Artist Deborah Macy enjoys a good laugh at something David says as he works on his painting. David Danis, who has Down syndrome, attends his weekly art class with local artist Deborah Macy at her studio in New Bedford, MA.
Sam Allen ties off The Shallop boat during the Blockade Runners stop in Padanaram Harbor in Dartmouth, MA on August 17, 2026 commemorating Capt. Paul Cuffe, who navigated a shallop boat between the mainland and Nantucket during the Revolutionary War to bring supplies and food to island inhabitants isolated by the British blockade. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Sam Allen ties off The Shallop boat during the Blockade Runners stop in Padanaram Harbor in Dartmouth, MA on August 17, 2026 commemorating Capt. Paul Cuffe, who navigated a shallop boat between the mainland and Nantucket during the Revolutionary War to bring supplies and food to island inhabitants isolated by the British blockade. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA