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.
Rissy Rae of New Bedford DPI masks off the cross in the center of the Madeira flag to be re-painted at the intersection of Hathaway Street and Madeira Avenue in New Bedford, MA in preparation for the opening of the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament this week.  PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
A.J. Fortes, facilities manager, takes a look at the devestation caused by an overnight fire to the upper level of the Nazarene Christian Academy on Hathaway Road in New Bedford, MA. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA