet paper and other paper goods are completely empty at Market Basket in New Bedford, MA on March 16, 2020. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
38 M1A2376 manb Market Basket grocery clerk, Helena Brosius, helps a customer find soap, while on the other side of the isle, the shelves which normally contain toilet paper and other paper goods are completely empty at Market Basket in New Bedford, MA on March 16, 2020. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Victor Fonseca leads a session of Senior Steppers dancing at Buttonwood Senior Center in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
39 M1A1884 manb Victor Fonseca leads a session of Senior Steppers dancing at Buttonwood Senior Center in New Bedford.
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 A man takes a ride on his bicycle around the south end of New Bedford as the sun rises in the distance. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
40 M1A1350 manb A man takes a ride on his bicycle around the south end of New Bedford as the sun rises in the distance.
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Coast Guardsmen SCPO Manny Gonzales (Woods Hole, top) and SCPO Ryan Vess, left, remove some of the collegiate 420 boats from their winter storage racks, in preparation for next week when Stang and UMass Dartmouth start their sailing season. Coast Guardsmen from various stations across the region, volunteer their time at the Community Boating Center to help the New Bedford non-profit prepare for the upcoming sailing season. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
41 M1A0975 manb Coast Guardsmen SCPO Manny Gonzales (Woods Hole, top) and SCPO Ryan Vess, left, remove some of the collegiate 420 boats from their winter storage racks, in preparation for next week when Stang and UMass Dartmouth start their sailing season. Coast Guardsmen from various stations across the region, volunteer their time at the Community Boating Center to help the New Bedford non-profit prepare for the upcoming sailing season.
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 Long time customer, Cora Baker, gives owner Jaqueline Bowden a heartfelt hug after finding out that Billy Boy Candy in New Bedford will be closing in April after 60 years of operation. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
42 M1A0298 manb Long time customer, Cora Baker, gives owner Jaqueline Bowden a heartfelt hug after finding out that Billy Boy Candy in New Bedford will be closing in April after 60 years of operation.
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 A man and a tree are reflected on a flooded arear, as he walks up Acushnet Avenue past Custom House Square in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
43 M1A9586 manb A man and a tree are reflected on a flooded arear, as he walks up Acushnet Avenue past Custom House Square in downtown New Bedford.
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 Chippy the New Bedford Credit Union's mascot has fun with some pre-school students in the Early Childhood Education & Teaching class at Vo-Tech, during a surprise visit to Voc-Tech in New Bedford. Students of Visual Design were responsible for the creation of the design of the mascot for the credit Union's Making Cents Kids Account program and were unaware that an actual physical mascot was going to be made. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
44 M1A9187 manb Chippy the New Bedford Credit Union's mascot has fun with some pre-school students in the Early Childhood Education & Teaching class at Vo-Tech, during a surprise visit to Voc-Tech in New Bedford. Students of Visual Design were responsible for the creation of the design of the mascot for the credit Union's Making Cents Kids Account program and were unaware that an actual physical mascot was going to be made.
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Jennifer Castanhinha offers comfort to her son, Joshua Castanhinha, as a Top Rope Productions wrestling belt can be seen on the shrine erected in the memory of her husband and Joshua's father, Nicholas Castaninha. Friends, family and members of the local wrestling community come together at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals for a final goodbye to Nicholas "Nick Steel" Castanhinha. Mr. Castanhinha was a mainstay at Top Rope Promotions as Nick Steel and a long time wrestling instructor at The Lock Up Wrestling Academy. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
45 M1A8763 manb Jennifer Castanhinha offers comfort to her son, Joshua Castanhinha, as a Top Rope Productions wrestling belt can be seen on the shrine erected in the memory of her husband and Joshua's father, Nicholas Castaninha. Friends, family and members of the local wrestling community come together at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals for a final goodbye to Nicholas "Nick Steel" Castanhinha. Mr. Castanhinha was a mainstay at Top Rope Promotions as Nick Steel and a long time wrestling instructor at The Lock Up Wrestling Academy.
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 A flock of geese fly northward in the distance, as Nate Lopes takes in the view while repairing the top of an old greenhouse used for equipment storage at G. Bourne Knowles & Co. in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
46 M1A8464 manb A flock of geese fly northward in the distance, as Nate Lopes takes in the view while repairing the top of an old greenhouse used for equipment storage at G. Bourne Knowles & Co. in Fairhaven.
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 Whaling Museum docent, Kathy Veiga points towards the back of the inflatable humpback whale that she is touring with YWCA students and their group leader, Nanette Ramos. Above them the ribs are visible along with blue bags representing the lungs, the red bag the heart, and the pink tube the digestive tract of the anatomically correct inflatable humpback whale which the Whaling Museum will have operational during school vacation week from ten to noon Monday through Friday. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
47 M1A8360 manb Whaling Museum docent, Kathy Veiga points towards the back of the inflatable humpback whale that she is touring with YWCA students and their group leader, Nanette Ramos. Above them the ribs are visible along with blue bags representing the lungs, the red bag the heart, and the pink tube the digestive tract of the anatomically correct inflatable humpback whale which the Whaling Museum will have operational during school vacation week from ten to noon Monday through Friday.
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 New Bedford DPI pipefitters, Kevin Sylvia and Jacob Levalley, prepare the opening of a catch basin at the intersection of Roosevelt Street and Cove Road for a new Bradley head. In the basin, hundreds of plastic bottles are seen floating above the water, causing drainage problems when heavy rains sweep across the region. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
48 M1A8150 manb New Bedford DPI pipefitters, Kevin Sylvia and Jacob Levalley, prepare the opening of a catch basin at the intersection of Roosevelt Street and Cove Road for a new Bradley head. In the basin, hundreds of plastic bottles are seen floating above the water, causing drainage problems when heavy rains sweep across the region.
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Bella Rose, daughter of Kelly Hayden, is overcome with emotion after David McDonough asked her if he could be her father, during the wedding ceremony of David McDonough and Kelly Hayden, right, on Valentine's Day at New Bedford City Hall. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
49 M1A7819 manb Bella Rose, daughter of Kelly Hayden, is overcome with emotion after David McDonough asked her if he could be her father, during the wedding ceremony of David McDonough and Kelly Hayden, right, on Valentine's Day at New Bedford City Hall.
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 Chloe Gilligan, left, and Michael Connor, right, give Joshua Lemaire, co-owner, a hand in hanging a new painting by Amelia Ruvich, co-owner, at the dNB Burgers new location on Purchase Street in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
50 DSF8814 manb Chloe Gilligan, left, and Michael Connor, right, give Joshua Lemaire, co-owner, a hand in hanging a new painting by Amelia Ruvich, co-owner, at the dNB Burgers new location on Purchase Street in downtown New Bedford.
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 A welder is framed by the beams he is attaching to the posts, as work continues on building a new elevated walk/bike path which runs from Depot Street to the back of the YMCA in Mattapoisett. over a river and mash land. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
51 N8A1351 manb A welder is framed by the beams he is attaching to the posts, as work continues on building a new elevated walk/bike path which runs from Depot Street to the back of the YMCA in Mattapoisett. over a river and mash land.
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 Rachel Garnett gives Hannah Dias a new tattoo on her art at the New Bedford Tattoo Company in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
52 M1A6528 manb Rachel Garnett gives Hannah Dias a new tattoo on her art at the New Bedford Tattoo Company in downtown New Bedford.
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Ray Winston of Blue Fleet Welding,sends sparks flying while using a cutting torch to make modifications to the dredges aboard the scalloper docked in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
53 M1A6503 manb Ray Winston of Blue Fleet Welding,sends sparks flying while using a cutting torch to make modifications to the dredges aboard the scalloper docked in New Bedford.
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 Fairhaven firefighters battle a fire at Jackson's Variety on Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
54 M1A5872 manb Fairhaven firefighters battle a fire at Jackson's Variety on Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven.
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 Voc-Tech senior, Kelsey Ferreira, 18, cleans out her paint brush, as she works on painting a childrens book in her visual design class. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
55 M1A4700 manb Voc-Tech senior, Kelsey Ferreira, 18, cleans out her paint brush, as she works on painting a childrens book in her visual design class.
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 Rachel Jupin a long time New Bedford High School literature teacher is now fighting a battle with stage 4 lung cancer. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
56 _M1A3739-2 ma_nb Rachel Jupin a long time New Bedford High School literature teacher is now fighting a battle with stage 4 lung cancer.
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Joe Brune an electrician with the city of New Bedford, changes the light bulb on one of the streets iconic light poles. In the background the sign atop the public parking garage states 'New Bedford lighting the way' a reminder of a time the city was called the 'city that lit the world'. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
57 _M1A4295 Joe Brune an electrician with the city of New Bedford, changes the light bulb on one of the streets iconic light poles. In the background the sign atop the public parking garage states 'New Bedford lighting the way' a reminder of a time the city was called the 'city that lit the world'.
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 Ronaldo Goodman of Luzo Welding creates a frame for a new drum on the back of a dragger fishing boat docked in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
58 _M1A3930 Ronaldo Goodman of Luzo Welding creates a frame for a new drum on the back of a dragger fishing boat docked in New Bedford.
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 Jessica Teixeira a nurse at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in downtown New Bedford draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as the Center begins vaccinating it's staff. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
59 _M1A4135 Jessica Teixeira a nurse at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in downtown New Bedford draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as the Center begins vaccinating it's staff. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A patron waits for his order inside of The Baker in downtown New Bedford as seen through the colorfully painted window. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
60 _N8A9249 A patron waits for his order inside of The Baker in downtown New Bedford as seen through the colorfully painted window.
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With the sun rising in the distance the shadow of wildlife photographer David Jeffrey and his telephoto lens are displayed on the sidewalk as he waits for the perfect moment to photograph hooded merganser ducks he spotted in the distance in Padanaram Harbor in Dartmouth. Mr. Jeffrey is the author of Birds: Intimate Images a book featuring many birds from our area and in Florida. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
61 _M1A3588 With the sun rising in the distance the shadow of wildlife photographer David Jeffrey and his telephoto lens are displayed on the sidewalk as he waits for the perfect moment to photograph hooded merganser ducks he spotted in the distance in Padanaram Harbor in Dartmouth. Mr. Jeffrey is the author of Birds: Intimate Images a book featuring many birds from our area and in Florida. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Eli Rickson, 7, plays in front of his house in Mattapiosett which he had his father paint in rainbow colors. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
62 _M1A3430 Eli Rickson, 7, plays in front of his house in Mattapiosett which he had his father paint in rainbow colors. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 (l to r) Ozzy Peixoto, Paulo Braga and Robert Amaral work on repairing the steel rings of the dredges aboard the scalloper Elizabeth & Niki docked in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
63 _M1A3306 (l to r) Ozzy Peixoto, Paulo Braga and Robert Amaral work on repairing the steel rings of the dredges aboard the scalloper Elizabeth & Niki docked in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Joe Carreiro uses a snowblower to clear the sidewalk from a home in New Bedford as he and fellow Southcoast residents dig themselves out of the first snow storm of the season. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
64 _N8A8997 Joe Carreiro uses a snowblower to clear the sidewalk from a home in New Bedford as he and fellow Southcoast residents dig themselves out of the first snow storm of the season. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Alexander Hong, owner of the recently opened Daily Made Donuts on Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, holds up a custom old fashion donut with chocolate frosting. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
65 _N8A8938 Alexander Hong, owner of the recently opened Daily Made Donuts on Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, holds up a custom old fashion donut with chocolate frosting. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Woody and Buzz Lightyear of Toy Story fame are seen hitching a ride on a FedEx truck making its way up Washington Street in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
66 _N8A8930 Woody and Buzz Lightyear of Toy Story fame are seen hitching a ride on a FedEx truck making its way up Washington Street in Fairhaven.
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 Workmen install the framing for the roof of the new police station being built in Mattapoisett. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
67 _N8A8814 Workmen install the framing for the roof of the new police station being built in Mattapoisett.
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 Erik Tracey of Poyant Signs installs new LED lights inside The Standard-Times sign at the Elm Street office in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
68 _N8A8548 Erik Tracey of Poyant Signs installs new LED lights inside The Standard-Times sign at the Elm Street office in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
The Butler Flats lighthouse peeks out in the distance as Civitron of New Bedford Starchasers, leads Youth Opportunities Unlimited members for a sunset bike ride around Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
69 _N8A8316 The Butler Flats lighthouse peeks out in the distance as Civitron of New Bedford Starchasers, leads Youth Opportunities Unlimited members for a sunset bike ride around Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 With colorful lights inside their wheels, Youth Opportunities Unlimited attendees prepare to go for a sunset bike ride with Starchasers around Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
70 _M1A1860 With colorful lights inside their wheels, Youth Opportunities Unlimited attendees prepare to go for a sunset bike ride with Starchasers around Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin Piero Guimaraes, percussion, and Peter Zay, cello and guitar of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra are seen playing inside of the Seamen's Bethel in New Bedford in preparation for the virtual Holiday Pops concert, which will be released online on December 19th at 3:30 pm. The concert will consist of several NBSO musician groups playing holiday favorites at locations throughout downtown New Bedford. Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased online at nbsymphony.org. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
71 _M1A1774 EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin Piero Guimaraes, percussion, and Peter Zay, cello and guitar of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra are seen playing inside of the Seamen's Bethel in New Bedford in preparation for the virtual Holiday Pops concert, which will be released online on December 19th at 3:30 pm. The concert will consist of several NBSO musician groups playing holiday favorites at locations throughout downtown New Bedford. Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased online at nbsymphony.org.
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 Engineering diver, Ty Stewart of Fathom Resources uses a hammer to chip away rust and barnacles on the sheet piling at Pier 3 in New Bedford, before he takes a measurement of the thickness of the steel, as part of a 5 year inspection of the pier substructure. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
72 DJI_0158 Engineering diver, Ty Stewart of Fathom Resources uses a hammer to chip away rust and barnacles on the sheet piling at Pier 3 in New Bedford, before he takes a measurement of the thickness of the steel, as part of a 5 year inspection of the pier substructure. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
With one leg on the dock and another on the boat, Aidan Rodrigues and fellow crewmembers of the scalloper Ocean Leader, load food supplies before heading out to sea from New Bedford harbor. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
73 _M1A1450 With one leg on the dock and another on the boat, Aidan Rodrigues and fellow crewmembers of the scalloper Ocean Leader, load food supplies before heading out to sea from New Bedford harbor.
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 Cameron Constant flies high on the swings at Hazelwood Park in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
74 _M1A0913 Cameron Constant flies high on the swings at Hazelwood Park in the south end of New Bedford.
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 People go for an early morning walk atop the hurricane barrier walk in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
75 _M1A9796 People go for an early morning walk atop the hurricane barrier walk in the south end of New Bedford.
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 Hundreds of motorists line up at the Whale's Tooth parking lot in New Bedford to be tested for COVID-19. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
76 _M1A9653 Hundreds of motorists line up at the Whale's Tooth parking lot in New Bedford to be tested for COVID-19. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Lillian Goneville set up two small tents on the porch outside her home in Fairhaven to spend sometime outside while staying warm and still being isolated. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
77 _M1A8748 Lillian Goneville set up two small tents on the porch outside her home in Fairhaven to spend sometime outside while staying warm and still being isolated.
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 David Tavares walks past the remains of his car and the home he lived in (background) after a fire that consumed three homes on Washburn Street in New Bedford. Mr. Tavares his wife and daughter who lived in the second floor of the home seen in the background, were able to exit the home when the heard a fire alarm go off. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
78 _M1A9386 David Tavares walks past the remains of his car and the home he lived in (background) after a fire that consumed three homes on Washburn Street in New Bedford. Mr. Tavares his wife and daughter who lived in the second floor of the home seen in the background, were able to exit the home when the heard a fire alarm go off. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A shopper makes his way past the large puddle of water, to join the socially distanced line of people waiting to get into Best Buy in Dartmouth on Black Friday. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
79 _M1A9036 A shopper makes his way past the large puddle of water, to join the socially distanced line of people waiting to get into Best Buy in Dartmouth on Black Friday. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Jamie O'Driscoll, brother of Shannon, emerges from the frigid waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport during the annual Plunge of the Faithful. The event is held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll who was killed in 2006 by an SUV driver while holding a sign supporting organized day care programs in the state. This is part of a fundraiser, which has raised over 20K dollars since it began. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
80 _M1A8848 Jamie O'Driscoll, brother of Shannon, emerges from the frigid waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport during the annual Plunge of the Faithful. The event is held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll who was killed in 2006 by an SUV driver while holding a sign supporting organized day care programs in the state. This is part of a fundraiser, which has raised over 20K dollars since it began. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Peter Walker at The Communal Space on Union Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
81 _M1A8533 Peter Walker at The Communal Space on Union Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Members of the Immigrants Assistance Center in New Bedford hand out a turkey to a needy member of the community in front of the Casa da Saudade on Crapo Street in New Bedford. Turkeys and other items necessary to make a Thanksgiving Day meal were donated by PAPA (Portuguese American Police Association). PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
82 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive 08_resize Members of the Immigrants Assistance Center in New Bedford hand out a turkey to a needy member of the community in front of the Casa da Saudade on Crapo Street in New Bedford. Turkeys and other items necessary to make a Thanksgiving Day meal were donated by PAPA (Portuguese American Police Association).
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 Bruce Oliveira and fellow members of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick unload over 700 turkeys 1400 cans of corn and peas, along with graving and stuffing to be handed out in front of St. Lawrence Church on County Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
83 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive 01 Bruce Oliveira and fellow members of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick unload over 700 turkeys 1400 cans of corn and peas, along with graving and stuffing to be handed out in front of St. Lawrence Church on County Street in New Bedford.
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 Anthony Ramos uses a giant vaccum as he and Gary Magnet work together to collect the fallen leaves in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
84 _M1A7362 Anthony Ramos uses a giant vaccum as he and Gary Magnet work together to collect the fallen leaves in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Alexandra Brum is in a state of shock as she returns home to see the aftermath of the garage which abuts her property and burned to the ground on Hamlin Street. Beside her is Joe Medeiros who also owns property to the left of the garage. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
85 _N8A7299 Alexandra Brum is in a state of shock as she returns home to see the aftermath of the garage which abuts her property and burned to the ground on Hamlin Street. Beside her is Joe Medeiros who also owns property to the left of the garage. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A man driving a truck waits, as three wild turkeys strut their stuff across Rock O'Dundee Road in Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
86 _N8A7141 A man driving a truck waits, as three wild turkeys strut their stuff across Rock O'Dundee Road in Dartmouth.
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 Nick Krones uses zip ties to prepare the newly bought crab pods, before placing them aboard the McKinley crab boat heading out to sea later in the afternoon from New Bedford harbor. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
87 _M1A0578 Nick Krones uses zip ties to prepare the newly bought crab pods, before placing them aboard the McKinley crab boat heading out to sea later in the afternoon from New Bedford harbor.
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 Dan Goulart washes the salt water from his face using a bottle of fresh water, after surfing the higher than normal waves at Horseneck Beach in Westport. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
88 _M1A0563 Dan Goulart washes the salt water from his face using a bottle of fresh water, after surfing the higher than normal waves at Horseneck Beach in Westport.
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Ricardo Costa of New Bedord DPI, uses a riding lawnmower to 'chew-up' the colorful leaves which have fallen across Buttonwood Park in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
89 _M1A0087 Ricardo Costa of New Bedord DPI, uses a riding lawnmower to 'chew-up' the colorful leaves which have fallen across Buttonwood Park in New Bedford.
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 A woman and two small children enjoy each others company during a walk around Buttonwood Park in New Bedford on a rainy day. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
90 _N8A6757 A woman and two small children enjoy each others company during a walk around Buttonwood Park in New Bedford on a rainy day.
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 Upon arriving at the location she is picking up the student, Nacy M. Bernard of the Bernard's Driving School on Union Street in New Bedford, wraps the driving seat in plastic for the students safety during the pandemic. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
91 _M1A9877 Upon arriving at the location she is picking up the student, Nacy M. Bernard of the Bernard's Driving School on Union Street in New Bedford, wraps the driving seat in plastic for the students safety during the pandemic.
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 Kevin Fournier, custodian, places American flags in front of Fairhaven Town Hall in preparation for Veterans Day. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
92 _M1A9521 Kevin Fournier, custodian, places American flags in front of Fairhaven Town Hall in preparation for Veterans Day.
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A landscaper uses a leaf blower to round up the fallen leaves in front of the Unitarian Church in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
93 _N8A6557 A landscaper uses a leaf blower to round up the fallen leaves in front of the Unitarian Church in Fairhaven.
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 The sun rises above the iconic Fairhaven skyline on a hazy morning. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
94 _N8A6345 The sun rises above the iconic Fairhaven skyline on a hazy morning.
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 A woman walks past some for custom hand bags for sale hanging from a rack outside of Shara Porter Hand-Printed Accessories on Elm Street in Padanaram village Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
95 _M1A9158 A woman walks past some for custom hand bags for sale hanging from a rack outside of Shara Porter Hand-Printed Accessories on Elm Street in Padanaram village Dartmouth.
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 Jordan Oliver uses the Madvac to suck up some of the fallen leaves which have accumulated on curbings around Custom House square in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
96 _M1A8728 Jordan Oliver uses the Madvac to suck up some of the fallen leaves which have accumulated on curbings around Custom House square in downtown New Bedford.
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Landscapers send leaves into the air as they use leaf blowers to round up the fallen leaves in front of Tabor Academy in Marion. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
97 _M1A8620 Landscapers send leaves into the air as they use leaf blowers to round up the fallen leaves in front of Tabor Academy in Marion.
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 Former textile professor (who just retired a few months ago after over 20 years of teaching) works on a loom making a two-sided weaving piece to be shown to students by the graduate student who is teaching the complex weaving class at UMass Dartmouth in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
98 _M1A7500 Former textile professor (who just retired a few months ago after over 20 years of teaching) works on a loom making a two-sided weaving piece to be shown to students by the graduate student who is teaching the complex weaving class at UMass Dartmouth in downtown New Bedford.
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 Keith Smith of Customs Drywall, works on the curtain wall window frame that will span the fitness room of the new Fire and Police station being built on Brock Avenue in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
99 _M1A7130 Keith Smith of Customs Drywall, works on the curtain wall window frame that will span the fitness room of the new Fire and Police station being built on Brock Avenue in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A vehicle makes its way up Potomska Road in Dartmouth past a Halloween display on the side of the road. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
100 _M1A6522 A vehicle makes its way up Potomska Road in Dartmouth past a Halloween display on the side of the road.
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Mark Perry uses and industrial hedge trimmer to cut through the overgrowth on a stone wall during the first 'Work Party' since the onset of COVID-19 in March held at the DNRT Ocean View Farm property. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
101 _M1A6141 Mark Perry uses and industrial hedge trimmer to cut through the overgrowth on a stone wall during the first 'Work Party' since the onset of COVID-19 in March held at the DNRT Ocean View Farm property.
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 John Bulgar is a WWII Coast Guard veteran and lives in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
102 _N8A5012 John Bulgar is a WWII Coast Guard veteran and lives in New Bedford.
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 Sonia Botelho tries to offer comfort and keep her son, Lorenzo Botelho from looking as Jessica Prince, RN, administers a flu shot inside a tent which was set up outside of the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School on Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford to offer teachers, students and their families flu vaccines. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
103 _M1A5849 Sonia Botelho tries to offer comfort and keep her son, Lorenzo Botelho from looking as Jessica Prince, RN, administers a flu shot inside a tent which was set up outside of the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School on Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford to offer teachers, students and their families flu vaccines.
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 Ray Williams goes for his daily walk around the Mattapoisett waterfront on a foggy morning. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
104 _N8A4835 Ray Williams goes for his daily walk around the Mattapoisett waterfront on a foggy morning.
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Peter Costa, right, and his son Silas Costa of Triad Boatworks head out into Mattapoisett harbor on a foggy morning to pull a boat out of the water for the season. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
105 _M1A5488 Peter Costa, right, and his son Silas Costa of Triad Boatworks head out into Mattapoisett harbor on a foggy morning to pull a boat out of the water for the season.
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 Three little kittens are some of the cats available for adoption at the Humane Society & Shelter SouthCoast on Ventura Drive in Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
106 _M1A5435 Three little kittens are some of the cats available for adoption at the Humane Society & Shelter SouthCoast on Ventura Drive in Dartmouth.
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 Sara Berube, RN in the Crapo wing of St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. offers comfort to an emotional Darlene Friedland a palliative nurse, after she established a video conference call between their terminal patient and her family. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
107 _M1A1583 Sara Berube, RN in the Crapo wing of St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. offers comfort to an emotional Darlene Friedland a palliative nurse, after she established a video conference call between their terminal patient and her family.
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 The sun shines behind the silhouette of Brian Jackowitz, foreman, as he welds the bridging on the steel structure of the new fire station being built next to the existing police station on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
108 _M1A5056 The sun shines behind the silhouette of Brian Jackowitz, foreman, as he welds the bridging on the steel structure of the new fire station being built next to the existing police station on Route 6 in Mattapoisett.
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The sun rises in the distance as a painter finds himself high above New Bedford harbor using a portable high pressure air gun to remove the existing paint from the masts of a fishing boat, before giving it a fresh coat of paint. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
109 _M1A4725 The sun rises in the distance as a painter finds himself high above New Bedford harbor using a portable high pressure air gun to remove the existing paint from the masts of a fishing boat, before giving it a fresh coat of paint.
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 Steam billows upward from the manhole in the foreground, as John Davis of Green Mountain Pipeline is monitors the meters while hot steam shrinks the liners to the freshly cleaned sewer line in front of the Buzzards Bay Coalition building in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
110 _M1A4466 Steam billows upward from the manhole in the foreground, as John Davis of Green Mountain Pipeline is monitors the meters while hot steam shrinks the liners to the freshly cleaned sewer line in front of the Buzzards Bay Coalition building in downtown New Bedford.
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 Don Wilkinson of Pequod Crew, paints the fence of an historical home on Union Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
111 _M1A4201 Don Wilkinson of Pequod Crew, paints the fence of an historical home on Union Street in New Bedford.
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 Jim Miller checks in a the pro shop, before teeing off at the Whaling City Golf Course. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
112 _M1A4070 Jim Miller checks in a the pro shop, before teeing off at the Whaling City Golf Course.
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Residents of the three family home on Hemlock Street in New Bedford are stunned by the scene in front of their door, as New Bedford police and fire crews respond to an SUV which crashed into the side of the structure in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
113 _N8A3538 Residents of the three family home on Hemlock Street in New Bedford are stunned by the scene in front of their door, as New Bedford police and fire crews respond to an SUV which crashed into the side of the structure in the south end of New Bedford.
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 With the high winds, Leo Duval tries to tie down the cardboard coffin he is placing on the side of his home, as he assembles Halloween decorations in front of his home in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
114 _M1A3925 With the high winds, Leo Duval tries to tie down the cardboard coffin he is placing on the side of his home, as he assembles Halloween decorations in front of his home in New Bedford.
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 A man standing on a pier overlooking Clark's Cove in the south end of New Bedford takes in the sight, ss the setting sun send rays of light through the clouds in the distance. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
115 _N8A3471 A man standing on a pier overlooking Clark's Cove in the south end of New Bedford takes in the sight, ss the setting sun send rays of light through the clouds in the distance.
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 Manny Ribeira, welds the upper structure of a mast he is making for the fishing boat Yankee Rose docked in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
116 _M1A3793 Manny Ribeira, welds the upper structure of a mast he is making for the fishing boat Yankee Rose docked in New Bedford.
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Deanna Leventi of Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, removes the yellow kale sections to improve air flow and reduce pressure on the vegetable before it is harvested later this month. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
117 _M1A1501 Deanna Leventi of Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, removes the yellow kale sections to improve air flow and reduce pressure on the vegetable before it is harvested later this month.
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 The sun rises behind the Ned's Point lighthouse as a walker makes his way around the iconic Mattapoisett lighthouse. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
118 _M1A3206 The sun rises behind the Ned's Point lighthouse as a walker makes his way around the iconic Mattapoisett lighthouse.
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 The bell of the Bell School House looms above, as Amanda Gray of Heritage Restoration works on restoring the steeple of the school built in 1841 on Drift Road in Westport. The Bell School House currently houses the Westport Historical Society. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
119 _M1A2476 The bell of the Bell School House looms above, as Amanda Gray of Heritage Restoration works on restoring the steeple of the school built in 1841 on Drift Road in Westport. The Bell School House currently houses the Westport Historical Society. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Dwayne Pinkham moves a cut section of a tree that fell due to the high winds across Kenney Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
120 _M1A2047 Dwayne Pinkham moves a cut section of a tree that fell due to the high winds across Kenney Street in New Bedford.
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Winemaker Marco Montez uses a light and his hand to 'scoop' up air for his daily sample of the smell inside the tanks filled with unfermented pinot noir juice, which will become Westport Rivers 2020 Rose after fermenting as the harvest season gets underway at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
121 _M1A1908 Winemaker Marco Montez uses a light and his hand to 'scoop' up air for his daily sample of the smell inside the tanks filled with unfermented pinot noir juice, which will become Westport Rivers 2020 Rose after fermenting as the harvest season gets underway at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 Pedro Garcia picks pinot gris grapes as the harvest season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
122 _M1A1624 Pedro Garcia picks pinot gris grapes as the harvest season begins at the Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery in Westport.
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 Fifth grade social studies teacher, Anna DeLong, is seen directly below the basketball hoop as she teachers her class inside the gym of the Nativity Preparatory School on Spring Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
123 _M1A0942 Fifth grade social studies teacher, Anna DeLong, is seen directly below the basketball hoop as she teachers her class inside the gym of the Nativity Preparatory School on Spring Street in New Bedford.
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 Emmett Elliott, 4, and his grandmother Lisa Elliott, go for a walk atop the hurricane barrier at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
124 _N8A2965 Emmett Elliott, 4, and his grandmother Lisa Elliott, go for a walk atop the hurricane barrier at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven.
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A man walks into the tumbling sea at Horseneck Beach in Westport to go for a swim. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
125 _M1A0721 A man walks into the tumbling sea at Horseneck Beach in Westport to go for a swim.
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 An Encore Contracting Services welder makes a cut to the bottom section of the wind turbine at UMass Dartmouth, before toppling it over for removal. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
126 _M1A9507 An Encore Contracting Services welder makes a cut to the bottom section of the wind turbine at UMass Dartmouth, before toppling it over for removal.
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 A mini van drives past as Matt Ignacio, foreground, and Ben DeMello paint the turn arrow and signage on Old Westport Road in Dartmouth. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
127 _M1A9293 A mini van drives past as Matt Ignacio, foreground, and Ben DeMello paint the turn arrow and signage on Old Westport Road in Dartmouth.
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 Trinity Lake, 9, and her father Brad Lake, enjoy a game of Ms Pac-Man at the new Play Arcade Bar & Restaurant on Union Street in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
128 _M1A8717 Trinity Lake, 9, and her father Brad Lake, enjoy a game of Ms Pac-Man at the new Play Arcade Bar & Restaurant on Union Street in downtown New Bedford.
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Acushnet Fire EMT's administer a COVID-19 antibodies test to a teacher, as the rest of the Ford Middle School staff in Acushnet wait to be tested while sitting in appropriate social distanced desks in the schools gym. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
129 _M1A8272 Acushnet Fire EMT's administer a COVID-19 antibodies test to a teacher, as the rest of the Ford Middle School staff in Acushnet wait to be tested while sitting in appropriate social distanced desks in the schools gym.
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 Knowing that she would have no students in her classroom this year did not stop Courtney Lima from decorating her classroom, as she begins her first day as a teacher. Courtney Lima who attended the Taylor School in New Bedford as a student for grades K-6, returns for her first day of school, this time as a third grade teacher. Ms. Lima will be teaching third graders virtually this year, as part of the Distance Learning Academy for students who opted to stay home for this school year. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
130 _M1A8221 Knowing that she would have no students in her classroom this year did not stop Courtney Lima from decorating her classroom, as she begins her first day as a teacher. Courtney Lima who attended the Taylor School in New Bedford as a student for grades K-6, returns for her first day of school, this time as a third grade teacher. Ms. Lima will be teaching third graders virtually this year, as part of the Distance Learning Academy for students who opted to stay home for this school year.
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 Roger Saraiva and Erin Saraiva, offer some support to their apprehensive son Dylan Saraiva, 5, before heaading into his first day of school ever, at the Leroy Wood School in Fairhaven. This is the first time that students have been allowed back to the school since March. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
131 _M1A7871 Roger Saraiva and Erin Saraiva, offer some support to their apprehensive son Dylan Saraiva, 5, before heaading into his first day of school ever, at the Leroy Wood School in Fairhaven. This is the first time that students have been allowed back to the school since March.
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 Allen's Neck Friends Meeting members hold a moment of silence after installing 765 flags, each representing someone in America who lost his or her life to gun violence, in front of the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford. The installation was on display in Westport but will now be in New Bedford for the next few weeks. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
132 _M1A7399 Allen's Neck Friends Meeting members hold a moment of silence after installing 765 flags, each representing someone in America who lost his or her life to gun violence, in front of the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford. The installation was on display in Westport but will now be in New Bedford for the next few weeks.
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Brad Hathaway, 88, is reflected on a puddle on North Road in Mattapoisett, as he goes for his daily walk nearing his goal of 24,901 miles of walking since he began in 1988. Mr. Hathaway who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's, is attempting to walk the Earth's circumference while trying to raise money for the Mattapoisett Land Trust in an effort to preserve the land surrounding Aucoot Cove in Mattapoisett. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
133 _M1A6981 Brad Hathaway, 88, is reflected on a puddle on North Road in Mattapoisett, as he goes for his daily walk nearing his goal of 24,901 miles of walking since he began in 1988. Mr. Hathaway who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's, is attempting to walk the Earth's circumference while trying to raise money for the Mattapoisett Land Trust in an effort to preserve the land surrounding Aucoot Cove in Mattapoisett.
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 New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners Chairman, Manny DeBrito Jr. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
134 _M1A6816 New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners Chairman, Manny DeBrito Jr.
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 Men fish from a dock in the south end of New Bedford on a very foggy morning. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
135 _N8A1172 Men fish from a dock in the south end of New Bedford on a very foggy morning.
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 A woman runs on the sidewalk around Buttonwood Park in New Bedford under heavy fog. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
136 _M1A6558 A woman runs on the sidewalk around Buttonwood Park in New Bedford under heavy fog.
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Francisco Dalomba helps his nephew, Devin Dalomba, 12, with the line of his fishing pole before casting into Mattapoisett harbor. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
137 _M1A6109 Francisco Dalomba helps his nephew, Devin Dalomba, 12, with the line of his fishing pole before casting into Mattapoisett harbor.
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 An osprey flies away with a freshly caught fish it pulled from Mattapoisett harbor. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
138 _M1A6037 An osprey flies away with a freshly caught fish it pulled from Mattapoisett harbor.
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 Oliver Antil, 18 months, takes a look outside from the entrance of New Bedford Barber Co., as his brother Landon Crowley, 8, gets a haircut from Jeff St.Claire in the background. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
139 _M1A5723 Oliver Antil, 18 months, takes a look outside from the entrance of New Bedford Barber Co., as his brother Landon Crowley, 8, gets a haircut from Jeff St.Claire in the background. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A man lying on the rocks at the beach in the south end of New Bedford, has some feathered friends. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
140 _N8A0309 A man lying on the rocks at the beach in the south end of New Bedford, has some feathered friends.
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Stanley Bisaillon walks over to put some fresh bait on the hook while from a pier at Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford, while in the mirror of his motorized bicycle, a couple can be seen wallking the paths behind Fort Rodman. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
141 _N8A0179 Stanley Bisaillon walks over to put some fresh bait on the hook while from a pier at Fort Taber Park in the south end of New Bedford, while in the mirror of his motorized bicycle, a couple can be seen wallking the paths behind Fort Rodman.
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 McKenzie Rodrigues stops her car as she notices a snapping turtle that was crossing Route 6 in Mattapoisett before calling the police for assistance. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
142 _M1A4327 McKenzie Rodrigues stops her car as she notices a snapping turtle that was crossing Route 6 in Mattapoisett before calling the police for assistance.
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 The morning sun peeks from the tree canopy beyond as Yoga instructor, Jeff Costa and fellow participants perform yoga at the Tuesdays Yoga in the Park, at Cushman Park in Fairhaven, under the instruction of David Trauterman of the new Sangha New Bedford yoga studio. Sangha New Bedford is scheduled to open soon at its downtown New Bedford location and begin inside sessions. There are two more free yoga sessions at Cushman Park in Fairhaven scheduled for the two upcoming Tuesdays. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
143 _M1A3482 The morning sun peeks from the tree canopy beyond as Yoga instructor, Jeff Costa and fellow participants perform yoga at the Tuesdays Yoga in the Park, at Cushman Park in Fairhaven, under the instruction of David Trauterman of the new Sangha New Bedford yoga studio. Sangha New Bedford is scheduled to open soon at its downtown New Bedford location and begin inside sessions. There are two more free yoga sessions at Cushman Park in Fairhaven scheduled for the two upcoming Tuesdays.
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 Crew members unfurl the sails of the Mayflower II as it performs sea trials under sail in Buzzards Bay after an unexpected stop in New Bedford harbor. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
144 _M1A2995 Crew members unfurl the sails of the Mayflower II as it performs sea trials under sail in Buzzards Bay after an unexpected stop in New Bedford harbor.
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The Mayflower II passes the Butler Flats light house on its way to perform sea trials under sail in Buzzards Bay after an unexpected stop in New Bedford harbor. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
145 _M1A2907 The Mayflower II passes the Butler Flats light house on its way to perform sea trials under sail in Buzzards Bay after an unexpected stop in New Bedford harbor.
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 Firefighter Dan Westgate is assisted in putting on his state of the art Hazmat suit. Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Response along with New Bedford firefighters and EMT's respond to an ammonia leak a commercial fish facility on McArthur Drive between South Street and Wright Street in the south end of New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
146 _M1A2542 Firefighter Dan Westgate is assisted in putting on his state of the art Hazmat suit. Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Response along with New Bedford firefighters and EMT's respond to an ammonia leak a commercial fish facility on McArthur Drive between South Street and Wright Street in the south end of New Bedford.
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 Chad Reynolds and his son Kaleb Reynolds, 9, enjoy the view of the Mayflower II at State Pier in New Bedford. The Mayflower II made an unscheduled overnight stop at State Pier in New Bedford to ride out Tropical Storm Isaias. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
147 _M1A2370 Chad Reynolds and his son Kaleb Reynolds, 9, enjoy the view of the Mayflower II at State Pier in New Bedford. The Mayflower II made an unscheduled overnight stop at State Pier in New Bedford to ride out Tropical Storm Isaias.
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 Jim Rodriques places the two Christmas paintings that he and his wife Peg found, back inside the Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairhaven. They found the two paintings while heling a neighbor clean out their garage in Fairhaven, and after some searching on social media they found the artist who painted them who asked if they could be returned to the church. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
148 _M1A2330 Jim Rodriques places the two Christmas paintings that he and his wife Peg found, back inside the Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairhaven. They found the two paintings while heling a neighbor clean out their garage in Fairhaven, and after some searching on social media they found the artist who painted them who asked if they could be returned to the church.
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Ed Rose's shadow plays along, as he casts the ball into the air, while serving during a tennis match with friends at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on a hot morning. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
149 _M1A2177 Ed Rose's shadow plays along, as he casts the ball into the air, while serving during a tennis match with friends at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on a hot morning.
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 New Bedford EMT, Jason Kirby, wheels an overdose patient into the ambulance before bringing him to the hospital. Paramedic David Branco and Jason Kirby resuscitate an overdose patient in downtown New Bedford. Despite over 12,000 COVID-19 related calls since March, only one part-time EMT has tested positive for the virus. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
150 _M1A1749 New Bedford EMT, Jason Kirby, wheels an overdose patient into the ambulance before bringing him to the hospital. Paramedic David Branco and Jason Kirby resuscitate an overdose patient in downtown New Bedford. Despite over 12,000 COVID-19 related calls since March, only one part-time EMT has tested positive for the virus.
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 New Bedford firefighters wearing hazmat suits disinfect New Bedford EMS headquarters on Hillman Street in New Bedford. This is a weekly activity which has helped contain COVID-19 from spreading within the department. Despite over 12,000 COVID-19 related calls since March, only one part-time EMT has tested positive for the virus. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
151 _M1A1506 New Bedford firefighters wearing hazmat suits disinfect New Bedford EMS headquarters on Hillman Street in New Bedford. This is a weekly activity which has helped contain COVID-19 from spreading within the department. Despite over 12,000 COVID-19 related calls since March, only one part-time EMT has tested positive for the virus. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Jason Costa and Danny Oliveira of Triad Boatworks are frames by the dock supports and reflected by the puddles of rain water, as they place a sea skiff in the water to establish the waterline at the wharf in Mattapoisett. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
152 _M1A1431 Jason Costa and Danny Oliveira of Triad Boatworks are frames by the dock supports and reflected by the puddles of rain water, as they place a sea skiff in the water to establish the waterline at the wharf in Mattapoisett.
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Nate Machado is surrounded by sails from various sail boats as he and other Community Boating Center instructors and students prepare to go sailing in Clark's Cove in New Bedrord, in the Summer Your Sailing Program with new protocols in place to keep the students safe. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
153 _N8A8534 Nate Machado is surrounded by sails from various sail boats as he and other Community Boating Center instructors and students prepare to go sailing in Clark's Cove in New Bedrord, in the Summer Your Sailing Program with new protocols in place to keep the students safe.
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 The sun rises in the distance as Antonio Carreiro casts from the top of the hurricane barrier in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
154 _M1A0205 The sun rises in the distance as Antonio Carreiro casts from the top of the hurricane barrier in New Bedford.
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 David Ouellette connects the lines to the truck containing the diesel as Sea Fuels Marine refuels superyacht The Rising Sun, owned by Hollywood producer, David Geffen, at the north terminal in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
155 _M1A0114 David Ouellette connects the lines to the truck containing the diesel as Sea Fuels Marine refuels superyacht The Rising Sun, owned by Hollywood producer, David Geffen, at the north terminal in New Bedford.
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 A statue of Mary looks down from above as Franciscan friar Pedro Olheiro stands in front of Our Lady's Chapel on Pleasant Street in New Bedford, waiting to be picked up by Father Matthias Sasko, after which the two will visit a man fighting cancer at this home in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
156 _M1A9884 A statue of Mary looks down from above as Franciscan friar Pedro Olheiro stands in front of Our Lady's Chapel on Pleasant Street in New Bedford, waiting to be picked up by Father Matthias Sasko, after which the two will visit a man fighting cancer at this home in New Bedford.
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Pat Mooney, above, hands down the daily produce delivery to Justin Ramos down below street level at the No Problemo loading dock on William Street in downtown New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
157 _M1A9845 Pat Mooney, above, hands down the daily produce delivery to Justin Ramos down below street level at the No Problemo loading dock on William Street in downtown New Bedford.
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 Sea Lab instructors wave at a worker on the deck of the massive Mighty Green barge heading into New Bedford harbor. The Sea Lab is filming footage on how to sail for a virtual sailing class which they are filming off of East Beach in New Bedford. The virtual program is being sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
158 _M1A9080 Sea Lab instructors wave at a worker on the deck of the massive Mighty Green barge heading into New Bedford harbor. The Sea Lab is filming footage on how to sail for a virtual sailing class which they are filming off of East Beach in New Bedford. The virtual program is being sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
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 Tony Sales plays his bass guitar, while Canadian geese at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford look on. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
159 _M1A8750 Tony Sales plays his bass guitar, while Canadian geese at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford look on.
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 Scott Martin repairs the disk brakes on a mountain bike at his Scottee's Westport Bicycle on Route 6 in Westport. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
160 _M1A9006 Scott Martin repairs the disk brakes on a mountain bike at his Scottee's Westport Bicycle on Route 6 in Westport.
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James Gomes enjoys his first session of weight training at the Anytime Fitness gym on State Road in Dartmouth. Gym's are open for the first time since the pandemic forced businesses to close in March. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
161 _M1A8556 James Gomes enjoys his first session of weight training at the Anytime Fitness gym on State Road in Dartmouth. Gym's are open for the first time since the pandemic forced businesses to close in March.
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 Members of the F.I.T.T. By K gym on Dartmouth Street in New Bedford are seen working out at various stations set up on East Beach in New Bedford under the guidance of Kaitlyn Duarte who plans on re-opening her gym on Monday. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
162 _M1A8141 Members of the F.I.T.T. By K gym on Dartmouth Street in New Bedford are seen working out at various stations set up on East Beach in New Bedford under the guidance of Kaitlyn Duarte who plans on re-opening her gym on Monday.
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 One of the fisherman casting off on Gooseberry Island in Westport, hooks a big one on a foggy morning. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
163 _N8A6981 One of the fisherman casting off on Gooseberry Island in Westport, hooks a big one on a foggy morning.
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 New Bedford City Clerk, Dennis Farias looks on, as Penelope Bazile places a wedding ring on Gligorov Bazile's finger during their wedding held at Custom House Square. With weddings not allowed inside City Hall since the pandemic shutdown in March, City Clerk Farias has started to hold the ceremonies once again outside. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
164 _M1A6744 New Bedford City Clerk, Dennis Farias looks on, as Penelope Bazile places a wedding ring on Gligorov Bazile's finger during their wedding held at Custom House Square. With weddings not allowed inside City Hall since the pandemic shutdown in March, City Clerk Farias has started to hold the ceremonies once again outside.
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Artist Soo Sunny installs her 'Photo Kinetic Grid Revisited' piece, hanging from the ceiling of the Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) gallery at the Star Store building on Purchase Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
165 _M1A6454 Artist Soo Sunny installs her 'Photo Kinetic Grid Revisited' piece, hanging from the ceiling of the Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) gallery at the Star Store building on Purchase Street in New Bedford.
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 Paul Rizzo uses a steel brush to clean the oyster traps before they are put back in the water for the season, starting on July 1st off of West Island in Fairhaven. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
166 _M1A6202 Paul Rizzo uses a steel brush to clean the oyster traps before they are put back in the water for the season, starting on July 1st off of West Island in Fairhaven.
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 New Bedford firefighters Miguel Cabral and Capt. Kurt Houghton hoist a giant American flag in preparation to celebrate Fr Mike Racine's 25th anniversary of his ordination, held in the parking lot of the Saint Lawrence church in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
167 _M1A5756 New Bedford firefighters Miguel Cabral and Capt. Kurt Houghton hoist a giant American flag in preparation to celebrate Fr Mike Racine's 25th anniversary of his ordination, held in the parking lot of the Saint Lawrence church in New Bedford.
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 From this perspective, a man doing stretches against the pier wall, looks like he thinks the Padanaram sign needs to be pointed in a new direction, on a set of signs pointing to different parts of the city and the world installed on East Beach in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
168 _M1A5234 From this perspective, a man doing stretches against the pier wall, looks like he thinks the Padanaram sign needs to be pointed in a new direction, on a set of signs pointing to different parts of the city and the world installed on East Beach in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Protesters marching in the Black Lives Matter protest in Mattapoisett cross Route 6 on their way to the Mattaoisett Village Gazebo. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
169 _M1A4973 Protesters marching in the Black Lives Matter protest in Mattapoisett cross Route 6 on their way to the Mattaoisett Village Gazebo.
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 Michaiah Thomas and fellow protesters hold their right fist in the air duirng a Black Live Matter protest at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
170 _M1A4770 Michaiah Thomas and fellow protesters hold their right fist in the air duirng a Black Live Matter protest at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in New Bedford.
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 Personal trainer, Braley Freire keeps an eye on Nicole Antonio and Michelle Senna, as they perform modified planks during Outdoor Boot Camp at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Because Braley she is not able to open her gym, B. Balance Fitness in Fairhaven due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she has brought personal training sessions outdoors, and applied the proper distancing which the space gives her. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
171 _N8A0003 Personal trainer, Braley Freire keeps an eye on Nicole Antonio and Michelle Senna, as they perform modified planks during Outdoor Boot Camp at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Because Braley she is not able to open her gym, B. Balance Fitness in Fairhaven due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she has brought personal training sessions outdoors, and applied the proper distancing which the space gives her.
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 With a strapless mask, taped to her face (to facilitate coloring) a client enjoys the warm water as her hair is prepared for a new haircut at Sisters Hair Salon on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. With barbers and hair salons being allowed to re-open, each implementing their own protocols for safety. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
172 _N8A9369-2 With a strapless mask, taped to her face (to facilitate coloring) a client enjoys the warm water as her hair is prepared for a new haircut at Sisters Hair Salon on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. With barbers and hair salons being allowed to re-open, each implementing their own protocols for safety.
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A sign on the edge of the bike/walk path around the beach on West Rodney French Boulevard in New Bedford, points out some facts about the sun. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
173 _M1A3488 A sign on the edge of the bike/walk path around the beach on West Rodney French Boulevard in New Bedford, points out some facts about the sun.
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 Christopher Gomes, veteran agent for the city of New Bedford, places American flags at the graves of veterans buried at the Pine Grove Cemetery in New Bedford, MA on May 22, 2020, in preparation for Memorial Day. Mr. Gomes, an Army veteran, lost his right leg when an IED exploded while serving in Iraq in 2008. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
174 _M1A3261 Christopher Gomes, veteran agent for the city of New Bedford, places American flags at the graves of veterans buried at the Pine Grove Cemetery in New Bedford, MA on May 22, 2020, in preparation for Memorial Day. Mr. Gomes, an Army veteran, lost his right leg when an IED exploded while serving in Iraq in 2008. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Charlie Albernaz of New Bedford Ship Supply, uses a pick and strength to weave the steel cable around itself, after creating an eye splice for a New Bedford scalloper. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
175 _M1A2557 Charlie Albernaz of New Bedford Ship Supply, uses a pick and strength to weave the steel cable around itself, after creating an eye splice for a New Bedford scalloper.
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