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.
A fisherman takes a break after repairing the dredges on a fishing boat docked in New Bedford.  The placard outlines the Wanderer, the last whaling ship which left from this spont in New Bedford, MA and sank exactly 100 years ago in Cuttyhunk during a storm. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
A fisherman takes a break after repairing the dredges on a fishing boat docked in New Bedford.  The placard outlines the Wanderer, the last whaling ship which left from this spont in New Bedford, MA and sank exactly 100 years ago in Cuttyhunk during a storm. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
A man rides his boat as seen from the Route 88 bridge over the Westport River in Westport, MA.  PHOTO PETER PEREIRA