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.
Fairhaven Harbormaster Timothy Cox, right, looks on as Fairhaven firefighters Brad Johnson, John Cox, Cody Piche, Ryan Amado and Spencer Espinoza pull a containment boom from the back of a trailer during a First Responder Training Geographic Response Strategy Training exercise by the Mass EPA Marine Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program instituted after the 2003 oil spill in Buzzards Bay. The boom will be towed out by the boat seen in the background and placed around a fishing boat docked in Fairhaven as part of the three year rotation exercise involving New Bedford fire and police departments, Fairhaven fire, Acushnet fire and the Harbormaster. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Fairhaven Harbormaster Timothy Cox, right, looks on as Fairhaven firefighters Brad Johnson, John Cox, Cody Piche, Ryan Amado and Spencer Espinoza pull a containment boom from the back of a trailer during a First Responder Training Geographic Response Strategy Training exercise by the Mass EPA Marine Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program instituted after the 2003 oil spill in Buzzards Bay. The boom will be towed out by the boat seen in the background and placed around a fishing boat docked in Fairhaven as part of the three year rotation exercise involving New Bedford fire and police departments, Fairhaven fire, Acushnet fire and the Harbormaster. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA